CARICOM
10 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 February 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supported the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in holding a series of consultations with stakeholders on the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy, and now seeks contributions from additional stakeholders.
The first round of national consultations took place in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname, with...
31 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 January 2012: The seventh UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum, which was organized under the theme “Sustainable Growth Toward Prosperity,” concluded with the adoption of a 31-point action plan. The UK agreed to give the region 75 million pounds over four years for its implementation, with 4.9 million pounds earmarked for climate change work.
The Forum, which took place from 20-22 January 2012, in St. Georges, Grenada, looked at ways to strengthen the relationship between the UK and...
27 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2012: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has reported on the work carried out by several Caribbean islands with the Carbon Neutral Tourist Program, which aims to transform the Caribbean region into a carbon neutral destination.
UN/ISDR cites the example of the island of Bequia in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which is partnering with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to address water scarcity challenges. It runs a solar-powered...
26 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2012: The initial discussions on the “zero draft” of the outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) began on 25 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. Opening comments on the zero draft were offered by five groupings with small island developing States (SIDS) members, namely the Group of 77 and China (G-77/China), the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Pacific SIDS, and the Pacific Islands...
23 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 January 2012: The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has released a documentary titled “Climate Change: A Serious Threat,” to the online video sharing platform YouTube.
The 20-minute video produced by the Centre and officially launched at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 17) in December 2011 in Durban, South Africa, discusses how climate change may impact different components of the region’s economy. It also outlines...
