Commonwealth Secretariat
16 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 November 2012: Seven Pacific islands delivered the outcomes of their Cost Benefit Analyses (CBAs), during the conclusion workshop of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC). The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) began the series of trainings in November 2011, to support countries in conducting CBAs and thereby improve the selection and design of adaptation projects.
The conclusion workshop took place in Apia, Samoa, from 30 October- 2 November...
05 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 September 2012: Commonwealth foreign ministers have agreed on a draft Charter and discussed a new strategic plan for the Commonwealth Secretariat. According to a Seychelles press release, the draft Charter enshrines the Commonwealth’s commitment to support small and vulnerable countries, in particular small island developing States (SIDS), in new and more fundamental ways.
The meeting of ministers took place in New York, US, on 29 September 2012, on the margins of the 67th Session of the UN...
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 August 2012: Seven Pacific Island Countries have exchanged a total of eight Maritime Boundary Agreements, on the sidelines of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum, which is convening in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, from 28-30 August 2012. The treaties are expected to provide a more accurate and secure basis for the management of the Pacific Ocean, including in the areas of fishing activity, marine environmental protection, marine research and the management and exploration of natural resources....
22 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The Commonwealth Secretariat has announced that three regional organizations, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), have agreed to cooperate on steps to deal with the effects of climate change.
The agreement comes in the form of two memoranda of understanding (MOUs), which were signed on 20 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at an event held on the...
18 Jun 2012
The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the Indian Ocean Commission (COI), and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), is organizing this high-level panel discussion on the sidelines of the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). The event aims to highlight the sustainable development concerns of small island developing States (SIDS). The event will also see the launch of a...
