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10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 April 2011: The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has published its fourth Climate Change News Update. The March-April 2011 issue of News Update compiles major international and regional climate change news, including climate change-related events, studies, reports and resource materials.
The 4th issue of News Update includes news stories about the ongoing UNFCCC Ad hoc Working Group meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. It also includes regional news about climate change-related...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 June 2011: The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) Rio+20 Subregional Preparatory Meeting for the Caribbean, which convened at Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, discussed creating a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, the need for a blue economy addressing oceans and related issues, the institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD), and emerging issues and partnerships.
Participants noted...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 June 2011: The third Expert Group Meeting on Understanding the Potential Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), considered climate change costs and benefits in Caribbean countries.
During the meeting, which was held on 30 June 2011, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, participants heard presentations of case studies on the economic costs and benefits of climate...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
The eighth Special Session of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum took place from 29-31 March 2004, at the International Convention Centre in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Nearly 775 participants, including delegates from 153 countries, as well as representatives of 13 UN agencies, 15 intergovernmental organizations, 55 non-governmental organizations and 110 international and national media outlets attended the three-day...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
The 32nd session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) took place from 29 November – 10 December 2003 in Rome, Italy.
Delegates decided to limit the terms of office of future Directors-General to six years, renewable only once for a further term of four years. This new policy will apply from the 2005 elections onward. The Conference further passed the organization’s two-year budget of $749 million, a $51 million reduction according to a FAO news report. The organization’s...
