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17 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has reported on the outcomes of the first consultation with the EU on the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) regional programming for the Pacific region. The meeting convened in Suva, Fiji, from 11-12 October 2012.
According to PIFS, the meeting noted that regionalism in the Pacific has provided many success stories, calling for further efforts to build on these achievements. The consultative discussions highlighted the need to:...
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 August 2012: Participants at the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties 11 (COP 11) gathered in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 10-13 August 2012, to prepare to engage at the international level in an effective manner. The meeting was coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and funded by the EU through the African Caribbean Pacific Multilateral Environment Agreement (ACP MEAs)...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 July 2012: The inaugural Pacific African Carribbean Pacific (ACP) Officials’ Meeting addressed economic, trade and regional integration. The meeting took place ahead of the Pacific ACP Leaders’ Meeting, scheduled for 28 August 2012.
Held on 27 July 2012, in Suva, Fiji, discussions focused on, inter alia: Pacific Regional Indicative Programme under the European Development Fund (EDF); progress of the Pacific region’s negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU;...
25 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 July 2012: A seminar at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, addressed the role of education, research and development in green growth in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). Participants identified biodiversity and solar and wind energy potential as key to reducing import dependence, while noting “insularity” as a challenge.
The seminar, “From Arctic to the Tropics: Green Growth in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs),” was organized by the Secretariat of the...
13 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
June 2012: The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) released a report on the state of the energy sector and energy policy in seven small island developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, with an emphasis on renewable energy and energy efficiency opportunities in each country: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The report, titled “Energy Policy and Sector Analysis in the Caribbean...
