EU
23 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 August 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the European Commission International Trade Centre are working to improve access to information for small farmers and farmer organisations to facilitate increased market participation. To this end, SPC convened a workshop on the establishment of a subregional market information system (MIS) in Suva, Fiji, from 17-19 August 2011.
Participants from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, ...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 November 2010: The second meeting of the fisheries ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States, which took place in Mahe, Seychelles, from 24-25 November 2010, adopted a resolution addressing climate change and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, among other issues.
In the resolution, ACP fisheries ministers: recognize the growing importance of aquaculture in meeting the increased world demand for fish protein in an environment of depleted fisheries resources...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 November 2010: The Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade Department of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Secretariat organized a conference on 23 November 2010, in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss climate change challenges confronting ACP countries.
The conference launched a series of debates on sustainable development in ACP States and gathered ACP ambassadors and high-level speakers including Lucas Assunção, UN Commission for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 November 2010: The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released its fourth Environment State and Outlook report (SOER 2010), which aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of environmental change in Europe and action taken to shift to a resource-efficient green economy.
The report shows mounting demands on natural capital that are exerting increased pressure on ecosystems, economies and social cohesion in Europe and elsewhere, and seeks to show that well-designed environmental policies...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 December 2010: The EU has approved a 3.4 million euro project, to be implemented by UNICEF, for increasing access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation, and reducing water-related diseases in Kiribati.
The project will target the small and remote outer islands of Kiribati, focusing on conducting hydro-geological assessments of groundwater resources, assessing existing water and sanitation infrastructures, repairing faulty structures and installing new rainwater harvesting systems with...
