FAO
13 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 April 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from 12 Parties (FCCC/AWGLCA/2012/MISC.4), two intergovernmental organizations, and 19 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) (FCCC/AWGLCA/2012/MISC.5), containing their views on a framework for various approaches, including opportunities for using markets, to enhance the cost-effectiveness of, and to promote, mitigation actions, bearing in mind different circumstances of developed and developing countries.
The submissions are...
03 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 March 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from Parties and relevant organizations containing their views on the review of the implementation of the amended New Delhi work programme and on possible elements of a successor work programme on Article 6 of the Convention (education, training and public awareness) (FCCC/SBI/2012/MISC.4).
The Secretariat has received submissions from the following six Parties: Denmark and the European Commission, on behalf of the EU; the...
29 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 March 2012: The UN-REDD Programme has launched its “2011 Year in Review” report, which provides an overview of the Programme’s achievements at the national and international levels on activities related to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD+).
The report highlights the approval of new National Programmes in Ecuador and Nigeria...
29 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 March 2012: The UN-REDD Programme Policy Board, at its eighth meeting, approved US$8 million to support the National Programmes of the Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD+).
The inclusion of Sri Lanka and the Congo brings the number of partner countries supported by UN-REDD to 16. The funding will support the...
23 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 March 2012: The 2012 edition of World Water Day, which is held every year on 22 March, focused on the theme “water and food security.” The official UN-Water celebrations were coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), who noted that a 50% reduction in food waste would save 1350 km3 of water per year.
In a statement delivered to mark the Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments to “connect the dots between water security and food and...
