GEF
26 Mar 2013
The First Meeting of the Sixth Replenishment of GEF Resources (GEF-6) is scheduled to take place at the World Bank European Office, in Paris, France, from 3-4 April 2013. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/first-meeting-of-the-sixth-replenishment-of-gef-resources-gef-6/ ]
25 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 March 2013: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) held a capacity building training as part of their ADAPT Asia-Pacific project, in collaboration with Yale University. The training familiarized participants with the methods and data used to analyze the economic benefits of adaptation initiatives in the agriculture and water sector.
The project intends to conduct a series of four trainings, interspersed with in-country field work, to...
19 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 March 2013: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has completed a three-day Expanded Capacity Workshop (ECW) for the West African Sahel, bringing together focal points from the GEF, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
Representatives from civil society, the GEF Secretariat, and the GEF Agencies, also...
18 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 March 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project, jointly funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), is making gender a key consideration in its efforts to build resilience to climate change in Pacific island countries.
According to SPREP, when national adaptation activities are designed, gender-sensitive criteria...
18 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 March 2013: The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) has announced it is implementing a portfolio of Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) projects of over US$16 million, leveraged from various partners and donors. The announcement was made on the sidelines of a five-day training workshop for the SGP National Coordinators of the small island developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean.
The “Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) Regional Workshop for the Caribbean SIDS...
