IOC
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 December 2010: During an information session with the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Group held at UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris, France, on 16 December 2010, Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), provided an overview of IOC activities in SIDS.
She highlighted UNESCO IOC’s four objectives, which relate to: natural marine hazards; climate change and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2011: A number of speakers at the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio 2012), which convened from 7-8 March 2011, at UN Headquarters in New York, highlighted issues of concern to small island developing States (SIDS), especially the sustainable management of oceans and fisheries.
In its opening statement at PrepCom II, Fiji, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), stressed the need for...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 March 2011: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in partnership with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), has created a multimedia project to exhibit pioneer actions implemented by small island developing States (SIDS) in the face of climate change and rising sea levels.
The exhibitions will open at two venues in France on 15 April 2011: Nausicaa, Centre National de la Mer in Boulogne-sur-Mer and ...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 July 2011: The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Subregional Preparatory Committee for the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea (AIMS) Countries has convened in Mahé, Seychelles, to develop AIMS inputs into the preparatory process for the UNCSD in June 2012.
The preparatory meeting, which convened from 7-8 July 2011, gathered over 30 participants, including representatives from governments, UN bodies, NGOs and intergovernmental organizations....
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 July 2011: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported that St. Kitts and Nevis intends to become a member of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
The Federation’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, David Doyle, underlined that by joining IOC, St. Kitts and Nevis will gain access to policy experts’ aid and advice in disaster risk reduction (DRR), in particular tsunamis, storm surges, and other coastal hazards, through the development and...
