UNDP
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 May 2010: The first Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) began its deliberations on the green economy and the institutional framework for sustainable development on 17 May 2010, at UN Headquarters in New York, US.
The three-day event commenced with the adoption of the PrepCom’s provisional agenda and programme of work. Two Contact Groups were created: the first to review the preparatory process; and the second to...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
June 2010: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a workshop from 14-15 June, in Praia, Cape Verde, as part of the project on ”Integrating climate change risks and opportunities into national development processes and UN country programming,” funded by the Government of Spain.
The workshop, which gathered over 30 participants, aimed to enhance the capacity of national stakeholders to understand climate change and integrate climate risks into the national development...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 June 2010: The Adaptation Fund Board approved the first four proposals of concrete adaptation projects at its tenth meeting held in Bonn, Germany, from 14-16 June 2010. The approved project concepts include one by the Centre de Suivi Ecologique, a National Implementing Entity from Senegal, under the direct access modality. At the concluding session, Farrukh Khan, Chair of the Adaptation Fund Board, stated that “we have translated into reality our collective quest for direct access....
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2010: In order to strengthen support to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in their work on climate change in the lead up to the negotiations in Cancun and beyond, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has committed US$5.6 million toward a programme on “Strategic Investment in Addressing Climate Change in LDCs.”
The purpose of the programme is to strengthen the programmatic capacity in the area of climate change of select LDCs through the provision of focused expertise at the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 August 2010: Solomon Islands is the first country in the Pacific, and the fourth country worldwide, to qualify for the Adaptation Fund under the UNFCCC, which will finance projects in vulnerable developing countries aimed to help adapt their agricultural resources and food security to climate change threats.
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is providing planning support to the Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology and its partners, in the preparation of a...
