UNDP
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 August 2010: The fifth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network was organized around the theme “Enhancing the Implementation of the Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action through a Multi-stakeholder Approach.”
The meeting, which took place from 9-13 August 2010, in Suva, Fiji, aimed to: review the outcomes of regional and global meetings that are of key relevance to disaster risk management (DRM) in the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2010: ”Paths to 2015: MDG Priorities in Asia and the Pacific” is a report from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that provides an update of the status toward achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Asia and the Pacific.
The paper reveals mixed results across countries in the region and points out that the region may reach 2015 with almost 35...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 October 2010: The Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) has launched a catalogue of biodiversity-based products from SGP’s Latin American & Caribbean portfolio. The catalogue demonstrates the linkage between the sustainable use of biodiversity, community empowerment and poverty reduction.
The catalogue was launched on the occasion of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which is taking...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 October 2010: The Japan-UN Development Programme (UNDP) Partnership Fund approved a project titled “Promoting Regional REDD+ Approach and REDD+ Readiness in Under-Supported Regions of Asia/Pacific.”
The project, which is being applied by the UN-REDD Programme’s Asia-Pacific team, aims to harmonize REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, as well as the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2010: The UN Development Programme, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, the Asian Development Bank and the University of the South Pacific have launched the Pacific Solution Exchange (PSE), an email-based “e-Discussion” forum that will seek to connect people with common interests, enhance south-south and small island State cooperation, and broaden the dialogue around Pacific issues to inform decision-making.
During the trial period, members of the community can share their opinions...
