UNEP
10 Aug 2012
This meeting will focus on the formalization of technical support from the Western Indian Ocean-Consortium (WIO-C) to the WIO Coastal Challenge (WIO-CC), aiming to define the next steps and roles for implementation of the WIO-CC. WIO-C is a consortium of NGOs in partnership with intergovernmental organizations, whose main purposes are to support synergy in programmes of work on marine and coastal ecosystem management and promote knowledge and information sharing amongst stakeholders in the...
10 Aug 2012
This workshop is being held prior to COP 7 of the Nairobi Convention to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to highlight emerging issues within the Nairobi Convention, and provide a space for scientific evidence to be presented to policy makers for consideration for new policies. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/nairobi-convention-science-for-policy-workshop/ ]
10 Aug 2012
In partnership with the Government of Mozambique, the Nairobi Convention is organizing this meeting to discuss the implementation of the Nairobi Convention’s Work Programme and preparations for the Seventh Conference of Parties (COP7) to the Nairobi Convention, scheduled to be held in December 2012. The Nairobi Convention area includes: Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and South Africa. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 July 2012: The 32nd meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 32) of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) considered two proposals to amend the Montreal Protocol related to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): the first by the Federated States of Micronesia; and the second by the US, Canada and Mexico. Parties were unable to reach consensus on establishing a contact group on the proposals.
In introducing its proposal, the US explained...
06 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 July 2012: The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC 4) met to continue negotiating the text of a treaty to regulate mercury use and reduce its environmental and health impacts. Progress was made on some issues, including mercury storage, wastes and contaminated sites, and options were narrowed on other issues, such as information and reporting.
During the negotiation, which took place from 27 June-2 July...
