UNEP
04 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 November 2012: The UN Secretary-General’s 2012 Report on Oceans and the Law of the Sea and the Secretary-General’s new Oceans Compact were the subjects of a briefing held on 12 November 2012, in New York, US. The briefing was hosted by Achim Steiner, Chair of the High-level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.
The Secretary-General’s report covers UN...
04 Dec 2012
The Network for the Advancement of Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Organization of American States (OAS), and World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability, will hold the first session of the new International Advisory Council under the theme "Collaboration and Synergies in the Implementation of the Rio+20 Declaration on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability"....
30 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 November 2012: The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) has formally launched a regional virtual knowledge platform on climate change.
The Regional Portal for Technology Transfer and Action on Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean (REGATTA) was taken live online on 21 November 2012.
REGATTA is a regional network of technology centers within Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that aims to strengthen capacity and...
28 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
November 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) has released the fifth volume of its Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Newsletter, which features articles on: TNA activities; a global experience-sharing workshops; and country experiences from Mauritius, Viet Nam, Georgia and Ecuador.
The TNA project is implemented by UNEP and the URC on behalf of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It provides targeted technical and...
26 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
November 2012: The UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has announced the completion of Seychelles’ first national chemicals profile, supported by UNITAR and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Quick Start Programme Trust Fund.
The 133-page report, titled “A Strategic Approach to the Management of Chemicals and the Implementation of SAICM in Seychelles,” was developed during a two-year project by the Environment Department of Seychelles...
