UNESCO
19 Sep 2012
The objective of this UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orgnization (UNESCO) organized workshop is to strengthen and promote regional cooperation towards the Regular Process of the World Ocean Assessment, and build capacity of member countries in the development of integrated marine assessments. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/western-pacific-regional-scientific-and-technical-capacity-building-workshop-on-the-regular-process-of-the-world-ocean-assessment/ ]
15 Sep 2012
CLIMATE 2012 / KLIMA 2012 is being organized by the Research and Transfer Centre of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and will consider the themes "Climate Change, Island States and Sustainable Technologies". The conference will introduce the latest scientific findings and technological developments related to climate change, and examine their links with renewable energy in small island nations. The patron of the 2012 worldwide online climate conference is Mohamed Ibn Chambas...
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2012: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported that the World Heritage Centre (WHC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the French Marine Protected Area (MPA) Agency (AAMP), in support of the conservation of marine World Heritage sites.
According to UNESCO, the World Heritage Centre and AAMP already cooperate informally, in particular for conservation of marine World Heritage in the Indian Ocean and strengthening the World Heritage...
14 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: Many Strong Voices (MSV), a collaboration between coastal communities in the Arctic and small island developing States (SIDS) that seeks to promote action on climate change, is working to ensure that information on historical documents relevant to climate change adaptation is available. As part of this effort, MSV highlighted two historical environment and climate change initiatives.
The first is the Small States Conference on Sea Level Rise, which convened from 14-18 November...
10 Aug 2012
The UN International Year of Water Cooperation will be observed in 2013. The campaign will work to advance comprehension of the challenges and benefits of water cooperation, and promote it worldwide. UN-Water has called upon the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to lead the International Year. The 2013 World Water Day, marked on 22 March, also will be dedicated to water cooperation. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/international-year-of-water-...
