UNFCCC
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 November 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the “Synthesis report on the National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS) for Climate Change Project,” which synthesizes the information contained in the reports of ten of the countries that participated in the project (FCCC/SBI/2010/INF.7).
The NEEDS project was launched in response to a request made by the 28th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) for the Secretariat to provide, upon request...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 December 2010: The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, which took place from 29 November-11 December 2010, concluded with agreement on a package of decisions. The Cancun Agreements include decisions under both the Convention and Protocol negotiating tracks, and contain provisions on adaptation, REDD+, technology, mitigation and finance.
The Conference included the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UNFCCC and the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 April 2011: The first part of the 14th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 14) and the 16th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 16) have opened in Bangkok, Thailand.
The second part of these sessions will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 6-17 June 2011. AWG-LCA 14 will address: the global goal; the Adaptation Committee; monitoring, reporting and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 April 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has informed parties to the CBD and to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety that the GEF is making available expanded and expedited access to funding for enabling activities, including national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), and national reports under the CBD and the Biosafety Protocol.
According to the GEF communication, GEF will assist GEF-eligible parties in meeting their reporting obligations under the CBD and the UN...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 April 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved a project to integrate climate change risks and resilience into forestry management in Samoa, thus contributing to food security, increased yields and crop variety, and health benefits.
The project will cover approximately 10,000 hectares of native forest areas, and at least 20,000 hectares of lowland agroforestry areas and will be funded by US$2.6 million from the Kyoto Protocol’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF...
