UNFCCC
16 Jan 2012
This regional workshop, organized by the UNFCCC Secretariat, will address issues relating to the needs of small island developing states. The meeting will take place in Saint Lucia, at a date to be confirmed. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-regional-workshop-on-the-needs-of-small-island-developing-states/ ]
23 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 August 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published submissions from observer organizations on approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of climate change to enhance adaptive capacity.
At its 34th session, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) invited parties and and relevant organizations to submit to the Secretariat further views and information on: assessing the risk of loss...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 November 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a report (FCCC/SBI/2010/15) on the regional training workshops on the implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) held in 2009–2010.
The report provides a summary of the five regional training workshops on the implementation of NAPAs conducted by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and its agencies over the period 2009- 2010. The five workshops...
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...
