UNFCCC
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 July 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published ten submissions (FCCC/SBSTA/2011/MISC.10) on views on carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) in geological formations as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project activities.
The submissions are from: Australia; Grenada, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); Hungary, on behalf of the EU; Indonesia; Japan; Norway; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates (UAE); and the US.
In addition, ten submissions from admitted...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 August 2011: The Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) has released the report from its 14th meeting, during which the Board invited civil society to engage in a dialogue with the AFB in Durban, South Africa, at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UNFCCC, as well as discussions with institutions supporting the accreditation process of National Implementing Entities (NIE).
Also during the 20-22 June 2011 meeting in Bonn, Germany, the AFB invited Annex I Parties to make...
10 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
May 2004: Convening from 19-21 May 2004, in Washington, DC, the GEF Council approved its work programme, endorsing US$233.5 million in grants for 25 projects. The total value of the projects amount to US$980.7 million with cofinancing of $3 for every $1 approved. The Council also approved decisions on the: appointment of the Monitoring and Evaluation Director and Report of the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit; terms of reference for the GEF’s third Overall Performance Study; institutional...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2006: In preparation for the climate change discussions at the May 2006 session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14), the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Government of India, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) co-organized a meeting entitled “Climate Change and Sustainable Development: An international workshop to strengthen research and understanding.”
Participants at the 7-8 April 2006...
