UNFCCC
08 Aug 2012
This expert meeting on a range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, is being organized by the UNFCCC Secretariat. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/expert-meeting-on-a-range-of-approaches-to-address-loss-and-damage/ ]
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 August 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has launched the Designated National Authority (DNA) Help Desk, which aims to help DNAs in under-represented regions and countries to improve their level of participation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
The Help Desk is available to DNAs in Africa, least developed countries (LDCs), small island developing States (SIDS) and countries with ten or fewer registered CDM projects as of 31 December 2010. It is designed to provide DNAs with support,...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat organized a technical workshop to address water, climate change impacts and adaptation strategies under the Nairobi Work Programme on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change. The meeting was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from 18-20 July 2012.
The workshop aimed at assisting parties, in particular developing countries, including the least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing Sates (SIDS), to improve and develop shared...
27 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 July 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) organized the Regional Designated National Authority (DNA) Training for Asia, the Pacific and Eastern Europe, which trained representatives of DNAs from the region on specific elements of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project cycle. Participating small island developing States (SIDS) included: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and Vanuatu.
The training took place in Manila,...
27 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 July 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a synthesis report of the views of parties, and intergovernmental and observer organizations on the revision of the Joint Implementation (JI) guidelines (FCCC/KP/CMP/2012/INF.1).
The report synthesizes: the five submissions received from Ukraine, New Zealand, Denmark on behalf of the EU and its member States, Nauru on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), and the Gambia on behalf of the least developed countries (LDCs); the...
