UNITAR
20 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 March 2013: The Dominican Republic has formally launched a Training Programme on Climate Change for Teachers that will receive technical and financial support from the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) as part of the One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change (UN CC:Learn) Partnership.
An agreement creating the training programme was signed on 7 March 2013, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, between the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development...
19 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 December 2012: A national forum hosted by the Dominican Republic’s Environment Ministry, with technical support from the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), has set priorities for national chemicals management.
The National Forum on Governance and Priority Setting for Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Implementation was held from 29-30 November 2012 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Forum, attended by some 50 representatives of...
03 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 November 2012: In the run up to the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) of the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and UK climate and energy consultancy Ricardo-AEA held a pilot face to face training workshop in Doha, Qatar, for climate change negotiators.
The three-day workshop, which took place from 21-23 November 2012, in Doha, Qatar, was open to all...
26 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
November 2012: The UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has announced the completion of Seychelles’ first national chemicals profile, supported by UNITAR and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Quick Start Programme Trust Fund.
The 133-page report, titled “A Strategic Approach to the Management of Chemicals and the Implementation of SAICM in Seychelles,” was developed during a two-year project by the Environment Department of Seychelles...
28 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 August 2012: The Dominican Republic has formally launched its National Strategy to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Advance Green, Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Development, which was developed with assistance from the One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change (UN CC:Learn).
The Strategy was launched on 7 August 2012, by Vice President Rafael Alburquerque in a ceremony held at the National Palace in the capital, Santo Domingo.
The Strategy, developed by the Dominican...
