BPOA
07 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 May 2012: The 16th session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted 15 recommendations, including a package of recommendations on marine and coastal biodiversity. It also addressed the in-depth review of the work programme on island biodiversity (PoWIB).
The recommendations on marine and coastal biodiversity cover: ecologically and biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs); sustainable...
02 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 March 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group (AHWG) to Further Strengthen the Smooth Transition Process for the Countries Graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) Category held its third substantive meeting on 26 March 2012, in New York, the US. The Group heard a presentation on the experience of Maldives as a recently graduated country.
Sharing his country’s experience in graduating from the LDC category, Maldives noted its transition strategy focused...
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21 Mar 2012
1992 was a landmark year for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) because that was when we achieved the recognition from the international community on our unique and particular vulnerabilities. Additionally, the 1992 Rio summit spurred a series of subsequent events that led to the adoption of a SIDS-focused agenda, the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) and eventually the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) which called for international support and international cooperation for...
09 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 February 2012: The 18th session of the Forum of Environment Ministers (FME 18) of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) adopted a Decision addressing small island developing States (SIDS). The Decision draws attention to: the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) 2010-2013, the theme of institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD) to be considered at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and a relevant decision of FME 17.
FME 18...
31 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 January 2012: The seventh UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum, which was organized under the theme “Sustainable Growth Toward Prosperity,” concluded with the adoption of a 31-point action plan. The UK agreed to give the region 75 million pounds over four years for its implementation, with 4.9 million pounds earmarked for climate change work.
The Forum, which took place from 20-22 January 2012, in St. Georges, Grenada, looked at ways to strengthen the relationship between the UK and...
