RIO+20
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 July 2011: The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Subregional Preparatory Committee for the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea (AIMS) Countries has convened in Mahé, Seychelles, to develop AIMS inputs into the preparatory process for the UNCSD in June 2012.
The preparatory meeting, which convened from 7-8 July 2011, gathered over 30 participants, including representatives from governments, UN bodies, NGOs and intergovernmental organizations....
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 July 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the Government of Samoa convened the Open Forum on Green Growth. The Forum aimed to increase understanding of green growth in a practical context in the Pacific region, and to contribute to the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Subregional Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for Pacific Countries.
The Forum took...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 July 2011: The Joint Ministerial Meeting of the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Subregional Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for Pacific Countries adopted “in principle” an outcome document, including recommendations, and agreed that Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) would provide comments on the document prior to 1 August 2011.
The meeting was convened in Apia, Samoa, from 21-22 July 2011, by the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 August 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), and the Government of Samoa have released the final agreed outcomes from the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Pacific Subregional Preparatory Joint Ministerial Meeting.
The meeting convened in Apia, Samoa, from 21-22 July 2011. During the meeting, participants adopted “in principle” an outcome document...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 May 2010: The first Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) began its deliberations on the green economy and the institutional framework for sustainable development on 17 May 2010, at UN Headquarters in New York, US.
The three-day event commenced with the adoption of the PrepCom’s provisional agenda and programme of work. Two Contact Groups were created: the first to review the preparatory process; and the second to...
