UNCCD
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 March 2011: The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) Project has launched a dedicated project website that features links to regional hubs, updates on project activities, information on upcoming events and related publications.
The specific objective of the ACP MEAs project is to enhance the capacity of ACP countries to implement MEAs and honor related commitments. Funded by the European Commission, executive agencies include: the African Union...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 May 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has published instructions for countries to access directly – without intermediary agencies – funding for desertification projects to align their National Action Programmes (NAPs) with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 10-Year Strategy, as well as to submit national reports to the UNCCD.All eligible parties will have access to up to US$150,000 to finance these two activities.
Focal points are advised to use the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 May 2011: The South-South Cooperation programme of the Global Mechanism (GM) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has launched the new website www.scopeacp.net, which seeks to provide tools to enhance the use of existing resources as well as to increase access to new and innovative financial resources for sustainable land management (SLM).
Described as a Sustainable Land Management Finance (SLM-F) knowledge exchange and learning tool, this website seeks to provide ...
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
30 March 2010: The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Secretariat has discussed ways to support the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in its efforts to promote and implement policies for sustainable land management in the face of challenges posed by climate change and prolonged droughts.
On 26 March 2010, Edwin Carrington, CARICOM Secretary-General, met with Luc Gnacadja, UNCCD Executive Secretary, to discuss a course of action in the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (...
