AIMS (Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea)
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
Singapore has a National Climate Change Secretariat to deal specifically with the issue of climate change. This has been institutionalized within the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change (IMCCC) that overseas the climate change policies of different Government Ministries. In 2010 Singapore submitted its Second National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Also in, 2010 Singapore formally submitted a letter to the United Nations indicating...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
Sao Tomé et Principe is a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity and submitted its Fourth National Report on Biological Diversity in 2009. It has also established a National Strategy and Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation of Fauna, Flora and Protected Areas to address the preservation of natural ecosystems. The Law on the Conservation of Fauna, Flora and Protected Areas addresses the conservation of ecosystems that are considered to be national treasures and the...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
A Master Plan on Tourism to develop the sustainable tourism sector is in the process of being updated.
There is a great deal of potential in Sao Tomé et Principe to develop a tourism sector based on current attractions such as colonial architecture and beaches. However, much of the classical architecture is entering a state of accelerated degradation, and the beaches are affected by the extraction of sand for construction use. Given the fragility and the sensitivity of different...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
The Program of Action of the Sao Tomé et Principe Government has made it a priority for the energy sector to improve energy supply capacity, diversify sources of electricity and improve medium voltage lines.
Currently, the biggest contributor to Sao Tomé et Principe carbon emissions is the energy sector. The consumption of diesel for power generation accounted for 38.3% of total consumption in 2005, while firewood remains one of the most important sources of energy in the country...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
Sao Tomé & Principe has developed and is implementing its National Environment Plan for Sustainable Development (PNADD), which includes eight priority programmes on the environment and development; however, this plan is already ten years old. The National Poverty Reduction Strategy (NPRS) provides the necessary framework to address poverty reduction issues and contribute to sustainable development. An Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Charter has been prepared (although not...
