Caribbean
30 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 November 2012: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is consulting Community member governments to assess the current state of national environmental statistics collection, management, and dissemination. The focus is on statistics related to agriculture and land use, biodiversity, coastal and marine resources, and forestry.
The exercise undertaken by the CARICOM Secretariat’s Regional Statistics Programme is part of the EU-funded project on Capacity Building Related to...
30 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 November 2012: The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) has formally launched a regional virtual knowledge platform on climate change.
The Regional Portal for Technology Transfer and Action on Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean (REGATTA) was taken live online on 21 November 2012.
REGATTA is a regional network of technology centers within Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that aims to strengthen capacity and...
30 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 November 2012: The Third Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas has adopted a “Statement of Santiago: Investing for Resilience,” which calls for stepping up efforts to fully implement mechanisms and key actions to accelerate implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) for disaster risk reduction (DRR).
Organized by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Organization for American States (OAS) and hosted by Chile...
26 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 November 2012: The Third Regional Political Dialogue on Energy Efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean met to discuss the institutional and policy frameworks needed in the region to promote rational and sustainable energy use to guide mutual and international cooperative efforts in LAC on the issue.
The Dialogue, held from 15-16 November 2012 in Panama City, Panama, under the theme “Measuring Energy Efficiency,” was organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America...
26 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 November 2012: The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has signed a cooperation agreement with two conservation organizations, Natural Partners and Trees for the Future, to work together on agriculture, reforestation and improving the quality of life in rural communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The agreement was signed on 15 November 2012, in Washington, DC, US, by: David Hatch, IICA Representative to the US; William Dent, Executive Director,...
