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27 Apr 2011
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LATIN America and the Caribbean's ability to adapt to the devastating impacts of climate change is expected to improve with the hosting of a major capacity-building workshop in the region this year.
The workshop, one of three or four being hosted by the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB), is to help enhance the ability of national implementing entities in the region to write strong proposals and carry out activities geared at reducing climate change impacts.
This was disclosed by the Group of...
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26 Apr 2011
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The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Secretariat) has reported that the Government of the Dominican Republic designated the Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón as its second Wetland of International Importance.The refuge includes a freshwater lagoon, permanent and stationary rivers and inundated agricultural areas. The site provides habitat for species listed as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red...
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26 Apr 2011
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A workshop in Paramaribo, Suriname, trained officials from 17 Caribbean nations in the use of Integrated Environmental Assessments for mainstreaming Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). The workshop took place from 29 March-1 April 2011.The workshop was organized by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with support from the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Integrating Watershed and Costal Areas Management in Small Island Caribbean Developing States (IWCAM) Project. The training is part...
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26 Apr 2011
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20 Apr 2011
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas submitted its first National Communication on Climate Change to the UNFCCC in 2001. The Bahamas established the National Policy for the Adaptation to Climate Change (NPACC) in March 2005. The National Environmental Management Action Plan (NEMAP) for The Bahamas was established in August 2005, addressing environmental policy and climate change.
The Bahamas comprises an archipelago of over 700 low-lying islands plus more than 200 cays, islets and rocks. It is...
