Global
02 Apr 2013
The second session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is tentatively scheduled for 17-19 April 2013. The session is expected to discuss Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) acceleration, lessons learned, identification of gaps, and moving towards the SDGs. It is also expected to consider poverty eradication, food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, desertification, and land degradation. [ for more information: http://...
02 Apr 2013
The UNFCCC subsidiary bodies will meet from 3-14 June 2013. SBI 38 and SBSTA 38 will convene. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-subsidiary-bodies/ ]
02 Apr 2013
This meeting will consider issues related to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in preparation for the 25th Meeting of the Parties (MOP25) scheduled to convene in November 2013. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/33rd-meeting-of-the-open-ended-working-group-of-the-parties-to-the-montreal-protocol/ ]
29 Mar 2013
The Global Ocean Action Summit, organized by the Government of the Netherlands and the World Bank, is meant to "seal major deals for worldwide action" addressing the threats to the health and productivity of oceans. The meeting aims to mobilize financial and technical support for attaining established goals under the Global Partnership for Oceans (GPO). It will also host the first official assembly of GPO partners, and will mark the implementation phase of the GPO. In addition, a report...
28 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
March 2013: The third issue of the Sustainable Development in Action newsletter features updates on the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in 2014 and the High-level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF).
On the SIDS conference, the newsletter highlights a new website launched by the Conference Secretariat. It also notes that SIDS leaders aim to make partnerships a cornerstone of the conference, and that a “SIDS in Action” registry has been...
