Global
12 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 February 2013: In the context of declining revenue for the Adaptation Fund, the newly elected Chair of the Adaptation Fund Board, Hans Olav Ibrekk (Norway), has called on donors to fill in the funding gap with voluntary contributions.
In an interview with Espen Røst, Bistandsaktuelt, reproduced on the Adaptation Fund website, Ibrekk notes that despite allocating $165 million to projects in 25 countries over the past two years, the Adaptation Fund’s revenue has almost completely dried...
12 Feb 2013
“Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition” will be the focus of World Food Day in 2013. The official World Food Day theme – announced at the start of every year by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – gives focus to World Food Day observances and helps increase understanding of problems and solutions in the drive to end hunger. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/world-food-day-sustainable-food-systems-for-food-security-and-...
12 Feb 2013
The second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) will be held in Bonn, Germany, from 29 April-3 May 2013. The ADP will meet in accordance with the ADP conclusions adopted at the Climate Change Conference held in December 2012, in Doha, Qatar. Workstream 1 discussions are expected to continue addressing the 2015 agreement, including its scope, structure and design, as well as the application of the Climate Change Convention principles. Workstream 2...
09 Feb 2013
The 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) will convene at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, 12 September 2017. The General Debate will open on Tuesday, 19 September 2017. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/72nd-session-of-the-un-general-assembly-unga-72/ ]
09 Feb 2013
The 71st Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 71) will convene at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, 13 September 2016. The General Debate will open on Tuesday, 20 September 2016. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/71st-session-of-the-un-general-assembly-unga-71/ ]
