Coastal and Marine Resources
12 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 December 2012: The latest issue of the Global Island Partnership’s (GLISPA) “Event Spotlight” features two events that took place on 16 October 2012 in Hyderabad, India, on the sidelines of the 11th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The events are: “Island Bright Spots: Exchanging Innovations and Successes;” and “Island Life: Celebrating Leadership and Commitment to Action.”
“Island Bright Spots...
12 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 December 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held a session to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Addressing the meeting, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted the Convention’s contribution to international peace and security, as well as to the equitable and efficient use of ocean resources.
Ban underlined that UNCLOS is “an important tool for sustainable development,” as affirmed by the UN Conference on Sustainable...
07 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 December 2012: Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environmental Fund (GEF), announced launch of the Forum on Innovation and Partnership on the sidelines of the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The initiative aims to foster “thought provoking” discussion on creative innovation and technology transfer.
The Forum will organize five high-level dialogues aiming at bringing together...
07 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 November 2012: The UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) has approved draft resolution A/C.2/67/L.41 on “Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations.” The resolution falls under the agenda item on follow-up to and implementation to the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation (MSI) of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Recognizing the...
06 Dec 2012
The inaugural workshop of the Caribbean Weather Impacts Group (CARIWIG) Project will serve as its first stakeholder consultation, bringing together managers, technical personnel and policy makers from 25 national, intergovernmental and regional entities to discuss how CARIWIG can best serve the Caribbean's water, agriculture and coastal resource sectors through reliable access to unbiased, locally-relevant climate change information in a manner that complements their planning cycles. Funded by...
