Coastal and Marine Resources
04 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 December 2012: The December 2012 issue of the Micronesia Challenge Newsletter, published by the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, provides a round-up of the key developments in each of the 11 prior monthly issues of the newsletter.
For January 2012, the round-up spotlights the handover by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of US$1 million to Palau. For February, it notes a climate change workshop held in Chunk. For March, it looks at four “Young Champions” in Palau and Guam.
The April...
04 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 November 2012: The UN Secretary-General’s 2012 Report on Oceans and the Law of the Sea and the Secretary-General’s new Oceans Compact were the subjects of a briefing held on 12 November 2012, in New York, US. The briefing was hosted by Achim Steiner, Chair of the High-level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.
The Secretary-General’s report covers UN...
04 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 September 2012: The Third Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF III) recommended greater coordination among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member States in policies regarding energy integration, energy efficiency and the promotion of renewable energy sources.
CSEF III was held 13-14 September 2012, in St. Kitts and Nevis, and was attended by over 150 participants from CARICOM member States, the UK, Germany and Finland, as well as representatives of regional and UN agencies.
CSEF III...
03 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 November 2012: The Caribbean Weather Impacts Group (CARIWIG), a project funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and implemented in partnership with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCC), has officially launched a website devoted to the project.
CARIWIG seeks to: provide unbiased, locally-relevant information on modelling weather impacts of climate change in the Caribbean over different time horizons (short-term, 2030s, or 2080s); train technical staff...
03 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 November 2012: The Caribbean Fish Sanctuary Partnership Initiative (“C-FISH”), a four-year (2012-2016) project on the management of 15 community-based “no take” zones or marine reserves in five Caribbean countries, was launched on 9 November 2012, in Bluefields, Jamaica.
The five countries are Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
C-FISH will partner with tourism companies to involve the tourism sector in support for the...
