Coastal and Marine Resources
05 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 February 2013: The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has formally launched the Small Grants Country Programme (SGP) in Saint Lucia, at Pigeon Island National Landmark, a key historic site and protected area.
The SGP in St. Lucia will provide grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) with the goal of identifying, replicating and scaling-up best practices in the country and among other Caribbean States. At the launch, Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, UNDP’s Resident Representative, noted that...
05 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
February 2013: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)/GRID-Arendal Marine Programme has released the February issue of its newsletter (Marine Newsletter #2), featuring articles on the Pacific Marine Planning Decision Support Tool and on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Oceans and Coasts Knowledge Portal.
The newsletter indicates that the Pacific Marine Planning Decision Support Tool will collate information about the limits of maritime jurisdictions, living and non-living...
01 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 February 2013: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has reported that countries have adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance, thereby contributing to efforts to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). The guidelines were adopted following five years of consensus-building among FAO member countries.
The guidelines will be presented to the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) for endorsement at its next session, scheduled to take place in...
27 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 February 2013: The Climate Change Divsion of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has launched the February 2013 edition of its “Climate Change Matters” newsletter. The newsletter highlights SPREP’s and its partners’ climate change activities in the region.
The newsletter features articles on: efforts to assess the suitability of wind power in Vanuatu, through wind-monitoring in six provinces; a water cistern installation in Tuvalu; a national...
26 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 February 2013: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported on recent developments within the framework of the Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and Small Island Communities towards Hydro‐meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Impacts (StResCom) project, funded by the Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT). StResCom project is a three-year project implemented in Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste.
The StResCom project aims to reduce disaster risks and...
