Coastal and Marine Resources
21 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 February 2013: The UN Security Council held an informal, Arria formula meeting on the “security dimensions of climate change.” Tony deBrum, Minister in Assistance to the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, gave a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, US, after speaking as a panelist about the security issues faced by his country and other small island developing States (SIDS).
The meeting, closed to outside observers and media, was organized by the Governments of...
20 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 February 2013: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has reported that, in response to the Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity Champions in support of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Government of the Maldives has pledged that the entire country and its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will become a UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve by 2017.
The pledge by the Republic of Maldives is in response to the Hyderabad Call for...
14 Feb 2013
This Special Session of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Current membership includes: Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Yemen. More information on the SWIOFC: http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/swiofc/en [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/special-session-of-the-southwest-...
13 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 February 2013: The Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) of the UN Department for Economic and Social Development (DESA) hosted an online panel discussion as part of its ongoing follow-up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). The event took place on Google+ Hangout and featured four UN and civil society experts: Nikhil Seth, DSD Director; Elizabeth Thompson, Rio+20 Executive Coordinator; Langson James “Kimo” Goree VI, International Institute for...
13 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 February 2013: The Adaptation Fund has released a call for public comments as seven projects and concept proposals are presently under review. The Adaptation Fund Board secretariat welcomes comments while the proposals are under technical review and screening by the Adaptation Fund.
The projects and concept proposals under review focus on: increased resilience to climate change in Northern Ghana through the management of water resources and diversification of livelihoods; adaptation to...
