Coastal and Marine Resources
29 Jan 2013
The 14th meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP) is to carry out an in-depth review of the oceans-related outcomes of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and how those outcomes would impact and benefit international coordination and cooperation. The consideration of issues relating to sea-level rises and their impact on security and survival, particularly on low-lying coastal areas and island nations, against...
29 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 January 2013: The UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) has published a “Handbook on Capitalisation of Experiences 2012.” The Handbook focuses on climate change adaptation experiences and aims to build the capacity of climate change adaptation programmes and project teams.
The Handbook argues that good communication strategies and knowledge management are critical to achieve high impacts from capitalisation initiatives. The Handbook recommends capitalisation of...
28 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2013: The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Tuiloma Neroni Slade, has released the Pacific Plan 2012 Annual Progress Report and its associated Reporting Annex. The documents highlight challenges faced by the region, and outline progress made towards greater regional integration and cooperation in various areas, including climate change, fisheries, gender equality and disability-inclusive development.
The Progress Report, based on progress reports...
28 Jan 2013
The Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (Informal Working Group on Marine Biodiversity) will meet in August 2013, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/ad-hoc-open-ended-informal-working-group-to-study-issues-relating-to-the-conservation-and-sustainable-use-of-marine-biological-diversity-beyond-areas-of-...
25 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2013: The UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) have developed the Water Learning Centre (WLC), an e-Learning programme to enhance national capacities to develop and implement sustainable natural resource management strategies at local, regional, sub-regional and basin scales.
The programme aims to build the capacity of developing country water sector personnel on topics such as climate change...
