Culture
19 Sep 2012
This session will include the hearing and consideration of country reports and dialogues with Member States including Chile, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, Comoros and Turkmenistan, among others, as well as reports from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/53rd-session-of-...
14 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 September 2012: The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) convened a Dialogue on Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes on 13 September 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland. The dialogue focused on the need to increase assistance to the Marshall Islands in facing the consequences of nuclear weapons testing, and was informed by the Report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights obligations related to environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and waste.
In his address, Calin Georgescu,...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: A booklet issued by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on the Community Water Initiative (CWI) discusses: CWI approaches; results and impacts; replication, upscaling and sustainability; the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) – effective delivery mechanism; partnerships; and beyond 2012.
The booklet, titled “CWI – Adaptive Community Water Initiative: Delivering Water and Sanitation to Poor Communities,” underscores that the approaches of the CWI are...
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: The 43rd Pacific Islands Forum convened in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, from 28-30 August 2012, under the theme of “Large Oceans Island States – the Pacific Challenge.” Issues discussed at the meeting included the outcomes of the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Oceanscape initiative, climate change, and radioactive contaminants in the Marshall Islands. The 43rd PIF Communique includes the key commitments of Pacific Leaders.
On the outcomes...
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 August 2012: Many Strong Voices (MSV), a collaboration between coastal communities in the Arctic and small island developing States (SIDS) that seeks to promote action on climate change, has released a paper titled “Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge.”
The paper underscores that Caribbean SIDS are vulnerable to climate change impacts, such as: sea level rise; invasive species; ocean acidification...
