Energy Resources
28 Jan 2013
The Pacific Energy Summit, which will be convened by the EU and New Zealand with co-sponsorship from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), will provide a forum for leaders from Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to present their energy plans and targets and to seek donor and private sector support. The Summit will address investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency, with a special focus on the generation and...
28 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 January 2013: Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in an informal briefing, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon elaborated on plans for 2013 on five areas where “needs are greatest and where collective action can make the greatest difference”: sustainable development; prevention; supporting nations in transition; building a more secure world; and empowering women and young people.
Ban outlined the ways the UN will address sustainable development in 2013, including the special event on the...
24 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 January 2013: At the conclusion of the Third Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, leaders from the region issued the Riyadh Declaration, which identified the importance of establishing an Arab renewable energy market and conserving natural resources, among other elements. It also reaffirms the countries’ commitment to fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and encourages strategies to address food and water security in the region.
The Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on...
24 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 January 2013: The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has reported on the conclusion of Acclimate, a four-year project dedicated to climate change adaptation. The culmination of the project’s work, a regional strategy for climate change adaption, was adopted by the IOC’s 28th Council of Ministers on 17 January 2013, in the Seychelles.
According to IOC, the project, which concluded on 31 December 2012, has sustainably strengthened cooperation among the countries of the Indian ocean, enabling them...
23 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 January 2013: The World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program’s (ESMAP) January e-Bulletin focuses on: improving the institutional framework for energy in the Maldives; a knowledge exchange forum for partner agencies convened by ESMAP; Indonesia’s Geothermal development; and activities relating to Africa Clean Cooking Energy Solutions (ACCES).
The e-Bulletin highlights the Maldives’ and other Small Island Developing States’ (SIDS) vulnerability to...
