Freshwater Resources
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 April 2010: The 184th session of the Executive Board of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) took place in Paris, France, from 30 March-15 April 2010. Among other agenda items, the Board took note of UNESCO’s ongoing work on climate change and welcomed the new Initiative on Climate Change, which will give special attention to UNESCO’s two global priorities, Africa and gender equality, as well as to the increased vulnerability of small island...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 June 2010: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scholarship Programme, which was established with the funds received from the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, has issued its first call for proposals.
The goal of the Scholarship Programme is to help strengthen the scientific and technical capability in developing countries to contribute to climate science and research, and to develop and implement climate change policies and measures at the domestic and international levels. Proposals...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2010: The World Bank has announced that Phase Two of its Kiribati Adaptation Project (KAP), which aims to prepare the country to face climate-related problems, is expected to be complete by December 2010.
The second phase of KAP has focused on identifying climate-related problems and designing cost-effective adaptation solutions. The project has five broad components: policy, planning, and information; reducing the vulnerability of the coastline including key public assets and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2010: Marine sites in the US and in Kiribati have been added to the World Heritage List of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
During its 34th session, held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 25 July-3 August 2010, the World Heritage Committee added the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the US and the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in Kiribati to the UNESCO World Heritage List. These additions bring the number of marine protected areas on the list to...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2010: The Ramsar Convention Secretariat and the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) co-organized a workshop in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to review the implementation of the 1999 Regional Wetlands Action Plan for the Pacific Islands, and to develop a new Action Plan for the coming three years.
The event took place from 2-4 August 2010, and was followed by a series of training sessions, from 5-6 August, on Ramsar implementation processes and accession procedures....
