Freshwater Resources
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....
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 September 2010: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Regional Consultation for Asia and the Pacific took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 16-17 September 2010.
This regional consultation was the fourth in a series of seven regional consultations being undertaken by UNEP as part of the preparation for the production of the fifth GEO (GEO-5). The principal output of these consultations is a final report for each regional consultation, containing the outcomes of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 November 2010: The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide technical support for sustainable and climate-resilient water projects in Samoa. EIB support will target the rehabilitation and upgrade of independent water schemes in Samoa under a EUR 250,000 technical assistance programme, which will also ensure community participation and improve drinking water quality and climate resilience.
Support will be provided under the EIB Water Project Preparation Facility dedicated to the Africa,...
