Freshwater Resources
09 Jan 2013
The 37th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 37) will consider for approval two methodology reports: the "2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands”; and the good practice guidance on estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) under the Kyoto Protocol. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/ipcc-37/ ]
21 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
We at IISD RS wish you all the best for this holiday season and throughout the coming year. We will resume publication of our knowledgebases on 7 January 2013. Thank you for your support during 2012.
The IISD RS Knowledge Management team
19 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 December 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved US$246.5 million as the first of a three-phase, US$546.5 million programme to reduce discharge of untreated wastewater in Trinidad and Tobago.
US$234.4 million of the first-phase loan will finance the construction of two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and trunk sewers collection systems for the San Fernando and Malabar wastewater catchment areas. Neither Malabar, with a population of 70,000 that is projected to rise...
18 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has reported on the outcomes of a workshop on priority adaptation measures to climate change for fisheries and aquaculture in Fiji, including the identification of inshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) as a key “win-win” adaptation to meet increased demand for fish in areas with degraded coral reefs.
The workshop, which took place in Suava, Fiji, from 12-14 December 2012, was jointly organized by the SPC’s Fisheries,...
17 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of States (ACP) to strengthen collaboration on food insecurity, malnutrition, hunger, natural resources management and climate change.
Collaborative efforts will be undertaken in the following areas: food security; sustainable intensification of crops and livestock; fisheries and aquaculture production; food crisis early warning...
