Freshwater Resources
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...
07 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 December 2012: Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environmental Fund (GEF), announced launch of the Forum on Innovation and Partnership on the sidelines of the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The initiative aims to foster “thought provoking” discussion on creative innovation and technology transfer.
The Forum will organize five high-level dialogues aiming at bringing together...
07 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 December 2012: The Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) has released the November 2012 issue of its Newsletter.
The newsletter features articles on: Ramsar and species conservation; the establishment of a wetland ecosystem research monitoring network in China; a new initiative of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) on water, land and...
