Health
26 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released a review examining the Dominican Republic’s national innovation system titled “Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review of the Dominican Republic.” The review concludes that the country is developing strong institutional frameworks and makes recommendations to build on these.
The review considers three sectors: agriculture and agro-industry; health; and energy. The review concludes that key legislative...
25 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 June 2012: The third and final meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), Pre-Conference Informal Consultations Facilitated by the Host Country, and the UNCSD convened back-to-back in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 13-22 June 2012. During their ten days in Rio, government delegations concluded negotiations on the Rio outcome document, titled “The Future We Want.”
Representatives from 191 UN Member States and observers, including...
21 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 June 2012: In an effort to tackle the damage caused by marine litter on the environment, livelihoods and human health, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Global Partnership on Marine Litter on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
According to UNEP, the Government of the Netherlands, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Plastics Pollution Coalition and a number...
15 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 June 2012: The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Secretariat has reported on the latest submissions of voluntary commitments, which it is compiling in an online compendium on the Rio+20 website. As of 14 June, a total of 229 voluntary commitments have been registered.
Out of this total number, 159 commitments are on Education, 27 on Sustainable Energy, ten on Sustainable Cities, and six on Sustainable Transport. This also includes 22 commitments made by SIDS...
13 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 June 2012: As part of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Project, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has released a video on water conservation activities in Tuvalu.
The video features water conservation and integrated water resource management (IWRM) activities, funded under the PACC project, including: self-composting toilets; rain water collection; and activities to promote a culture of water hygiene. According to SPREP, climate change...
