Knowledge Management
19 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 March 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has released a report on marine aquaculture (mariculture) titled “Opportunities for the Development of the Pacific Islands Mariculture Sector.” The report comprises assessments of mariculture activities in five Pacific Island countries (PICs), namely Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, the Cook Islands and the Marshall Islands.
The report assesses the role of mariculture in: contributing to livelihoods and food security;...
17 Mar 2012
The ninth in the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) "Road to Rio+20" weekly seminar series will focus on "The voices and experience of the Caribbean Islands towards Rio+20". This seminar will also be webcast. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/the-road-to-rio20-the-voices-and-experiences-of-the-caribbean-islands-towards-rio20/ ]
16 Mar 2012
The UN Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a meeting on the theme "Sharing knowledge to improve MDG monitoring and reporting". The meeting is expected to be attended by delegates from all five UN regional commissions, experts from specialized international agencies and representatives from some national statistics offices from each continent. The purpose of the meeting is to share successful experiences of monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),...
16 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 March 2012: The Global Mechanism of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has launched a Finance Info Kit, which seeks to deliver up-to-date information about financing sources, mechanisms and funds relevant for sustainable land management (SLM) and tips on how to access them.
The Finance Info Kit aims to provide insights into public institutions and funds as well as foundations and private sector initiatives investing in SLM. The kit supports country Parties of the UNCCD, as...
15 Mar 2012
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment is hosting this first meeting of the technical expert group to complete the development of a framework for the environmentally sound management (ESM) of hazardous and other wastes. The initiative is related to decision BC-10/3 on the Indonesian-Swiss country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention, which identifies the need for a comprehensive effort to improve guidance on the ESM of wastes. [ for more information: http://sids...
