Knowledge Management
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...
14 Mar 2012
Hosted by the Jamaica Institute of Planners (JIP), the Caribbean Urban Forum 2012 is one of a series of regional events organized by the Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management (CNULM) in association with the CARICOM Secretariat. The Forum seeks to advance a Caribbean urban agenda and best practices among planning professionals across the region, as well as serve as the launch pad for the Caribbean Planners Association. The Forum also plans to send a message on the region's position on...
14 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 March 2012: The Second Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, which was held around the theme “Mainstreaming Adaptation into Development: Adaptation in Action,” identified transformational change as a tool in building resilience among Asian and Pacific countries.
The Forum, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12-13 March 2012, was organized by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia and the...
12 Mar 2012
This event, organized by the International Energy Agency's Renewable Energy Working Party, will address challenges related to the expansion of the renewable energy sector, as well as the need for policies and markets to evolve in order to provide the conditions necessary for increased investment in the sector. The workshop aims to identify concrete steps which can be taken by industry, governments and international organisations towards these ends. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org...
