Knowledge Management
29 Feb 2012
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), will hold this workshop for Pacific countries. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/gef-sgp-regional-workshop-for-pacific/ ]
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 February 2012: The February 2012 issue of the “Micronesia Challenge Newsletter,” published by the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, features articles on a climate change adaptation workshop in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and an upcoming pig derby in Guam.
The newsletter highlights that the Micronesia Conservation Trust has been supporting climate change adaptation workshops across the region. The most recent workshop was conducted in Chuuk, FSM, from 6-10 February...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 February 2012: The first training for the Clean Pacific Campaign highlighted waste minimization options and issues related to marine pollution and the disposal of electronic/electrical goods, asbestos and hazardous chemicals. Hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the workshop was part of SPREP’s designated campaign for 2012, which is encouraging improved management of waste and pollution in the Pacific.
The workshop took place in Nadi, Fiji,...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 February 2012: The National Workshop for the UN CC:Learn Project to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Address Climate Change in the Dominican Republic concluded with a recognition of the need for climate change education and training to be mainstreamed into various sectors, and linked to sustainable development strategies and objectives.
The workshop, which took place on 7 February 2012, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was organized by the Dominican Republic’s National Climate...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 February 2012: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have released a report asserting that the challenges of resource constraints in the Asia-Pacific region are more serious than anywhere else, and proposing strategies for changing economic incentives to promote a green economy. The report was prepared as part of preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20)....
