Knowledge Management
02 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 February 2012: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recently convened a seminar to deepen the understanding of the relationship between climate change and human rights, and to address the adverse effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights. The seminar aimed to track the call to respect human rights in all actions and policies related to climate change, and to build stronger cooperation between human rights and climate change experts.
The seminar...
01 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 February 2012: An ad-hoc Experts Group Meeting on “Harnessing Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and challenges in the tourism sector in Southern Africa” has provided a forum for experts to exchange ideas on economic conditions and topical issues relating to southern Africa.
The meeting, which was held from 28-29 February 2012 in Port Louis, Mauritius, prior to the 18th Intergovernmental Committee of Experts, convened to discuss recommendations for the...
29 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
February 2012: The Global Islands Partnership (GLISPA) has released the February issue of its newsletter, titled “GLISPA Progress Update,” which features articles on: the recent GLISPA Steering Committee meeting; the Caribbean Challenge Initiative; the Micronesia Challenge; the Western Indian Ocean Coastal Challenge; GLISPA Plans for Rio+20; and the upcoming 2012 World Conservation Congress.
The article on the Annual GLISPA Steering Committee Meeting reports that it reaffirmed...
29 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 February 2012: The band Linkin Park has announced its support for the UN ‘s Sustainable Energy for All Initiative by launching the “Power the World” project through its aid organization Music for Relief.
The project asks for a US$10 donation to a provide solar-powered light bulb to families in Haiti without access to electricity. Noting the challenge of getting people interested in such issues, the band has said that they will also be creating videos to help convey the...
29 Feb 2012
World Tourism Day 2012 will take place under the theme "Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development". [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/world-tourism-day-2012/ ]
