Land Resources
03 Jul 2012
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Council meets twice per year to approve new projects with global environmental benefits in the GEF's focal areas, and provide guidance to the GEF Secretariat and Agencies. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/gef-council-meeting-9/ ]
26 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
June 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have released a policy brief on gender policy, targeting Pacific delegates to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio +20). The brief seeks to ensure that delegates take into consideration gender equality commitments made at the regional and international levels.
Titled “Rio+20: Important issues for Pacific Island women,” the brief includes sections on: the...
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...
20 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 June 20120: The Rio Conventions Pavilion at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) focused on the theme of Ecosystem-based Adaptation. Four panels addressed: ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation; economic valuation of land (EVL); the Bonn Challenges; and coastal climate change solutions.
The panel on ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation considered the value of ecosystem-based adaptation, implementation and decision support tools to move from principles to...
18 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 June 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is marking World Day to Combat Desertification, which is celebrated annually on 17 June, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, just a few days before the opening of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
To mark the Day, the Rio Conventions Pavilion at UNCSD focused on the theme of securing healthy soils and stopping land degradation within a generation, as well as global observance of the World...
