Land Resources
12 Jun 2012
The Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20 is a collaborative outreach activity of the Secretariats of the Rio Conventions (UNFCCC, UNCCD and CBD), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and 25 other international, national and local partners. It aims to promote and strengthen synergies between the Rio Conventions at implementation levels by providing a coordinated platform for awareness-raising and information-sharing about the linkages in science, policy and practice between biodiversity, climate...
04 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 May 2012: At the fourth meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Caribbean’s Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) for the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation (MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) for the Sustainable Development of small island developing States (SIDS), it was decided that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean would review how best to strengthen regional coordination...
14 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 May 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released its regional human development report for the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the need for the region to find ways to continue to grow economically, while reducing poverty and tackling climate change and environmental concerns. The report addresses climate challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS) in the region due their low elevation.
Special focus is given to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), including Kiribati,...
02 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 March 2012: A UN inter-agency assessment of sustainable development efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past 20 years identifies advances and gaps specific to the Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS).
Caribbean SIDS are the focus of a special chapter of the broader report titled “Sustainable development 20 years on from the Earth Summit: progress, gaps and strategic guidelines for Latin America and the Caribbean,” presented at a side event held...
02 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 March 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the release of the synthesis report of a study on the green economy in Barbados, which highlights elements for developing a roadmap to further Barbados’ pursuit of building a Green Economy.
The report, titled “Green Economy Scoping Study Synthesis Report: Barbados,” was released at the Caribbean Green Economy Forum held from 28-29 March in Barbados. The study was undertaken by experts from government, the University of West...
