Natural and Environmental Disasters
Steven Goldfinch
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24 Apr 2013
Strengthening Partnerships Towards Disaster Risk Reduction For Small Island Developing States
Small island developing States (SIDS) are highly prone to hazards both natural and man-made. The experiences of SIDS often serve as a precursor to what other countries may face in the future. The vulnerability of SIDS to the damaging impacts of disasters severely impacts their development. While SIDS have made strides in implementing disaster reduction measures, increased efforts are needed by both...
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07 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
“Islands are the barometers of international environmental policies. The entire world will first witness their success or their failure on our islands.” These words, of James Michel, the President of Seychelles, deserve to be spoken out loud as delegates from small island developing States (SIDS) gear up to defend their interests at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
SIDS serve as the guardians of a “planet under pressure,” whose point of no return is...
03 May 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 May 2013:
The 69th Commission Session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) met under the theme, ‘Building resilience to natural disasters and major economic crises,’ and concluded with the adoption of 17 resolutions aiming to balance the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development for regional well-being.
This year’s meeting, held on 25 April-1 May 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand, focused on the growing threat...
01 May 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2013: The “Asia and the Pacific Parliamentarian and Civil Society Organization (CSO) Forum on Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Acceleration and the Post-2015 Development Agenda” resulted in a Bali Declaration on accelerating the MDGs and the post-2015 development agenda. It asserts that the post-2015 framework should be based on: human rights, democracy and good governance; equality and non-discrimination; sustainable development; and quality public service delivery.
The meeting,...
Steven Goldfinch
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24 Apr 2013
Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and the Pacific Climate Change Round Table
Date: 08-12 Jul 2013
Location: Fiji (Nadi)
Main organizer
•Applied Geoscience and Technology Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SOPAC)
•Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
•United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific (UNISDR - Pacific)
Main host
•Fiji - government
Description
The joint meeting will look to progress discussions on the...
