Natural and Environmental Disasters
09 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 December 2012: Asia-Pacific countries have adopted a five-year regional plan of action for cooperation and capacity building in the use of space technology for disaster risk management and sustainable development.
Countries adopted the plan at the close of an intergovernmental meeting on “Asia-Pacific Years of Action for Applications of Space Technology and the Geographic Information System for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development 2012-2017,” organized by the UN...
09 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: Commonwealth education ministers have agreed on a set of core recommendations for a framework to succeed Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in education.
Representatives from 12 Commonwealth countries, including the education ministers from six, met in London, UK from 12-13 December 2012, to conclude their recommendations on the post-2015 development agenda for education. The Ministerial meeting was chaired by the Minister of Education and Human...
21 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
We at IISD RS wish you all the best for this holiday season and throughout the coming year. We will resume publication of our knowledgebases on 7 January 2013. Thank you for your support during 2012.
The IISD RS Knowledge Management team
20 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: The international symposium titled ”Adaptation to climate change in the South-West Indian Ocean islands – Evaluation and Prospects” took place from 12-14 December 2012, in Saint-Denis, La Réunion. During the event, member States of the the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) called for enhancing regional cooperation in the field of climate change adaptation.
The event was jointly organized by the Regional Council of La Réunion and IOC, with the suport of the EU,...
17 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of States (ACP) to strengthen collaboration on food insecurity, malnutrition, hunger, natural resources management and climate change.
Collaborative efforts will be undertaken in the following areas: food security; sustainable intensification of crops and livestock; fisheries and aquaculture production; food crisis early warning...
