Natural and Environmental Disasters
28 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 November 2012: The UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has released a report on climate-induced loss and damage, based on case studies from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Gambia, Kenya and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The study found that all five countries have suffered climate-induced loss and damage, despite implementing adaptation and coping measures.
The findings illustrate the limits of adaptation and country sensitivity to climatic disturbance. Koko...
22 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 November 2012: The UNFCCC has released a report on the regional expert meetings on a range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events (FCCC/SBI/2012/29). The report summarizes regional level meetings in Ethiopia, Mexico and Thailand and one meeting on small island developing States (SIDS) in Barbados.
The report highlights similarities in approaches used to address...
16 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 October 2012: The Australia Maritime and Safety Authority (AMSA), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), hosted a workshop on the Pacific Islands Regional Marine Spill Contingency Plan (PACPLAN) in Sydney, as part of a series of five workshops held throughout the Pacific region to review and update aspects of the PACPLAN.
PACPLAN designates Australia as the primary source of assistance for marine pollution incidents in Kiribati, Nauru,...
13 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 November 2012: UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Vuk Jeremić convened an informal meeting of the Assembly to address issues arising from Hurricane Sandy. The session detailed the monies allocated for affected countries from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
According to the UN, the storm caused death and destruction across the Caribbean region and the Eastern seaboard of the US....
07 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 November 2012: The latest issue of the newsletter of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) features an interview with Seychelles’ Foreign Minister, Jean-Paul Adam. Adam discussed: the effects on Pacific and Indian Ocean countries of rising sea-levels; ocean acidification and its effects on food security; the role of tourism in the economies of small island developing States (SIDS); and the upcoming international conference on sustainable development of SIDS in 2014....
