Science and Technology
25 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 March 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced a partnership with the Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST). The new partnership will involve research on marine pollution, biodiversity and ocean acidification.
SPREP and KIOST, an ocean research organization affiliated with the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of Korea, have signed of a Memorandum of Understanding. SPREP reports that KIOST is committed to...
25 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 March 2013: The Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) has approved funding for six projects under its Small Grant Fund. The decision, taken during the WHMSI Steering Committee meeting on 28-29 January 2013, follows a call for proposals issued during the fall of 2012.
After examining 37 applications, six projects were selected for funding, which include: projects on sharks in Panama and the Franciscana Dolphin in Argentina; a shark identification workshop for law...
25 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 March 2013: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) held a capacity building training as part of their ADAPT Asia-Pacific project, in collaboration with Yale University. The training familiarized participants with the methods and data used to analyze the economic benefits of adaptation initiatives in the agriculture and water sector.
The project intends to conduct a series of four trainings, interspersed with in-country field work, to...
22 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 March 2013: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have released the proceedings of a workshop held in 2012 on “Priority adaptations to climate change for Pacific fisheries and aquaculture: reducing risks and capitalizing on opportunities.”
The report summarizes the technical presentations given at the workshop on the implications of climate change for Pacific fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the outcomes of...
22 Mar 2013
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is hosting this three-day summit to convene mayors from the world’s largest cities with hundreds of urban and climate change leaders for a series of roundtable discussions and working sessions focused on greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements and climate adaptation. New York City Mayor and C40 Chair Michael Bloomberg and Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Parks Tau are leading the event. Started in 2005, C40 is a network of cities around the world looking to take...
