Science and Technology
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
The 37th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 37) will consider for approval two methodology reports: the "2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands”; and the good practice guidance on estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) under the Kyoto Protocol. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/ipcc-37/ ]
09 Jan 2013
The 12th session of WG I for endorsement of AR5 will be held in September 2013. Subsequently, the 36th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 36) will convene to consider the WGI contribution to AR5. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/12th-session-of-wg-i-and-ipcc-36/ ]
07 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 December 2012: The Basel Convention Regional Center for Central America and Mexico (CRCB-CAM) will take the lead in drafting a Central American Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Strategy to tackle the growing e-waste problem in the eight member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) (Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama).
The proposal responds to a June 2012 call by the Council of Ministers of the...
07 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: A Regional Meeting and Stakeholder Consultation on the Post-2015 Development Agenda held in Bali, Indonesia has agreed that future development goals should be universal, and stressed the need to strike a balance between global aspirations and national capacities.
The meeting, organized by the Government of Indonesia and convened from 13-14 December 2012, brought together senior UN staff, academics and stakeholders from the Asia-Pacific region to discuss the process,...
