Science and Technology
26 Feb 2013
This session will be held in June 2014. Based on its terms of reference, COFI: reviews the work programmes of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the field of fisheries, and their implementation; conducts periodic general reviews of international fishery problems and examine possible solutions through national, FAO and intergovernmental programmes; reviews specific matters relating to fisheries referred to the Committee by the Council or the Director-General, or placed by the...
22 Feb 2013
Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this workshop will provide an update on recent developments under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, including the Strategic Plan, the capacity-building framework and action plan and other decisions relating to capacity-building. The workshop also aims to promote understanding of the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress and explore opportunities and challenges regarding its...
20 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 February 2013: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has reported that, in response to the Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity Champions in support of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Government of the Maldives has pledged that the entire country and its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will become a UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve by 2017.
The pledge by the Republic of Maldives is in response to the Hyderabad Call for...
20 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2013: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has published a pilot fragility assessment report of Vairiki village, an urban settlement in South Tarawa in Kiribati. The assessment explores fragility related to the delivery of critical urban services, with a focus on water and sanitation services.
The assessment’s key objectives were to better understand patterns of fragility and resilience in urban services created by state-society relationships in South Tarawa, and to identify strategies for...
19 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 February 2013: The Congo Basin Forest Fund has launched a forest monitoring initiative to support improved remote sensing use for forest cover and forest cover change. The initiative, totaling €6.1 million, will also provide technical support for the development of forest monitoring proposals for funding under REDD+ programmes.
The fund will support national actions in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial...
