Science and Technology
02 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 March 2012: For the first time in several years, the scientific committees of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) met in tandem.
The 26th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee (AC 26) convened from 15-20 March 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland. This meeting was followed by the Joint Meeting of the AC and Plants Committee (PC), which took place in Dublin, Ireland, from 22-24 March 2012. Finally, the 20th meeting of the Plants Committee (PC...
02 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 March 2012: A UN inter-agency assessment of sustainable development efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past 20 years identifies advances and gaps specific to the Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS).
Caribbean SIDS are the focus of a special chapter of the broader report titled “Sustainable development 20 years on from the Earth Summit: progress, gaps and strategic guidelines for Latin America and the Caribbean,” presented at a side event held...
30 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 March 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the submissions from three parties on their views regarding specific aspects of the eligibility of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) projects as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects (FCCC/SBSTA/2012/MISC.8).
The submissions were made in response to a request by the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP) for parties and admitted observer organizations...
30 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 March 2012: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) has announced funding for two parts of the Tonga Energy Roadmap (TERM), a ten-year outline for energy market reform, laying out an approach and implementation plan to reduce Tonga’s vulnerability to oil price shocks, and improve access to modern energy services.
REEEP has committed to making specific recommendations on how institutions should be structured or adapted to realize the plan, and conducting a legislative...
30 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 March 2012: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its full report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). The report examines how climate extremes, in combination with social vulnerability, determine the impacts and likelihood of disasters, and the influence of climate change on climate extremes and other events that can contribute to disasters.
The Special Report features nine chapters on: risk management...
