Science and Technology
26 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 March 2012: The 2012 edition of World Meteorological Day was organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) around the theme “Powering our future with weather, climate and water.” The Day commemorates the entry into force of the WMO Convention, which took place on 23 March 1950.
The 2012 World Meteorological Day focuses on the benefits of weather, climate and water information for different socioeconomic sectors. It builds on WMO’s ongoing efforts to stress the...
22 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 March 2012: The 26th meeting of the Animals Committee (AC 26) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) moved from Geneva, Switzerland, to continue its work in Dublin, Ireland, where the Committee will convene together with the CITES Plants Committee (PC).
AC 26, which convened from 15-20 March 2012, consisted of meetings of the AC and its working groups. Participants discussed, inter alia, periodic review of animal species included in...
21 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 March 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meeting highlighted a series of projects to benchmark, map and disseminate low carbon initiatives in the region, to support sustainable cities, as well as to promote sustainable energy sources in Central America and the Caribbean.
The meeting, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 16-19 March 2012, included the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of IDB, as well as a series of seminars and parallel events. Among these, a seminar...
20 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 March 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific Power Association (PPA) have announced they are working together to assist the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in reviewing energy tariffs and developing a scope of work for the rehabilitation of the Nanpil hydro plant in Pohnpei.
SPC and PPA are working together to review tariffs for the Kosrae Utility Authority (KUA), including estimating investment requirements to meet demand, calculating the long-run marginal...
19 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 March 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it is providing assistance to the Government of Tonga on adapting to climate change. The project, part of the Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program (PASAP), aims to assess the vulnerability and adaptation to sea level rise in Lifuka, Tonga.
According to SPC, Lifuka, in the Ha’apai island group, has already experienced sea level rise, a result of an earthquake in May 2006, which caused 23cm subsidence on...
