Science and Technology
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...
16 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 March 2011: The National Management Unit in Solomon Islands of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project conducted a two-day consultation with communities of Ontong Java to present the results of the Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment carried out in May 2010.
The outcome of the Assessment were presented to the villages of Luaniua and Pelau in Ontong Java. It identified climate change impacts on livelihoods and proposed adaptation measures aimed at improving crop yield and...
15 Mar 2012
This meeting will include sessions of: the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA); the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP); and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP). Due to space limitations, it will not be possible to hold side events and exhibits on this occasion. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/additional-session-of-the-ad-hoc-...
