Waste Management
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), together with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Australia’s Maritime Safety Authority, convened a workshop on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs). The meeting aimed to assist in increasing protection of marine environments by building the capacity of Pacific Island nation representatives from the maritime and environment sectors to develop proposals for PSSAs.
The workshop took...
04 Sep 2012
The Open-ended Working Group (OEWG), one of the subsidiary bodies of the Basel Convention, seeks to: assist the Conference of the Parties (COP) in developing and keeping under continuous review the implementation of the Convention’s work plan, specific operational policies and decisions taken by the COP for the implementation of the Convention, as specified in article 15; consider and advise the COP on issues relating to policy, technical, scientific, legal, institutional, administration,...
04 Sep 2012
The purpose of the meeting is to seek advice from those governments and other stakeholders who previously have been invited to the meetings of the consultative process on financing options for chemicals and wastes, on the UN Environment Programme's draft proposal. The outcome of the Mexico City meeting will be presented to the third session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM3) in September 2012 for consideration. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/...
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: The 43rd Pacific Islands Forum convened in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, from 28-30 August 2012, under the theme of “Large Oceans Island States – the Pacific Challenge.” Issues discussed at the meeting included the outcomes of the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Oceanscape initiative, climate change, and radioactive contaminants in the Marshall Islands. The 43rd PIF Communique includes the key commitments of Pacific Leaders.
On the outcomes...
29 Aug 2012
This meeting will consider the theme “Water and Waste Management in the Caribbean: Real Strategies and Solutions”. The eighth GWP-C Caribbean High Level Session (HLS) Ministerial Forum will take place in conjunction with this meeting, from 4-5 October 2012. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/21st-annual-caribbean-water-and-wastewater-association-cwwa-conference-and-exhibition/ ]
