Waste Management
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 July 2012: The 32nd meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 32) of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) considered two proposals to amend the Montreal Protocol related to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): the first by the Federated States of Micronesia; and the second by the US, Canada and Mexico. Parties were unable to reach consensus on establishing a contact group on the proposals.
In introducing its proposal, the US explained...
27 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2012: The World Resources Institute (WRI), together with the Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP), have released a reported titled “Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle.” The report was adapted from WRI’s 2011 global analysis of threats to coral reefs, titled “Reefs at Risk Revisited,” supplemented with additional information and data for the Coral Triangle region. The report was released at the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, taking place from 9-13 July...
25 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 July 2012: The 12th International Coral Reef Symposium aimed to enhance knowledge of coral reef science, management and conservation, and resulted in a Consensus Statement on Climate Change and Coral Reefs.
In the Consensus Statement, the international Coral Reef Science Community calls on governments to ensure the future of coral reefs through global action to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), as well as improved local protection of coral reefs. Noting the importance of coral reefs in terms of...
16 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 July 2012: The Private Financing Advisory Network of the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI PFAN) has issued a call for proposals from Central America and the Caribbean for the first Clean Energy Financing Forum for Central America and the Caribbean (CEFF-CAC) Business Plan Competition slated to be held on 26 April 2013, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
CEFF-CAC is looking for interested parties with business proposals that benefit the environment, for example through greenhouse gas (GHG)...
06 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 July 2012: The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC 4) met to continue negotiating the text of a treaty to regulate mercury use and reduce its environmental and health impacts. Progress was made on some issues, including mercury storage, wastes and contaminated sites, and options were narrowed on other issues, such as information and reporting.
During the negotiation, which took place from 27 June-2 July...
