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10 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has released two reports, titled “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific,” and the “Pacific Regional Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Tracking Report.” Both reports were endorsed by Pacific leaders at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting, which convened in August 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
The report on “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific” reviews region...
09 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has announced that Niue will have access to US$4 million in funding from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) for a national solar power initiative.
According to PIFS, the project, which is titled “Design, Manufacture & Installation of Solar Power Grid Connected Generators & Battery Backed Power Stabilizer,” anticipates annual savings of NZ$137,000, as well as an annual reduction of 329 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions....
27 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 September 2012: On the second day of the High-level Debate of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), convening from 25 September-6 October 2012, in New York, US, Kiribati stressed the existential threat posed by climate change to the country.
President of Kiribati Anote Tong underscored the continued urgent need for action on climate change and sea level rise, to ensure Kiribati’s long-term survival. Citing the issue as “the greatest moral challenge of our times,” he...
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