Suriname

Capital City:

Paramaribo

Languages:

Dutch

Category: Social
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education		94	93.3	94		95.90000000000001	96.5	94.2				MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage	15.7		17.6	17.6	17.6	19.6	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)					89.59999999999999				90.7			World Bank

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	88	86	75	81.5	78.5	73.8	70.8	71	74.8	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72		World Bank

Category: Tourism
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	42	26	17	18	52	96	109					Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40.

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
Country population	467,162	473,821	480,588	487,301	493,742	499,759	505,283	510,366	515,124	519,740	World Bank
Population annual growth	1.40267	1.41535	1.41807	1.38716	1.31311	1.21129	1.09927	1.00093999999999994	0.927953	0.892104	World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)	110					100			100		World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index						0.636	0.639	0.644	0.641	0.643	0.646	UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	4,410	4,160	4,670	5,020	5,480	5,950	6,360	7,040	6,730	World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI	3.85	3.39	1.12	0.89	1.67	2.53	3.09	6.2	3.71	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$)			15,000,000	23,000,000	9,100,000	3,900,000	2,100,000	139,900,000	139,900,000	UN Data

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)	2,127	2,266	2,252	2,241	2,285	2,380	2,439	2,439				MDG Database (CDIAC Data)

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	91		92		92	92			93			World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	12.050000000000001	12.050000000000001	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Suriname	First national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Strategy Description	2006
NBSAP - Suriname	National Biodiversity Strategy	Strategy Description	2006
NSDS - Suriname		Strategy Description National Information / National Reports

First Energy Ministerial of South American and Arab Countries (ASPA) Adopts Abu Dhabi Declaration

Date: 23 Jan 2013 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

16 January 2013: Energy ministers and senior government officials from South American and Arab countries (ASPA) have adopted the Abu Dhabi Declaration on enhanced cooperation at the bi-regional mechanism’s inaugural meeting on energy. The Declaration, adopted during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2013, reaffirms member countries’ commitment to enhance energy links between the two regions and highlights opportunities for further cooperation in the areas of renewable energy, oil...

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OAS Announces Recipients of ECPA's Sustainable Communities Grants

Date: 13 Dec 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

11 December 2012: The Organization of American States (OAS) has announced the 14 recipients of small grants under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) “Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean” project. The winning proposals were announced by OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulsa at a formal ceremony held at OAS Headquarters on 10 December 2012. The project, funded by the US and implemented by OAS within the ECPA framework, seeks to...

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IDB Funds Energy Sector Reform in Suriname

Date: 06 Dec 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

5 December 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is providing Suriname a US$15 million Policy Based Programmatic (PBP) loan to reform its power sector and its governance, increase the efficiency of current plants, diversify its energy mix with renewable energy sources and improve power supplies to remote areas. One component of the loan will focus on an integrated policy and regulatory framework to govern Suriname’s energy sector, starting with a diagnostic “Green Paper...

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