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29 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 April 2013: The Asian and Pacific Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) on Rio+20 Outcomes discussed regional perspectives and follow-up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), such as the establishment of a high-level political forum (HLPF) to replace the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), and the development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The RIM met from 22-24 April 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand, and was convened by the UN Economic and Social...
27 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 April 2013: The 14 signatory countries to the Declaration on the Application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, on access to information, justice and public participation, approved a 2014 action plan to conclude a regional agreement on applying Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The action plan was agreed at the second meeting of focal points from signatory countries, organized by the UN Economic Commission for LAC (ECLAC) and hosted by...
27 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2013: The report of the 15th session of the UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP), which convened from 18-22 March 2013, in New York, US, has been released. According to the report, the session addressed: the role of science, technology and innovation (STI) in achieving sustainable development; the vulnerabilities and development needs of small island developing States (SIDS); emerging issues in international development in the post-2015 era; issues related to the least developed...
27 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2013: The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) is calling for proposals to enhance the involvement of the private sector under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) and the Forest Investment Program (FIP).
PPCR distributes US$70 million to stimulate innovative programmes and projects enabling the private sector to reduce countries’ exposure to climate risk and uncertainty, while FIP distributes over US$50 million to engage the private sector in REDD+.
With respect to the PPCR,...
25 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2013: The Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (APRC) of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has issued a report. titled “Climate Change and Pacific Island Countries,” on climate impacts and proposed responses.
The report is issued as part of a series of Asia-Pacific Human Development Report technical background papers. It indicates that within the last century, temperatures have risen by 0.6%, and sea levels have risen by 17 cm in the Pacific region, resulting in widespread coastal flooding and...
