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25 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2013: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has issued the March edition of its quarterly bulletin on climate change adaptation activities, featuring project work in Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Uruguay.
The Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin provides an overview of the work of UNDP and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to bring about policy and institutional change for climate change adaptation at the national, sub-national and community levels. The March issue, number 12 in the...
24 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 April 2013: In a keynote address by Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland and Chair of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, participants at the third Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-3) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference were reminded that sustainable land management (SLM) can be one of the most important tools for poverty eradication, and they were challenged to send a strong message...
24 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 April 2013: The eleventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 11) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) developed a report that contains a synopsis of parties’ views and recommendations noted on the floor in plenary, and a background document summarizing deliberations and recommendations submitted to the CRIC for consideration at its next session.
CRIC 11 took place in Bonn, Germany, from 15-19 April 2013. The meeting...
24 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 April 2013: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has released the latest edition of its flagship publication, the 2013 “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific: Forward-looking Macroeconomic Policies for Inclusive and Sustainable Development.” The survey recommends public investment to promote inclusive and sustainable development.
The report argues that “inclusive and environment-friendly growth” will provide needed new sources of...
24 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 April 2013: The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) programme of the European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has endorsed 14 projects from Latin America, Africa and Asia.
The projects include timber tracking in Nepal; investment in smallholder forests in Myanmar; improved forest governance in Guatemala; combating illegal forest activities in Belize; forestry law and governance in Nigeria; forestry administration in Sierra Leone; a study...
