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24 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 April 2013: The Regional Workshop on “Integrating Local and Indigenous Knowledge related to Hydro-meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Adaptation with Scientific Knowledge: Lessons learned” concluded the second phase of the “Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and Small Island Communities towards Hydro-meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Impacts (StResCom)” project, a three-year project funded by the Japan Funds-in-Trust (UNESCO-JFIT).
The workshop, held in Manila,...
23 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 April 2013: Foreign Ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) met in London, UK, from 10-11 April 2013, to address a number of international issues, challenges and opportunities that impact on global peace, security and prosperity. The joint statement adopted at the conclusion of the meeting addresses, among other issues, climate change.
In the joint statement, Foreign Ministers highlight climate change as a key global remaining challenge and a contributing factor to increased economic and...
23 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 April 2013: The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), a collaborative effort by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela to promote sustainable development, has been acknowledged at the tenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF10).
ACTO was established in 1995 in order to address the sustainable use of forests and water resources, the monitoring and management of endangered wild fauna and flora species, the promotion of indigenous affairs, and...
22 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 April 2013: A UN Environment Programme (UNEP)-Global Environment Facility (GEF) Project, implemented by Bioversity International, will be officially launched in May to address issues of farming and biodiversity conservation within two Cuban “Man and the Biosphere Reserves.”
A diverse group of government departments and project partners met in April for their first planning meeting of the five year, “Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Man and the Biosphere Reserves in Cuba:...
22 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 April 2013: The Program for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries (SREP) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) is calling for proposals from Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and pilot countries to initiate the development of concept proposals for programmes and projects to engage the private sector in the expansion of renewable energy and energy access.
SREP agreed in October 2012 to set aside US$90 million, to be allocated under a competitive basis, to private sector...
