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Fiji National Report on Progress in implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for FurtherImplementation (MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA);2010 2012
(Fijian Government, 2013)
The United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro in2012 (known as Rio+20) called for the convening in 2014 of a third internationalconference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The ...
Financing for Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
(Division for Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment of Economic and Social AffairsUnited Nations, 2013)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is a term that first appeared at the 1992 United NationsConference on Environment and Development (UNCED) to focus the attention of the internationalcommunity on the unique characteristics ...
Greening Cement Production has a Big Role to Play in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions -UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - November 2010
(2010)
Next to water, concrete is the second-most consumed substance on earth
Towards Paris 2015: What does a new global climate policy mean for Central Asia?
(Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia and Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, 2015)
This report aims to inform the countries of Central Asia and the international community about the key findings of the recent climate negotiations in Lima (COP 20, 2014) and expectations from the global climate treaty, ...
There is no Green without Blue. An analysis of the importance of coastal and marine resources to the development of Green Economies by Caribbean SIDS
(Christopher Corbin - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013)
A worldwide transition to a low- carbon, resource- efficient Green Economy will not be possible unless the seas and oceans are a key part of these transformations. The marine environment provides a range of services including ...
Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI): National Report for Third International Conference
(Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2013)
Vision 2018, the RMIs strategic development plan framework (2003-2018), provides the broad policyand planning framework against which progress achieved or not under various national, regional andinternational programmes ...
Waste and Climate Change - Global Trends and Strategy Framework
(UNEP, 2010)
The sound management of waste can have substantial co-benefits for efforts to address climate change. As a first step to realize these co-benefits, this report seeks - To examine the potential of climate impacts and benefits ...
Jamaica - National Report for Third International Conference
(Government of Jamaica, 2013)
Jamaicas preparation for the Third International Conference on the sustainabledevelopment of Small Island Developing States, (SIDS) scheduled to take place inApia, Samoa in mid-2014, began with a review of the progress ...
Guyana - National Report for Third International Conference
(United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Government of Guyana, 2013)
Guyana has undertaken preparations for the Third International Conference on SIDS.The First Conference on SIDS, which was held in 1994, produced the Barbados Programme ofAction (BPOA) while the Second Conference held in ...
Barbados national assessment report of progress made in addressing vulnerabilities of SIDS through Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation(MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action
(The Ministry of the Environment Water Resources and Drainage - Government of Barbados, 2010)
The United Nations General Assembly (GA) Resolution 63/213 (February 2009) reaffirmed the GA decision 62/191 to review the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of small island developing states through the ...