{"total":26,"data":[{"id":"11082","title":"Island Biodiversity \u2013 Island Bright Spots in Conservation & Sustainability","description":"Islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Despite significant vulnerabilities facing islands, leaders of island countries and countries with islands have made visionary commitments at local, national, regional and global levels. Notably, governments are working together in innovative partnerships with public and private partners to achieve the commitment targets. Inspired island solutions in action are \u201cbright spots\u201d that exemplify how together we can build on what is working to conserve and sustainably utilize our invaluable natural resources, and achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.","author":"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity","subject":" Assesment Report","type":"Climate Change:- Environment Under Review:- Ecosystem Management","language":"English","publisher":"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity","job_number":"","isbn":"92-9225-525-8","date":"2014","pdf_en":"-Island Biodiversity \u2013 Island Bright Spots in Conservation & Sustainability-2014Island-bright-spots-conservation-sustainability.pdf","cover_img":"-Island Biodiversity \u2013 Island Bright Spots in Conservation & Sustainability-2014Island-bright-spots-conservation-sustainability.png","key_words":"\u00a0climate change ;\u00a0climate change adaptation ;\u00a0climate change mitigation ;\u00a0climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA); Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI); Small Island Developing States (SIDS)","relation":"","pdf_ch":"","pdf_fr":"","pdf_es":"","pdf_ru":"","pdf_ar":"","coverage":"Cape Verde; Comoros; Guinea Bissau; Maldives; Mauritius; S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Principe; Seychelles; Singapore; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Cook Islands; Fiji; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia, Federated States of; Nauru; Niue; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":"","disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10844","title":"Barbados - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"In charting a path to Sustainable Development, the Government of Barbados designs and incorporates policies and programmes that take into account special defining characteristics of a Small Island Developing State that makes this country especially vulnerable to external shocks. These vulnerabilities include:\ni. Natural disasters\nii. Small domestic size\niii. Limited resource base\niv. Narrowness of output and exports\nv. Openness to trade\nvi. Remoteness\nvii. Dependence on the well being of other global economies\nThe country is also faced with an ageing population and a population growth rate of almost zero, is characterised as a Net Food Importing Developing country and is experiencing a loss of competitiveness in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors.","author":"Government of Barbados","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of Barbados","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Barbados.pdf","cover_img":"Barbados.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Barbados","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10847","title":"Fiji National Report on Progress in implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further\nImplementation (MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA); \n2010  2012","description":"The United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro in\n2012 (known as Rio+20) called for the convening in 2014 of a third international\nconference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The conference also\nrecognized the importance of coordinated, balanced and integrated actions to address\nthe sustainable development challenges facing SIDS. Through the Ministry of Strategic Planning, National Development & Statistics\n(MSPNDS), the Fijian Government committed to preparing its own progress report.This report focuses on progress achieved in the period 2010 to 2012. Consistent with the\napproach of the national consultative process, the report assesses progress of\nthematic areas which have been grouped under three broad clusters: Environment and\nClimate Change, Economic Development and Social Development. The report has\nalso been framed in line with the reporting template of UNDESA which requires an\nassessment of progress, consideration of lessons learnt and gaps in implementation,\nand the identification of new and emerging challenges","author":"Fijian Government","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Fijian Government","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Fiji.pdf","cover_img":"Fiji.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Fiji","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10849","title":"Guyana - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"Guyana has undertaken preparations for the Third International Conference on SIDS.\nThe First Conference on SIDS, which was held in 1994, produced the Barbados Programme of\nAction (BPOA) while the Second Conference held in 2005, resulted in the Mauritius Strategy of\nImplementation (MSI) for the Further Implementation of the BPOA.\nMore recently, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also referred\nto as RIO+20, called for, the convening in 2014 of a Third International Conference on SIDS. The\nConference seeks to:\na) Assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the BPOA and\nthe MSI building on, inter alia, existing reports and relevant processes;\nb) Seek a renewed political commitment by all countries to effectively address the special\nneeds and vulnerabilities of SIDS by focusing on practical and pragmatic actions for the\nfurther implementation of the BPOA and MSI, inter alia, through mobilisation of resources\nand assistance for SIDS;\nc) Identify new and emerging challenges and opportunities for the sustainable development\n(SD) of SIDS and ways and means to address them including through the strengthening of\ncollaborative partnerships between SIDS and the International Community; and\nd) Identify priorities for the SD of SIDS for consideration, as appropriate, in the elaboration of\nthe post-2015 United Nations (UN) development agenda.","author":"United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Government of Guyana","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Government of Guyana","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Guyana.pdf","cover_img":"Guyana.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Guyana","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10850","title":"Jamaica - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"Jamaicas preparation for the Third International Conference on the sustainable\ndevelopment of Small Island Developing States, (SIDS) scheduled to take place in\nApia, Samoa in mid-2014, began with a review of the progress made in the\nimplementation of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) agreed in 1994,\nand the Mauritius Strategy for the further Implementation of the BPOA (MSI),\nagreed in 2005, and a national consultation on the new and emerging issues for\nJamaica and the rest of theSIDS. This document synthesizes the reports of both\nof these exercises on the eve of the regional conference of Caribbean SIDS to\nprepare for the upcoming conference in Samoa. Proposed issues for Jamaica and the SIDS to engage at the Samoa meeting were\ncollated from targeted interviews with policy-makers and business persons, and\npresentations and workshop reports from the national consultation. The\ndominant issues in the respective categories were:\n managing the impact of climate change\n relieving the debt burden and securing investment resources to stimulate the\ndevelopment of a dynamic green economy\n eliminating poverty and all forms of inequity\n pursuing inclusive governance as a key element inbuilding enhanced regional\nand national capacities for implementation of commitments\n forging and sustaining working partnerships, especially among SIDS and with\nthe rapidly developing countries of the South\n finding and securing, urgently, an appropriate space in the international\narchitecture to locate and pursue the interests of SIDS","author":"Dr Michael Witter; Government of Jamaica ; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of Jamaica","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Jamaica.pdf","cover_img":"Jamaica.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Jamaica","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10851","title":"Kiribati National Assessment Report On the Implementation of the BPOA, MSI+5, MDGs and Rio+20 for\nSustainable Development in KIRIBATI","description":"This National Assessment Report is the outcome of the stocktakingcarried outin\nMay to June 2013 by two local consultants, commissioned by the Ministry of Finance and\nEconomic Development. The stocktakingfocused on the programs and implementation\nrequirements identified in the BPOA, MSI+5, MDGs and Rio+20in terms of how as well as the\nextent to which they have been adopted and implemented by Kiribati. These programs include\nbut are not limited to the following:\n(a) climate change and sea level rise;\n(b) natural and environmental disasters;\n(c) management of wastes;\n(d) coastal and marine resources;\n(e) freshwater resources;\n(f) land resources;\n(g) energy resources;\n(h) tourism, biodiversity;\n(i) transportation and communication;\n(J) Human Resource Development; and\n(k) Health. The report structure follows the UN Cooperation in Kiribati standard structure with seven main\nsections:Section2has two parts: (a) the first part presents the country context in terms of its\ngeographical characteristics, population and demography, political and economic situations;\nwhilst (b) the second part presents the global programs and national framework for sustainable\ndevelopment. Section 3 presents Kiribatis progress in connection with the implementation of\nthe Global Sustainable Development Programs, including National Monitoring & Coordination\nMechanisms for Overseas Development Assistance\/Programs. Section 4presents the Emerging\nChallenges\/Issues to sustainable development whilst Section 5presents Kiribatis post-2015\nSustainable Development Priorities. The reports Conclusion and Recommendations are\ncovered under Section 6 and Section 7, respectively.","author":"Mr Riteti Maninraka; \nMs Meaua Namane Tooki","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED)","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Kiribati.pdf","cover_img":"Kiribati.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Kiribati","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10852","title":"Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI): National Report for Third International Conference","description":"Vision 2018, the RMIs strategic development plan framework (2003-2018), provides the broad policy\nand planning framework against which progress achieved or not under various national, regional and\ninternational programmes of action, including the Barbados Plan of Action (BPoA) and the Mauritius\nStrategy of Implementation (MSI), can be measured. Taken together, the goals and objectives of Vision\n2018 address the four pillars of sustainable development  Economic Inclusiveness, Social Inclusiveness,\nEnvironmental Sustainability, and Peace and Security  that serve as a guide in the post-2015 discussions\nof development. This report represents the RMIs first step toward preparing for the 2014 SIDS International Conference.\nThat said, Vision 2018 informs the RMIs ongoing sector planning process. The RMI Government has\nalso begun work on a National Strategic Plan (NSP) to articulate its medium term development goals and\nstrategies. The NSP will aim to set out where the RMI Government wants to be in three\/four years, and\nthe design to get there, in line with the overall objectives of Vision 2018.","author":"Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"MarshallIsland.pdf","cover_img":"MarshallIsland.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Marshall Island","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10854","title":"Nauru - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"This report serves as a national input for Nauru for the 2014 SIDS Conference, the Pacific regional\npreparatory meeting and the Interregional preparatory meeting. The assessment includes a review of\nprogress and gaps in the implementation of the BPoA and MSI, new and emerging challenges and\nnational policy concerns. This report also includes a brief discussion on linking with global\ninitiatives such as the post-2015 development agenda. This assessment included a national consultative meeting held on 16-18 April 2010 to discuss NSDS\nprogress and new and emerging challenges. The consultative meeting involved stakeholders from\ngovernment, communities, private entities, non-governmental organizations and others. The inputs\nfrom the consultative meeting have been supplemented with information from previous NSDS\nassessments, the MSI+5 assessment of Nauru, the UNDAF framework for Nauru, the 2012 Nauru\nMDG report, the Nauru census analysis and interviews with key stakeholders.\nProgress and gaps in the implementation of the BPoA and MSI were primarily assessed based on the\n19 priority themes and means of implementation in the MSI. However, as this assessment is based\non national priorities there is not a complete overlap between the MSI themes and the current report.\nThe report highlights a few key achievements and gaps for each sector; it is not an exhaustive list of\nachievements or gaps.","author":"Ms. Margo\nDeiye; Mr. John Limen ;  Ms. Josie-Ann Jacob ; Ms. Jillian Campbell-UNESCAP","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of Nauru","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Nauru.pdf","cover_img":"Nauru.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Nauru","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10855","title":"Palau - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"The Republic of Palau has met or nearly accomplished most of the 2015\nMillennium Development Goals. As a leader in sustainable development\nand conservation, Palau is committed to work towards universal and\naffordable education and health; clean water, air and sea; ample supply of\ndrinking water and local foods within healthy ecosystems. There is a\nrising concern for the impacts of Climate Change to the well being of the\ncommunity. Homes, food and marine ecosystems were lost during\nTyphoon Bopha. There is concern for increasing GHG emissions and\nPalau acknowledges the need to mitigate GHG emission with clean energy\noptions for infrastructure and transport. Non- communicable diseases are\na major concern and a concerted effort is being made to combat NCDs\nthrough healthy diet and exercise. Palau is working towards a shared\nvision in its planning and budgeting process and invites the global\ncommunity to support priorities sent form by the nation to meet the\nchallenges of tomorrow. ","author":"Republic of Palau","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Republic of Palau","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Palau.pdf","cover_img":"Palau.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Palau","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10857","title":"Saint Vincent and The Grenadines - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as an active member of\nCaribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS),\nendeavors to fulfill all of the obligations and reporting requirements to these organization\nand the international community as it relates to conventions and treaties. This country also\nembraced the principles of Agenda 21 and the 14 point program of the Barbados Program\nof Action (BPOA). This report is divided into six sections. Section 1 is a snapshot of the countrys current\ndevelopment standing while Section 2 takes a look at how the country got to this point.\nSection 3 speaks to the renewed commitment by government to achieve sustainable\ndevelopment through a Compaq with civil society and a continued search for reliable\npartnerships while Section 4 delineates the challenges to this effort [existing, new\nemerging]. The final two Sections highlight priorities for Sustainable Development (Section\n5) and the main messages for the post 2015 period in Section 6.","author":"Ministry of Health Wellness\nand the Environment","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"StVincentandTheGrenadines.pdf","cover_img":"StVincentandTheGrenadines.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Saint Vincent and The Grenadines ","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10859","title":"Seychelles  - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"The Seychelles has once more denoted strong political commitment to sustainable\ndevelopment through the cabinet endorsement of its Sustainable Development Strategy\n2011-2020. The SSDS 2020 revises and builds upon a successive generation of highly\nsuccessful Environment Management Plans of Seychelles (EMPS). The SSDS 2020\nincludes a greater input of other sectors and further alignment of the strategy with\ninternational conventions. It also provides stronger institutional framework with firmer\nmechanism for monitoring and evaluation.\n\nGenerally, the Seychelles continues to attain a high level of implementation of the BPOA\nand MSI despite serious economic difficulties in the intervening years. Progress has been\nmade across all thematic and notable high implementations were in areas with good access\nto funding or technical expertise. Progress in other sectors e.g. freshwater, was hampered\nby limited investments and exogenous factors such as climate change.","author":"United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Seychelles Government","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"Seychelles.pdf","cover_img":"Seychelles.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Seychelles","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10860","title":"Solomon Islands - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"This is a preparatory report for the Solomon Islands towards the Small Islands Developing States (SIDs) Sustainable Development (SD) Conference in Samoa next year. The report assessed substantive issues pertinent to the 4 conference objectives (assess progress & gaps, seek political commitment, identify new and emerging challenges and opportunities, and priorities for the conference), identified key issues and barriers to the implementation of the conference objectives, and practical and pragmatic actions at the country level, and identified opportunities for cooperative partnerships. The priorities of the Solomon Islands for the 2014 Conference centres on the economic pillar of SD with a clear intention to provide the necessary resources to address the environmental and social protection pillars. Listed below is a synthesis of priorities derived from relevant national policy documents:\n? Equitable and Sustainable Rural and General Economic Development\n? Good Governance and Leadership at all levels\n? Invest in Human Resources, Education Infrastructure and Institutional Development\n? Improve Health and Medical Services\n? Improve Water Supply and Sanitation\n? Law and Order and Peaceful Country\n? Improve Social and Cultural Services\n? Promote Green Growth\n? Improve the Integrity of Marine and Oceans Environment and Resources\n? Increase Education and Employment Opportunities\n? Sustainability of Livelihood and Access to Basic Infrastructure and Services\n? Environment Protection and Resource Management\n? Invest in Renewable Energy Resources to progressively replace fossil fuel use for electricity generation\n? Enhance ICT Connectivity\n? Promote Private Sector Development\n? Promote and Develop the Tourism Sector\n? Promote and Invest in Sustainable Agriculture for National Food and Water Security\n? Promote and Invest in Sustainable Oceanic Fisheries through measures such as expanding pole and line, onshore landing and processing of catch, investment in the local fishing industry and ensuring appropriate infrastructure to support fisheries development.\n? Build on the Gains from MDGs, MSI and Rio+20 outcomes\n? Merge the Inter-Governmental Processes of MDGs and SD goals\n? Cost Effective and Sustainable Service Delivery Modality for SD goals","author":"Melchior Mataki","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of Solomon Islands","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2013","pdf_en":"SolomonIslands.pdf","cover_img":"SolomonIslands.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Solomon Island","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10848","title":"Grenada - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"Twenty years after the BPOA, the third International Conference on the Sustainable\nDevelopment of SIDS will once again bring to fore the vulnerabilities and\ndevelopment needs of SIDS, with a view to identifying solutions and committing\nresources for the implementation of these solutions. Preparations for this Conference\ninclude national stakeholder consultations, which will feed into regional meetings followed by an inter?regional preparatory meeting scheduled for late August, and\nthen into the global decisions. The regional preparatory meeting for the Caribbean\nsubregion will be held in Jamaica, July 2?3, 2013. In preparation for the Regional Meeting in Jamaica, the government of Grenada in\ncollaboration with the United Nations System hosted a national consultation on June\n21 2013. The consultation, suitably themed The Future We Want, attracted\nrepresentation from government, private sector and civil society, and encouraged\ndiscussions aligned with the principles of sustainable development. Most\nimportantly it offered an opportunity for the voice of Grenadians to be heard on\nthese issues.\nThis report presents an analysis of the findings from this consultative process. The\nrest of the document seeks to address the following four objectives of the United\nNations General Assembly, specifically:\n Assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation;\n Affirm a renewed political commitment;\n Identify new and emerging challenges and opportunities for the sustainable\ndevelopment of SIDS and means of addressing them; and\n Identify priorities for the sustainable development of SIDS to be considered\nin the elaboration of the post?2015 UN development agenda.","author":"Melissa Felician and Lynette Joseph?Brown","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"United Nations Development Programme Subregional Office\nfor the OECS and Barbados","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2012","pdf_en":"Grenada.pdf","cover_img":"Grenada.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Grenada","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"11115","title":"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","description":"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 implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (MSI). The Resolution stressed \u2018that the review should provide the international community with an opportunity to conduct an assessment of the progress made, lessons learnt and constraints encountered in the implementation of the MSI and agree on what needs to be done to further address the vulnerabilities of SIDS\u2019.Barbados has met and even exceeded many of the targets set by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Barbados has also been able to highlight some of its successes in its annual Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) reports. Barbados still remains one of the few countries in the Western Hemisphere to develop and implement a national policy for sustainable development. The Barbados Sustainable Development Policy (BSDP) is our National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS) which provides a national framework, guidelines and principles that we can employ in our everyday activities. The policy promotes a motto of \u201cDoing the right thing by doing things right!\u201d","author":"The Ministry of the Environment Water Resources and Drainage - Government of Barbados","subject":" Assesment Report","type":"Climate Change:- Environmental Governance:- Environment Under Review","language":"English","publisher":"The Ministry of the Environment Water Resources and Drainage - Government of Barbados","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2010","pdf_en":"-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-2010Barbados-National-Assessment-Report.pdf","cover_img":"-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-2010Barbados-National-Assessment-Report.png","key_words":"climate change ;\u00a0climate change adaptation ;\u00a0climate change mitigation ;\u00a0climate   protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine   ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater   conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;    biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ;   energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ;   waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard   ; sustainable development ; Small Island Developing States (SIDS);   natural resource; resource conservation; resources management; environmental assessment;    pollution control; pollution cost; water pollution; environmental conservation;   environmental impact; environmental impact assessment; environmental protection;   environmental pollution; environmental management","relation":"","pdf_ch":"","pdf_fr":"","pdf_es":"","pdf_ru":"","pdf_ar":"","coverage":"Barbados; Small Island Developing States (SIDS); Latin America and the Caribbean","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":"","disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"11095","title":"State of Environment Report - American Samoa","description":"The 2002 State of Environment Report  is a brief ' environmental report card' on the resources of the Territory. The report is designed to provide American Samoan residents and policy makers with a foundation to build their understanding of environmental management issues.","author":"American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency","subject":"Assesment Report","type":"Climate Change:- Ecosystem Management:- Environmental Governance","language":"English","publisher":"American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2002","pdf_en":"-State of Environment Report - American Samoa-2002SoE-American-Samoa.pdf","cover_img":"-State of Environment Report - American Samoa-2002SoE-American-Samoa.png","key_words":"climate change ;\u00c2\u00a0climate change adaptation ;\u00c2\u00a0climate change   mitigation ;\u00c2\u00a0climate protection ; environmental protection; coast   protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine   environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater   conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater   degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ;   land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy   efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste   management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international   agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of   Action (BPoA); Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI); Small   Island Developing States (SIDS);   natural resource; resource conservation; resources management;   environmental assessment;  pollution control; pollution cost; water   pollution; environmental conservation; environmental impact;   environmental impact assessment; environmental protection;   environmental pollution; environmental management","relation":"","pdf_ch":"","pdf_fr":"","pdf_es":"","pdf_ru":"","pdf_ar":"","coverage":"Samoa;  United States of America; Small Island Developing States (SIDS)","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":"","disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"11116","title":"Report on Integrating Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean: The Barbados National Report","description":"Barbados is signatory to a number of international plans of action or declarations such as the Plan Of Action for Small Island Developing States, Barbados, 1994, San Jose Declaration, Costa Rica, 1996, Plan of Action for Sustainable Development of the Americas, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 1996 and Agenda 21, UN Programme of Action from Rio, Brazil. The initiatives from these Plans all seek to promote the establishment, enhancement and implementation of integrated approaches to water resources and coastal area management. For the coastal areas, this has included the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). It is clear that efforts or strategies to protect the marine environment from land-based activities are directly related to watershed management strategies and the need to integrate these activities is quite evident. In Barbados a large body of legislation and policies exist for water resources and coastal area management. However, historically sector specific approaches were used to develop the relevant legislation and policies as well as the institutional frameworks. It is therefore necessary to make adjustments, develop or enhance the legislation and policies to make it consistent with the relevant international agreements to which Barbados is a signatory and to develop the enabling institutional frameworks and capacities that will help promote and ensure co-ordination and integration between the sectors. Due to the commonality of the problems across the region, a regional approach to adjusting the legislation, policy, institutional framework and capacity building is recommended.","author":"Leo Brewster ( MSc) Deputy Director Coastal Zone Management Unit Ministry of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Barbados; John B. Mwansa (PhD) Manager of Engineering (ag) Barbados Water Authority Barbados.","subject":" Assesment Report","type":"Climate Change","language":"English","publisher":"Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) ; United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"2001","pdf_en":"-Report on Integrating Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean: The Barbados National Report-2001Report on Integrating Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas - Barbados National Report.pdf","cover_img":"-Report on Integrating Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean: The Barbados National Report-2001Report_on_Integrating_Management_of_Watersheds_and_Coastal_Areas_The_Barbados_National_Report.png","key_words":"integrated management;\u00a0watershed management;\u00a0resources management;\u00a0\u00a0water management;\u00a0water quality;\u00a0water pollution;\u00a0water protection; climate change ;\u00a0climate change adaptation ;\u00a0climate change mitigation ;\u00a0climate   protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine   ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater   conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;    biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ;   energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ;   waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard   ; sustainable development ; Small Island Developing States (SIDS);   natural resource; resource conservation; resources management; environmental assessment;    pollution control; pollution cost; water pollution; environmental conservation;   environmental impact; environmental impact assessment; environmental protection;   environmental pollution; environmental management","relation":"","pdf_ch":"","pdf_fr":"","pdf_es":"","pdf_ru":"","pdf_ar":"","coverage":"Barbados; Small Island Developing States (SIDS); Latin America and the Caribbean","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":"","disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10843","title":"Antigua and Barbuda","description":"The historic Rio Earth Conference brought sustainable development to the global political agenda. As part of this process and in recognition of the peculiar vulnerabilities and challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) a separate program, the Barbados Program of Action (BPOA) and its subsequent successor, the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI), was developed. This approach was envisaged as a separate commitment strategy specifically for Small Island Developing States to effectively address sustainable development issues. As part of the reporting requirements under these two strategies as well as to asses their progress, countries are expected to conduct internal and regional assessments prior to the 2014 SIDS Conference to determine how the first conference and other subsequent processes have influenced their development agenda.","author":"Dr. Janil Gore-Francis","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Ministry of Agriculture, Housing, Lands, and the Environment","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Antigua_and_Barbuda.pdf","cover_img":"Antigua_and_Barbuda.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Antigua and Barbuda","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10845","title":"Comoros - Rapport National de lUnion des Comores","description":"Lunion des Comores a pris part au plus haut niveaux, aux deux confrences internationales \nsur les petit Etats Insulaires en Dveloppement, tenues  la Barbade en 1994 et  Maurice \nen 2005. La premire valuation nationale sur la mise en uvre du Plan dAction de la \nBarbade (PAB), ralise en 2004 a rvl que les progrs accomplis ont t trs modestes. \nEt que ceux-ci ont port surtout sur lamlioration du cadre juridique (laboration des lois et \nadhsion aux Conventions internationales) et sur la mise en place ou la restructuration de \nstructures dexcution telles que la Direction de la protection civile, lObservation du Volcan \net la cration du Comit Interministriel Consultatif sur lEnvironnement. Les principales \ncontraintes rencontres taient plutt dordre institutionnel et financier. Il y a eu notamment \ntrs peu dengagement de la part du gouvernement et de la Communaut internationale, et \nun manque dappropriation du PAB par les institutions gouvernementales. Mais aussi la crise \nsparatiste survenue en 1997 a t profonde et longue  rsorber. La Confrence de Maurice a impuls un nouvel lan, et les mesures prconises dans la \nStratgie de Maurice sont plus prcises et explicites, et se compltent bien avec le PAB. \nAinsi limplication des institutions gouvernementales et lengagement de la communaut \ninternationale ont t plus forts et plus efficace, favoriss pas la paix et la stabilit politique \nretrouve et par lexistence dune stratgie nationale (la SCRP) qui a dfini les grandes \norientations  suivre et les investissements  raliser en matire de dveloppement et de \nprotection de lenvironnement. Par consquent les progrs raliss ont t bien meilleurs.\n","author":"Rpublique Fdrale Islamique \ndes Comores","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"Null","publisher":"Rpublique Fdrale Islamique \ndes Comores","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Comoros.pdf","cover_img":"Comoros.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action;  BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"Comoros.pdf","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Comoros","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10846","title":"The Cook Islands - National Report for the 2014 Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) Conference and post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals\n(SDGs)","description":" The Cook Islands national development strategy is known as the Te Kaveinga Nui, which is translated as\nthe national journey the Cook Islands is making in its development as a country. The last decade has seen\nthe largest sea change in the history of the country since self-governance with significant depopulation\ncoinciding with a decade of unprecedented economic growth. The Cook Islands in this respect is quite\nunique, and there is an obvious need to take a deeper look into the development dynamics in-country to\nmake sense of these changes.\nThis report provides an opportunity to reflect on the development experience over the course of this period,\nascertaining lessons to be learned, gaps in the development framework, key challenges and opportunities in\naligning the countrys development approach with its aspirations in future. Accordingly the report is\ncomprised of five sections: 1) Stocktake and Review of Development Progress; 2) Areas for Recommitment;\n3) New and Emerging Challenges; 4)Priorities for Sustainable development; and 5) Conclusions.","author":"","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"CookIsland.pdf","cover_img":"CookIsland.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Cook Island","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10853","title":"Mauritius - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"The vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) arise from a number of physical, socio-economic and environmental factors. SIDS small size, limited resources, geographical dispersion and isolation from markets, place them at a disadvantage economically and prevent economies of scale. For instance, due to the small size of their economies, SIDS are highly dependent on trade but lack the factors that are decisive for competitiveness. Similarly, international macroeconomic shocks tend to have higher relative impacts on SIDS small economies. The combination of small size and remoteness leads to high production and trade costs, high levels of economic specialisation and exposure to commodity price volatility. Furthermore, in SIDS, the following natural resource base: energy, water, mineral and agricultural resources are limited and resource extraction tends quickly to meet the carrying capacities of the small islands. The latter also face unique threats related to global environmental issues, mainly climate change, biodiversity loss, waste management, pollution, freshwater scarcity, and acidification of the oceans.\nAs a SIDS, much progress has been achieved in Mauritius due to benefits derived from the Welfare State, namely: free access to education from pre-primary to university levels, transport to students and the elderly and health services to all and also from bilateral and multilateral trading agreements, the skilled work force, entrepreneurship, a stable democratic government and peace. However, despite its performance, the country is now facing the brunt of a number of global challenges, namely, the global economic, financial, energy and food security crises. The impacts of climate change, sea level rise, natural disasters and biodiversity loss are also having their toll on progress achieved so far.","author":"United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of Mauritius","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Mauritius.pdf","cover_img":"Mauritius.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Mauritius","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10856","title":"Saint Kitts and Nevis - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"The Report was prepared as part of the National Preparatory Process for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and catalogues the countries efforts to achieve the targets for sustainable development set out under the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) and the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation (MSI).\nThe Report examines the level of political commitment by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to address specific risks and vulnerabilities, through the undertaking of practical actions and implementation of effective policies. Also, it summarizes the challenges, opportunities and priorities for advancement of the countrys sustainable development agenda. Several key national documents have been reviewed as part of the stocktaking exercise.","author":"Island Planning Services; United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of St. Kitts and Nevis","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"StKittsNevis.pdf","cover_img":"StKittsNevis.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Saint Kitts and Nevis ","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10858","title":"Samoa - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"The national process focuses on consultations for the purpose of stimulating\ndiscussions among all stakeholders to garner inputs and ideas for a shared vision to\nthe future we want.\nThe UN SG report on accelerating progress towards the MDGs and the issues for\nadvancing the post 2015 development agenda state that the post 2015\ndevelopment framework is likely to have the best development impact if it emerges\nfrom an inclusive, open and transparent process with multiple stakeholder\nparticipation\nIn 2010, when Samoa was advised of its pending graduation out of LDC status in\n2014, it then began a process of consultations with development partners as well as\nnational stakeholders as to its approach towards a smooth transition strategy. The\nconsultations agreed that a smooth transition strategy for Samoa take the following lines\nof action so that graduation will not have that adverse an impact: Ensure policy coherence in the new Strategy for the Development of Samoa (2012-\n2015)\n Address institutional capacity constraints\n Improve aid management within the Paris, Accra and Busan Partnerships for\ndevelopment Cooperation\n Create an enabling environment for foreign direct investment and private sector\ndevelopment\n Maintain credibility in seeking assistance through recognition of SIDS","author":"Government of Samoa","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of Samoa","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Samoa.pdf","cover_img":"Samoa.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Samoa","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10861","title":"Tonga - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"Tonga has endeavoured to meet most of its international responsibilities and obligations under the \nBarbados Plan of Action, Mauritius Strategy for Implementation, and Millennium Development \nGoal. Tonga has concerns for Climate Change and its impacts on the environment and the \nwellbeing of the communities. Non- communicable diseases are a major concern and Tonga has \ncommitted to combat NCDs through the MDG Acceleration Framework. Tonga has a vision in its \nplanning and budgeting process which is to develop and promote a just, equitable and progressive \nsociety in which the people of Tonga enjoy good health, peace, harmony, and prosperity, in meeting \ntheir aspirations in life. This emulates sustainable development at national level but need \ninstitutional strengthening to implement and enforce its footings on the ground (local level). \nFurther, sustainable development can be interpreted as a balanced progress that avail equal \nweight to political, social and economic progress. As such, Tonga would like to see that renewed \npolitical commitments for SIDS are equated with the necessary resources by the development \npartners. \nThis report aimed to support Tonga prepares for PSID meeting in July 2013. Further, this is Tongas first \nstep towards the SIDS 2014. This report is built on previous preparatory processes and outcomes, in \nparticular the 5-year high level review of the Mauritius Strategy (MSI+5) in 2010, MDGs, and the \nUNCSD\/Rio+20 in 2012. In addition, consultations were carried out to attain views of various \nstakeholders and interest groups.","author":"","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Tonga.pdf","cover_img":"Tonga.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Tonga","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10862","title":"Trinidad and Tobago - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"This Report will take stock of Trinidad and Tobagos implementation of the Barbados Plan of Actions (BPOA), and the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI). Mention will be made of the actions that are needed by the Government and its partners for further implementation of the BPOA and the MSI. An analysis of the new and emerging challenges facing the country including the countrys priorities for Sustainable Development will be articulated. The report will conclude with the key messages of recommendations from Trinidad and Tobago for the pacific preparatory meeting, SIDS conference in 2014 and the Sustainable Development Goals\/post 2015.","author":"Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Trinidad_and_Tobago.pdf","cover_img":"Trinidad_and_Tobago.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Trinidad and Tobago ","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10863","title":"Tuvalu - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"This is the report on the status of sustainable development (SD) in Tuvalu. Good progress has\nbeen achieved in the pursuit of sustainable development as the country follows the strategies\nrecommended by the international community for small island developing states (SIDS).\nBecause of its unique situation Tuvalu has selectively adopted into its national development\nstrategy (NSDS) strategies that are relevant and appropriate for Tuvalu. The report is\nintended for presentation by the government of Tuvalu to the Third International Conference\non SIDS in Samoa in 2014. Global strategies for sustainable development are provided in many international agreements\nand declarations however this report will focus only on Rio +20, Millennium Development\nGoals (MDG) and the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation (MSI) of the Barbados\nProgramme of Action (BPOA). Tuvalu is a signatory and party to these international\nagreements and has been trying to realize the global dream for SD.","author":"","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Tuvalu.pdf","cover_img":"Tuvalu.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Tuvalu","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"},{"id":"10864","title":"Vanuatu - National Report for Third International Conference","description":"The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution A\/C.2\/67\/L.40 decided that the\nThird International Conference on sustainable development of small island developing states\n(SIDS) should convene to assess the progress and gaps in the implementation of the Barbados\nProgramme of Action (BPOA) and the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI), building on,\ninter alia, existing reports and relevant processes (i.e., Rio+20 and post-2015 UN development\nagenda). Resolution 63\/213 stressed that the review should provide the international community\nwith an opportunity to conduct an assessment of the progress made, lessons learned and\nconstraints encountered in the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation\n(MSI) and agree on what needs to be done to further address the vulnerabilities of SIDS.\nVanuatu shares common features of vulnerability with other SIDS. The common features\nnamely; narrow resource base, distance from markets, lack of economies of scale, low factor\nproductivity, small domestic markets and vulnerability to adverse environmental disasters leads\nto difficulties in integrating to the regional and global economy. Vanuatu has a thin economic\nbase which depends primarily on proceeds of tourism and agriculture, both very volatile sectors.\nAs such the country is very vulnerable to exogenous shocks which can also affect its integration\ninto the regional and the global economy.\nThis report is a review of the way MSI has been implemented in Vanuatu integrated into national\npolicies, achievements made to date, constraints encountered and lessons learnt by both\nGovernment and Civil society in the implementation of the MSI.","author":"Ernest Bani; UNDP Fiji; UN office in Vanuatu","subject":"Climate Change","type":"Monograph","language":"English","publisher":"Government of Vanuatu","job_number":"","isbn":"","date":"","pdf_en":"Vanuatu.pdf","cover_img":"Vanuatu.png","key_words":"climate change ;climate change adaptation ;climate change mitigation ;climate protection ; environmental protection; coast protection; coastal environment; marine ecosystem; marine environment; marine pollution; island; island ecosystem; freshwater conservation; freshwater monitoring; freshwater resource; freshwater degradation;  biodiversity;  sea resource ; sea water protection ; land ; land management and planning ; energy management ; energy efficiency ;  water management ; water resources management ; waste management ; forest management ; forest resource ; international agreement ; hazard ; sustainable development ; Barbados Programme of Action; BPoA; Mauritius Strategy of Implementation ; Small Island Developing States; SIDS","relation":"","pdf_ch":"NULL","pdf_fr":"NULL","pdf_es":"NULL","pdf_ru":"NULL","pdf_ar":"NULL","coverage":"Vanuatu ","rights":"Access Open to Public","audience":null,"disposal":"Permanent","hide":"1","source":"api"}],"file_path":"http:\/\/apps.unep.org\/publications\/pmtdocuments\/","uneplive_debug":[{"url":"http:\/\/apps.unep.org\/publications\/webservice.php?keyword=Barbados&hide=1","load_time":0.1806,"source":"api","api_fail":0}]}