small island developing states

May 22, 2020
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Loss of mangroves, land for agriculture in focus as CARICOM observes International Biological Diversity Day

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s Human and Social Development chief, Dr Douglas Slater has drawn attention to the decline of land area for agricultural use and alarming levels of mangroves loss in the Region. He was at the time speaking at an inaugural webinar series: the Way Forward for the Caribbean in Shaping a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, recently, which launched…
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October 19, 2018
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Regional health ministers approve plan regarding climate change on SIDS On Oct 19, 2018

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Caribbean health and environment ministers ended a two-day meeting here approving a plan of action to ensure that the health of those living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is protected and prioritized within the global climate change agenda. “Just as we bring climate change to the heart of the health sector, we must work…
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February 15, 2018
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SIDS must never be denied concessional financing for climate resilience -SG

“It is crucial to increase the level of investment of climate finance for health.” – CARICOM Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has called for the scaling up of climate finance for resilience in the health sector. He also posited that small vulnerable countries must never be denied access to concessional financing in their quest for resilience against…
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August 25, 2017
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CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 25, 2017 (SKNIS): Although climate change has its disadvantages, it can also be used as an opportunity for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), especially St. Kitts and Nevis in a number of ways, said representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, Assistant Secretary, Diannille Taylor-Williams, and Annette Esquibel, Sustainable Tourism Coordinator. The duo appeared on Wednesday’s (August 23) edition…
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May 3, 2017
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Regional statisticians identify 113 core Indicators for SDGs

Regional statisticians have listed an initial 113 core Indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The statisticians identified the core Indicators during a three-day meeting held in Dominica late last month at which a CARICOM Technical Working Group (TWG) on SDGs was established. The criteria for the CARICOM recommended core Indicators include linkages to the CARICOM Five-Year…
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September 5, 2014
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CARICOM SG calls for innovative alternatives to finance SIDS’ development

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Even as the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) examined the issue of financing sustainable development for SIDS in Apia, Samoa, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has posited the need for new and innovative alternatives. Moderating a side event titled “Financing for Sustainable Development in SIDS,” during the four-day international conference on Small Island Developing…
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September 4, 2014
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CARICOM makes case for sustainable development of SIDS at UN conference

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) officials at the Third United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) made the case for the peculiar vulnerabilities of SIDS to be considered when the international community formulates economic policies for those countries. The critical importance of debt management, concessionary financing, partnerships, financing for climate change adaptation and mitigation,…
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September 3, 2014
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Call to scale up climate partnership for small islands

Caribbean news. 01 September 2014 – The heads of three regional organisations, together with the Commonwealth, have called for the strengthening of a global partnership to support climate change planning and finance in small island developing states. The Climate Resilient Islands Partnership was formed in 2011 and launched at the Rio+20 summit to support island nations, many of whom face…
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August 29, 2014
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UN Major Group of Children and Youth Selects SIDS Youth Focal Points

At the end of March, the UN Major Group of Children and Youth announced a list of young people who were selected to serve as Focal Points for Small Island Developing States for the period of 2014 – 2016. The UN Major Group for Children and Youth is the space within international negotiations on Sustainable Development for Children and Youth.…
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August 27, 2014
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SIDS leaders should attend conference, says PM

PRIME Minister Freundel Stuart says it is important that leaders of Small Island Developing States attend the upcoming Third International UN SIDS Conference in Samoa. Speaking ahead of his departure for the September 1 to 4 meeting, Stuart stated: “We need to be a part of the conversation in Samoa. We cannot stay at home. We must go and articulate…
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