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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 ...
Barbados - National Report for Third International Conference
(Government of Barbados, 2013)
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 ...
Palau - National Report for Third International Conference
(Republic of Palau, 2013)
The Republic of Palau has met or nearly accomplished most of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals. As a leader in sustainable development and conservation, Palau is committed to work towards universal and affordable ...
Solomon Islands - National Report for Third International Conference
(Government of Solomon Islands, 2013)
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 ...
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 ...
Status Report on The Application of Integrated Approaches to Water Resources Management
(2012)
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development marks 20 years since the historic Earth Summit that was instrumental in laying the foundations and charting the course for contemporary sustainable development. ...
Metal Stocks in Society: Scientific Synthesis
(2010)
The continued increase in the use of metals over the twentieth century has led to a substantial shift from geological resource base to metal stocks in society. This report reviews the relevant literature on this topic. ...
Women and Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peace Building Potential
(2013)
Thirteen years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, investment in women as agents of change in peacebuilding remains inadequate. One of the unexplored entry points for strengthening womens contributions ...
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
(UNEP, 2011)
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989 and it came into force in 1992. It is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on ...
Africa's Adaptation Gap: Technical Report
(UNEP, 2013)
This report is a stark analysis of where Africa stands in relation to its adaptation goals and is a cautionary indicator of what may happen should the emissions gap remain - necessitating additional adaptation. The report ...