by ILIN Advisor | 14 Sep, 2014 | News
9 September 2014, Apia, Samoa: Sylvia Earle, explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society, has been called the “Sturgeon General,” the “Joan of Arc of the Oceans,” “Hero for the Planet,” and “Her Deepness.” In Samoa, she was crowned the “First Lady of the...
by ILIN Advisor | 13 Sep, 2014 | Blog, News
FROM THE ASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN) TIMES – BY ERLAN IDRISSOV in OPINIONS on 11 SEPTEMBER In 1997, Jared Diamond wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book called “Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.” The book explained in easily understandable yet...
by ILIN Advisor | 2 Sep, 2014 | News
2 September 2014, Apia, Samoa Over 150 delegates and members of the international development community from more than 45 countries were stunned to see leader after leader approach the podium to sign a historic sustainable energy and climate resilient treaty that will...
by ILIN Advisor | 27 Aug, 2014 | News
United Nations International Year of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy For All (2014-2024) MEDIA RELEASE Small islands to sign historic treaty in Samoa, to help finance climate change adaptation 27...
by ILIN Advisor | 27 Aug, 2014 | News
Dear Side Event organizers, We would like to inform you that the online programme of side events for the Samoa SIDS Conference can be found at SIDS2014.org/sideevents. Please take note of the conference room allocated for your event. Conference rooms will have: ·...
by ILIN Advisor | 5 Aug, 2014 | News
Declaration from 16 states to be presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during September climate summit By Sophie Yeo, 2 August 2014 The Pacific Islands say they will push for an agreement on ocean conservation at UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s climate...