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Conservation finance: Seychelles’ troubled waters
Kanika Saigal Published on: Thursday, October 10, 2019 The Seychelles was the first country to issue a debt-for-nature swap to protect its marine environment; it was also the first to issue a blue bond, raising capital to finance sustainable marine and ocean-related...
Vacancy: CCREEE Communications and Public Relations Specialist
Deadline: Sunday, September 22, 2019 Working from the CCREEE office in Barbados and reporting to the Executive Director, the Communications and Public Relations (C&PR) Specialist will participate as a team member in establishing the Centre and its strategic...
SAMOA Pathway High-Level Luncheon “Mission Transforming Island Lives! The Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres for Small Island Developing States” on 27 September 2019 in New York at UN Headquaters
Event Date: Friday, 27 September, 2019 INTRODUCTION The high-level luncheon event “Mission Transforming Island Lives! The Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres for Small Island Developing States” is being organized under the umbrella of the Global Network...
How Leaders of Sinking Countries Are Fighting Climate Change
By Justin Worland | Photographs by Christopher Gregory for TIME Rising seas threaten to submerge Tuvalu, one of many island nations struggling with climate change. Christopher Gregory for TIME The journey to the Fijian village of Vunidogoloa is arduous. It...
PCREEE and UNIDO join efforts to develop a regional e-mobility policy and program for the for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs)
The Pacific Community (SPC) hosted Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) are assisting Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in the development of a regional...
Development of a Regional E-Mobility Policy and Program for the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs)
Deadline: Thursday, June 27, 2019 The Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) seek consultancy support for the development of a regional electric mobility (e-mobility)...
Seychelles protecting even more of its waters, minister says on World Environment Day
(Seychelles News Agency) - Seychelles has designated 26 percent of its territorial waters as marine protection areas to complete the second phase of the debt for conservation finance deal with The Nature Conservancy, the environment minister said on Wednesday. The...
NOTICE: AOSIS accepting applications for fellowship programme
AOSIS Climate Change Fellowship Program A major challenge for AOSIS members in the UNFCCC process is finding the resources necessary to allow for representatives to engage in substantive training focused on the complex climate negotiations. This reality puts AOSIS...