[Fwd: Reminder] Agenda 21 Success Stories Small Island

Paola Deda wrote:
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> You should have received this message by mail or fax. If you have not,
> please read the following carefully.
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> Division for Sustainable Development
> Department of Economic and Social Affairs
> Two UN Plaza, DC1-820, New York, NY 10017
> Tel. (212) 963-4721 Fax. (212) 963-1270 e-mail: deda@un.org
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> Dear Madam / Sir,
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> In the preparation for the 9th session of the Commission on
> Sustainable Development (CSD-9) and the 2002 Earth Summit, we are planning
> a special issue of the publication of Success Stories, focusing entirely on
> Small Island Developing States. As you may recall the United Nations
> Division for Sustainable Development produced similar publications for
> CSD-5 and the 19th Special Session of the UN General Assembly, for CSD-6,
> for CSD-7 and CSD-8, on the thematic focuses discussed at those sessions.
> These collections were very well received, encouraging the Division to
> continue with such practice.
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> This special issue is meant to provide a practical assessment of the
> progress achieved in the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action
> and Agenda 21 in Small Island Developing States. The main objective is to
> provide snap-shots of successful projects in the field of sustainable
> development, particularly in the areas considered by chapters of the
> Barbados Programme of Action. The thematic areas are: Climate change and
> sea level rise; Natural and environmental disasters; Management of wastes;
> Coastal and marine resources; Freshwater resources; Land resources; Energy
> resources; Tourism resources; Biodiversity resources; National Institutions
> and administrative capacity; Regional institutions and technical
> co-operation; Transport and communication; Science and technology; Human
> resource development. We would also like to identify any projects or
> activities that have led to tangible results, involved partnerships between
> different actors and shown integrated and multidisciplinary approaches that
> have the potential to replicate elsewhere. Each submission should be no
> longer than 2 pages. You are encouraged to submit multiple success stories,
> according to the enclosed outline.
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> From the submissions, the SIDS Unit will select 50 stories to post on
> both the Division for Sustainable Development website and SIDSnet. We will
> also distribute these success stories in print at CSD-9 and at the Earth
> Summit. Selection will be based primarily on the information provided in
> the "Results Achieved" and "Lessons Learned" sections in the enclosed
> outline. In addition to a printed version, the selected stories will be
> entered into a database to make it more systematically available to
> governments, institutions, major groups and other partners looking for
> case-studies, examples and co-operation partners. This will allow for more
> information exchange and experience sharing among SIDS.
> We request your co-operation to reach as many actors as possible.
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Paola Deda
> SIDS Unit
> Division for Sustainable
> Development
> United Nations
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> (See attached file: guidelines.doc)
Received on Thu Dec 7 14:21:11 2000