The 138-page report is intended to serve as a starting point for the development of an in-depth, systematic assessment for designing green economies in small island developing States (SIDS).
The study is part of the DSD programme, “Integrating Climate Change into National Sustainable Development Strategies and Plans in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
29 June 2012: The Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has begun a project on designing green economies in small island developing States (SIDS). The Division, along with the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs, and the Ministry of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development of Grenada released a study titled “Road Map on Building a Green Economy for Sustainable Development in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada.”
The publication was released on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), which convened from 13-22 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The report includes sections on: energy resources and technology; water resources; education and jobs; transport; agriculture, fisheries, and food security; ecotourism; and environmental sustainability.
According to the 138-page report, the study is intended to serve as a starting point for the development of an in-depth, systematic assessment for designing green economies in small island developing States (SIDS). The study is part of the DSD programme, “Integrating Climate Change into National Sustainable Development Strategies and Plans in Latin America and the Caribbean.” [Publication: Road Map on Building a Green Economy for Sustainable Development in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada] [Rio+20 Launch Information]