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Image of Major UN Treaty comes into force – Small Island leaders say they will not be left behind

Major UN Treaty comes into force – Small Island leaders say they will not be left behind

UNITED NATIONS (UN) HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY, 5 October 2015

On 30 September 2015, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Initiative – SIDS DOCK – celebrated the entry into force of the SIDS DOCK Treaty, recognising the establishment of the historic intergovernmental organisation vested with the full powers of the United Nations (UN). The Ceremony of the Establishment of SIDS DOCK was chaired by Dr. The Hon. Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Acting Chair of the SIDS DOCK Steering Committee, in the absence of the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Chair of the SIDS DOCK Steering Committee, who was unavoidably absent due to the destructive impacts of Tropical Storm Erika, in August 2015.

Image of Renewable energy centre to be set up in Barbados

Renewable energy centre to be set up in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- A Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is to be established in Barbados, said minister with responsibility for energy, Senator Darcy Boyce, when he met with Paolo Serpi, Italy’s special envoy t

Vienna Energy Forum 2015

The Energy Branch of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the SIDS Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Initiative (SIDS DOCK), the Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE), the Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Image of Energy centre to highlight discussions at Special Meetings of COTED

Energy centre to highlight discussions at Special Meetings of COTED

The establishment of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) will straddle discussions at two Special Meetings of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) that will be held in Georgetown, Guyana on We

Image of Dominica hosting validation workshop for CCREEE

Dominica hosting validation workshop for CCREEE

A two day Validation Workshop on the Needs Assessment and Project Document for the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) has commenced in Dominica.

Image of Austria, UNIDO and the SIDS DOCK establish Sustainable Energy Partnership

Austria, UNIDO and the SIDS DOCK establish Sustainable Energy Partnership

Austria, UNIDO and the Small Island Developing States Sustainable Energy Initiative (SIDS DOCK) establish Sustainable Energy Partnership: Establishment of Regional Sustainable Energy Promotion Centres in Caribbean, Indian Ocea