Industry associations are strategic actors in transitioning Caribbean SIDS to sustainable economies

Jay Owen September 1, 2014Green Prosperity


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Download a PDF of today’s edition on private sector partnerships in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). edition	Industry associations are strategic actors in transitioning Caribbean SIDS to sustainable economies Dr. Kalim U. Shah, a Trinidad-born sustainable development researcher, consultant and author, makes the case for integrating industry associations in sustainable development policy processes, highlighting Caribbean good practice examples. ______________
Green destination status and sustainable tourism for SIDS Dr. Magdalena A.K. Muir and Dr. Albert Salman discuss objective assessment tools and strategies for sustainable tourism in SIDS, and how these might increase entire islands’ and communities’ sustainability.	A meeting of minds Gima Kepi, Manager of the women’s banking unit at the Nationwide Microbank, Papua New Guinea, discusses the merits of a partnership with UN Women which has helped women vendors move towards financial independence.

From weeds to electricity, UN partnership aims to connect families to electric grid The UN News Centre reports on how a partnership project in Samoa is using an invasive vine species to produce electricity from biogas.	Reflections from the Renewable Energy Forum Amber Carvan, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, reflects on some of her favourite messages from the pre-conference Renewable Energy Forum.

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