Inter-regional preparatory meeting
The SIDS Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting (IPM), in preparation for the Third International Conference on SIDS, will be held at the Hilton Barbados Resort, Bridgetown, Barbados during the period August 26 - 28, 2013.
All three regions will gather in Bridgetown, Barbados, 26-28 August for the inter-regional preparatory meeting. There they will present their regional outcomes, debate, and agree on the SIDS positions and priorities to bring to the global process leading up to the SIDS Conference.
Statements & Presentations
Number of statements/presentations: 16
Opening Session
Mr. Wu Hongbo
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General for the International Conference on Small Island Developing States
H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe
President-elect of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly to the Interregional Preparatory Meeting for the Third Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference
Ministerial Sessions
Italy
Strengthening Cooperation and Partnerships–Framework for Supporting Partnerships for SIDS Intra-Regionally, Inter-regionally and through Triangular Cooperation
Presentations for Side Events on Sustainable Energy
SIDS and IRENA
Ms. Elizabeth Press, Deputy Director, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Presentations for Side Events on Vulnerabilities in SIDS- Investing in Statistical, Human and Institutional Systems towards Enhanced Information for Decision Making
Interactive Dialogue with Major Group Representatives