Description/achievement of initiative
Strengthen the national capacity of small-island states to implement the Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA).
Implementation methodologies
Since 2009, the UNDESA SIDS Unit and UCSIS - now including new member institutions the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the the University of Seychelles - has been implementing a project to establish a common Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platform through which UCSIS will deliver a masters degree programme in small islands sustainable development. UNESCO provides technical advice and support to the project, through UCSIS's status as a UNITWIN network. This endeavor is one of two components of the UNDESA project “Capacity Development through Education for Sustainable Development and Knowledge Management for Small Island Developing States (SIDS),” a follow-up project of the 2005 Mauritius International Meeting on further implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS, with Funds in Trust from the Government of the Kingdom of Spain. Together with the second component - the revitalization of SIDSNet, the project aims to establish solid foundations for capacity development for the sustainable development of SIDS through enhanced institutional, human resource, and technological capacities in the areas of knowledge management and education for sustainable development.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
University of Malta; University of Mauritius; University of the South Pacific; University of the Virgin Islands; University of the West Indies.
Sponsor by Government of Spain
