The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows: to contribute to the Sustainable Development of the Small Island Developing States of the ESA-IO region by addressing specific development constraints of beneficiary countries (their natural characteristics linked to insularity, their relative smallness, proneness to natural disasters, and […]
The five-year Biodiversity Programme includes island and coastal States of the ESA-IO with extensive coastlines, offshore islands and Exclusive Economic Zones which are rich in natural resources. The programme objective is to develop and strengthen national and regional capacity to manage the direct and indirect use of the coastal, marine an island —specific ecosystems towards […]
The Cotonou Agreement provides for regional organisations (ROs) with overlapping memberships, to participate in a common Regional Indicative Programmes especially as regards regional economic integration. COMESA, EAC, IGAD and IOC have obtained the necessary mandate from their Member States and have since 2001 jointly prepared for the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region […]