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High-level Roundtable on International Cooperation
for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
Launching New Partnerships between Iceland and Caribbean
Small Island Developing States
Business and Investment Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development and
on Sustainable Management of Fisheries
25-27 March 2008
Bridgetown, Barbados
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More than 140 representatives of the Governments of the sixteen small
island developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, the Government of
Iceland, regional intergovernmental organizations, the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and other UN
programmes and agencies, as well as business leaders met for a
High-level Roundtable on International Cooperation for Sustainable
Development of Caribbean SIDS in Bridgetown, Barbados, during 25 to 27
March 2008.
The roundtable meetings were held in response to a request by the
Government of Iceland for DESA to facilitate enhanced development
cooperation between Iceland and Caribbean SIDS. The meeting identified
areas of mutual interest to increase cooperation, namely in the areas of
sustainable use of natural resources, climate change, renewable energy
resources, fisheries management, capacity building and the advancement
of women.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs,
Mr. SHA Zukang, described the meeting as “an important opportunity to
expand inter-regional cooperation, share information and experience, and
develop partnerships in a number of key areas of mutual interest.”
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