Bahamas sovereign wealth fund to accrue benefits from natural resources
The Bahamas Petroleum Company, which began drilling an exploratory oil well in Bahamian waters have praised a recent government announcement that it will fast track the…
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Antigua and Barbuda to establish centre of excellence for blue economy
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, which co-chairs the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Sustainable Blue Economy, the University of the West Indies and…
Tanzania taps into open data and satellite imagery
Focusing on SDG 12, the UNDP Tanzania Accelerator Lab have used uncommon ways of understanding problems, seeking solutions and finally learning and adapting in…
Trinidad and Tobago joins the Madrid System
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol making Trinidad and Tobago the 107th member of the…
Papua New Guinea’s government services using satellite technology
Internet connectivity challenges are not unique to just Papua New Guinea. ADB and Kacific’s satellite project aims to improve internet connectivity across the region, especially in…
Vanuatu leaves behind least developed country status
Vanuatu, one of the small island developing states (SIDS) in the western Pacific and home to 293,000 people, has graduated from least developed country…
‘My Constituency’ SDG app launched for Bangladeshi MPs
The Bangladeshi Parliament with the United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh have launched the ‘My Constituency’ data platform, a web and mobile-based application for…
Digital platforms throw lifeline to Kenya’s creatives amid COVID-19
With live shows on pause due to the pandemic, creative industries in Kenya are tapping into new revenue streams on digital platforms and outlets…
Mauritius oil spill shines spotlight on marine pollution
The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned and Panamanian-flagged bulk-carrier, was sailing without cargo when it grounded on a coral reef on 25 July in an…
How the Seychelles is protecting its national waters
Lying 1,000 miles off the coast of East Africa, the Seychelles is an ecological paradise. The extensive archipelago of 115 lush and rocky islands…
India’s innovation landscape
Professor Anil Gupta, a prolific figure in the space of ‘grassroots’ innovation and founder of the Honey Bee Network, Society for Research and Initiatives…
Wave and storm modelling in the Pacific
Misaeli Funaki is the Director of the Fiji Meteorological Service and he is always looking for innovative ways to predict what the ocean will…