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Small Island Developing State leaders join FAO Director-General to explore pathways to resilience
10 December 2020, Brussels/Rome – The world’s Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face special food-security strains due to climate change, rising oceans, and high reliance on food imports and tourism, which have declined sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of island states said at a dialogue organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu noted that the SIDS faced unique vulnerabilities and challenges, which have been further aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also speaking at the “FAO Brussels Dialogue on weathering COVID-19 in Small Island Developing States: A pathway to resilience” were Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana; Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname; Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., President of the Republic of Palau; Tuil
Minister Joubert wraps up familiarisation visits |10 December 2020
The Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change & Environment, Flavien Joubert, wrapped up his familiarisation visits at four institutions on Monday this week.
These included the Biodiversity Centre at Barbarons, the Bio-security Centre at Grand Anse Mahé, the Seychelles Energy Commission (Sec) at Unity House and the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) Electric House at Roche Caiman.
Minister Joubert was welcomed at the Biodiversity Centre by the chief executive of the National Botanical Garden Foundation, Raymond Brioche and chairman Andre Rassool. The minister obtained a guided tour of the facility and trail within the garden which contains various endemic plants. The tour was followed by a brief meeting with staff working at the facility who had the opportunity to discuss certain matters regarding their work.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, visited the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) yesterday afternoon.
He was accompanied by a delegation who included the principal secretary for Tourism, .