Contribute to Outreach at he Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States
Outreach magazine
at the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States
INVITATION FOR ARTICLES
Stakeholder Forum will be publishing eight editions of Outreach to
coincide with the Third International Conference on SIDS and the preceding
Major Groups and Other Stakeholders Forum, Renewable Energy Forum and Private
Sector Forum (29th August – 5th September 2014) and
invites all stakeholders to contribute material to be included in the magazine.
The content
of the daily editions will be based on the themes listed below. These themes
have been selected to align with those of the pre-Conference Forums and the
multi-stakeholder partnership dialogues taking place during the Conference.
Some suggested topics for articles are provided as a guide below, along with
the deadlines for content and publishing dates. Please also bear in mind
that the overarching theme for the Conference is ‘the sustainable development
of Small Island Developing States through genuine and durable partnerships’.
Articles
should be 550-700 words in length and should be relevant to SIDS
Conference and pre-Conference Forums. Submissions can be previously
published material, as long as the content is up-to-date and still has
relevance. Please note that we are not a research journal and articles should
present opinions, ideas and recommendations using non-expert language. Full guidelines
for submissions are available here.
Please
contact Amy Cutter, acutter@stakeholderforum.org
if you are interested in contributing an article on one of the themes below or
if you have any questions. When getting in touch, please provide details of
the article you plan to submit.
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Publishing Date
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Event
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Themes and suggested topics
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FINAL DEADLINE FOR CONTENT
|
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Friday 29th August
|
Major Groups and Other
Stakeholders Forum
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Role of youth, women and
other stakeholders in the sustainable development of SIDS
·
Gender Equality, Women’s Human Rights, and Human
rights
·
Effective MG, Civil Society and other Stakeholders’
Participation Mechanisms
·
Indigenous People’s Rights
·
Coverage from the Youth Forum
|
27th August 12pm
WST (GMT+13)
Please note earlier time.
|
|
Saturday 30th
August
|
Renewable Energy Forum
|
Sustainable energy
·
Promoting access to modern energy sources in SIDS
·
Increasing energy efficiency in SIDS
·
Expanding the use of renewable energy in SIDS
·
Economic, social and climate change mitigation
benefits of renewable energy
|
28th August 5pm
WST (GMT+13)
|
|
Sunday 31st August
|
Private Sector Forum
|
Private sector partnerships
for advancing sustainable development in SIDS
Including the private sector’s
role in the following sectors:
·
Sustainable Agriculture;
·
Connectivity through: Transport and Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs);
·
Disaster Risk Reduction
·
Fisheries and Marine Resources;
·
Renewable Energy; and
·
Sustainable Tourism
|
29th August 5pm
WST (GMT+13)
|
|
Monday 1st
September
|
Third International
Conference on SIDS
|
Sustainable economic
development
·
Creating resilient and sustainable macro-economic
environments in SIDS;
·
Addressing the challenges of sustainably growing
domestic and export markets; and
·
Overcoming challenges of virtual and physical
connections that are faced by SIDS.
·
Agriculture and tourism
·
Employment
|
30th August 5pm
WST (GMT+13)
|
|
Tuesday 2nd
September
|
Third International
Conference on SIDS
|
Climate change & Disaster Risk management , Social
development in SIDs & Health and NCDs
·
SIDS climate change adaptation needs
·
Building resilience and preparedness and promoting
recovery from disasters
·
Enhancing social protection and inclusion, improving
wellbeing, and guaranteeing opportunities for the most vulnerable and
disadvantaged
·
Addressing communicable and non-communicable diseases
in SIDS
|
31st August 5pm
WST (GMT+13)
|
|
Wednesday 3rd
September
|
Third International
Conference on SIDS
|
Oceans, Seas &
Biodiversity
·
Challenges, threats and opportunities
·
Optimal and sustainable development of ocean related
economic activities
·
Climate change
·
Sustainable tourism
·
Biodiversity
|
1st September
5pm WST (GMT+13)
|
|
Thursday 4th
September
|
Third International
Conference on SIDS
|
Water & Sanitation,
Food security and Waste Management
·
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
·
Access to sanitation and hygiene
·
Healthy diets and sustainable food production and
consumption
·
Environmentally sound chemicals and waste management
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2nd
September 5pm WST (GMT+13)
|
|
Friday 5th
September
|
N/A
|
Wrap up edition reflecting
on the week’s events
·
Reflection on the events and outcomes of the week
·
Priorities for the sustainable development of SIDS to
be considered in the elaboration of the post-2015 UN development agenda.
·
Implementation
|
3rd September
5pm WST (GMT+13)
|
About Outreach
Outreach is a multi-stakeholder publication
on climate change and sustainable development, which has been produced at
various international conferences since 1997. Outreach aims to
empower stakeholders and provide space for debate and discourse on topics being
negotiated at intergovernmental meetings by acting as a vehicle for the diverse
voices of stakeholders, including regional and local governments, women’s
groups, business, science and technology groups, Indigenous Peoples, trade
unions, youth and NGOs.
Previous
editions of the magazine can be viewed on the Outreach website.
In line
with the UN PaperSmart Initiative, Outreach is distributed primarily as
an electronic publication (via the Outreach website and a daily html email to a
range of list servers), with a limited number of hard copies made available to
event attendees.
Amy Cutter
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