RT Report
T1 Green economy: an analysis of challenges and opportunities
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 
A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8131
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8131
NO The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 marked the first time that the special characteristics of SIDS were paid significant attention and were recognized as a distinct group. In 1994, the first Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of SIDS was held in Barbados, under the auspices of the United Nations. It resulted in the adoption of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA), which recognized the unique and particular vulnerabilities of SIDS and identified the sustainable development challenges SIDS face. The BPOA explicitly identified key areas requiring urgent action.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026