CARIBBEAN-SIDS-SIDS adopt political declaration at Barbados meeting

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) have adopted a political declaration ahead of the Third International Conference on Sustainable Development of SIDS Global conference in Samoa next year. But negotiations on the draft outcome document on sustainable development for SIDS will continue in New York following three days of discussions here. “The Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting in preparation for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States decides that negotiations on the draft outcome document will continue in New York,” said Barbados Environment and Drainage Minister Dr. Denis Lowe.