FAO African SIDS solutions and investment forum - Food and Agriculture Organization

A capacity building workshop on Sustainable Tourism for Pacific SIDS was held in Busan on 17–18 July 2026, in cooperation with the Korea National University of Heritage, within the framework of "SIDS Capacity Building Project: Safeguarding Heritage in the Pacific" under the Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust. A total of 32 participants attended the workshop in person, including 16 representatives from 12 Pacific SIDS States Parties. The workshop brought together government ...

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