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Adapting to our century’s challenge with this Pacific response

[Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change]The single biggest and most important regional adaptation to climate change project that spans 13 countries is the focus of a one week workshop in Apia, Samoa.

The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC) opened its inception training today with over 50 participants coming together to discus the administration and implementation of the US 13.125 Million dollar project.

The week not only marks the inception of the PACC Project, but also the start of the very first region wide adaptation project to help countries address the adverse affects of climate change.

The importance of this workshop was echoed by the Associate Minister of Environment of Samoa, Hon. Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo, during his opening speech.

“For the PACC project to succeed we ne ...(to be continued)

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Solomon Islands Hosts Environment Gathering

[Nature Conservation]Pacific island nature conservation partners are meeting this week in Honiara to help progress implementation of the region’s nature conservation objectives. The 12th meeting of the Roundtable for Nature Conservation was officially opened by the Honourable Mr Gordon Lilo Darcy, Minister for Environment, Conservation and Meteorology. The Honourable Darcy welcomed the Roundtable members and stressed the importance of governments and non-governmental organisations working together to address critical environment and development needs in countries.

The Roundtable is a group of conservation organisations working throughout the Pacific islands region. It provides a forum to ensure coordination, accountability and transparency in implementing conservation and environment activities in the r ...(to be continued)

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Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change

[Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change]Adapting to the adverse effects of current and future changes in climate is a reality that a five year regional project will help Pacific communities put into action.

The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC) will bring a total of US$13.125 million dollars into 13 Pacific Island countries. This funding will help start adaptation projects on the ground in three major climate change concerns; food security, water and coastal management.

Next week, the PACC Inception workshop will bring together the representatives from the 13 different Pacific countries to help prepare them to carry out this project at the national level. It will be at this time that all stakeholders can come together and discuss the implementation arrangements at both the regional and national ...(to be continued)

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Bonn Climate Change Talks

[Climate Change and Variability]Climate Change is fast becoming this century’s environment, economic and sustainable development challenge. Part of our Pacific response is engaging in the international process to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The Bonn Climate Change talks in June, 2009 were an important gathering for the Pacific region. From June 1 – 12 there were a series of four meetings, two of which were subsidiary body meetings that focus on general management of the United Nations Framework for the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process. The remaining two meetings centered on the arrangements for negotiating a new set of agreements for the period that starts after the Kyoto Protocol commitments run out in 2012.

Espen Ronneberg the Climate Change Adviser for the Secre ...(to be continued)

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