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Advancing Climate Resilience in the Pacific
22 May 2018, Bangkok, Thailand - The impact of climate change reaches all aspects of human life in the Pacific. Policymakers must select the priority adaptation actions from many options. UNDP and UN Environment are empowering effective climate change decision-making in the Pacific, to enhance resilience.Representatives of Pacific Island governments will attend a regional ... More detail
22 May 2018, Bangkok, Thailand - The impact of climate change reaches all aspects of human life in the Pacific. Policymakers must select the priority adaptation actions from many options. UNDP and UN Environment are empowering effective climate change decision-making in the Pacific, to enhance resilience.Representatives of Pacific Island governments will attend a regional ... More detail
Stakeholders meet to develop State of the Environment Report and the National Environment Management...
The first ever workshop on the State of the Environment (SOE) report and the National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) officially opened on Wednesday, 16th May at the Ministry of Tourism Conference Centre in Tonga. The meeting which brings together 30 participants from various government organisations, private sectors and non-government organisations aims to discuss the n... More detail
The first ever workshop on the State of the Environment (SOE) report and the National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) officially opened on Wednesday, 16th May at the Ministry of Tourism Conference Centre in Tonga. The meeting which brings together 30 participants from various government organisations, private sectors and non-government organisations aims to discuss the n... More detail
YCAN Samoa first Pacific Youth Group to win Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetlands Champions
Youth Climate Action Network for Samoa (YCAN) is the first ever Pacific youth group to be awarded the Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetlands Champions. The award acknowledges a young person or a group of young people, between the ages of 18 and 30, who have contributed to the wise use of wetlands. Established as an official body in 2016, YCAN is a non-government organisatio... More detail
Youth Climate Action Network for Samoa (YCAN) is the first ever Pacific youth group to be awarded the Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetlands Champions. The award acknowledges a young person or a group of young people, between the ages of 18 and 30, who have contributed to the wise use of wetlands. Established as an official body in 2016, YCAN is a non-government organisatio... More detail
Walking the talk in Vanuatu, the first country in the world to ban plastic straws
15 May 2018, Port Vila, Vanuatu - It's a Pacific island nation that has beaten the global community across the finish line with Vanuatu officially being the first nation in the world to legally ban the use of plastic straws. The passing of legislation in February will see the end of single use plastic bags, polystyrene takeaway boxes and straws by 1 July, 2018.
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15 May 2018, Port Vila, Vanuatu - It's a Pacific island nation that has beaten the global community across the finish line with Vanuatu officially being the first nation in the world to legally ban the use of plastic straws. The passing of legislation in February will see the end of single use plastic bags, polystyrene takeaway boxes and straws by 1 July, 2018.
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Construction of the Pacific Climate Change Centre begins!
The Pacific island region is only 13 months away from having its' very own Pacific Climate Change Centre hosted at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme in Samoa.The ground breaking ceremony signified the start of construction of the PCCC funded by the Government of Japan through grant aid to the Government of Samoa. The PCCC will be the regional centre ... More detail
The Pacific island region is only 13 months away from having its' very own Pacific Climate Change Centre hosted at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme in Samoa.The ground breaking ceremony signified the start of construction of the PCCC funded by the Government of Japan through grant aid to the Government of Samoa. The PCCC will be the regional centre ... More detail
Australia Renews Commitment to Major Pacific Climate and Oceans Monitoring and Prediction Programme
10 May 2018, Nuku'alofa, Tonga - At the Planning and Steering Committee meetings for the Climate and Ocean Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) held this week in Tonga, the Australian Government confirmed that they will continue the excellent work of the programme into a second four year phase beginning 1 July 2018.The aim of COSPPac is to enhance the capacity of Pacific Is... More detail
10 May 2018, Nuku'alofa, Tonga - At the Planning and Steering Committee meetings for the Climate and Ocean Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) held this week in Tonga, the Australian Government confirmed that they will continue the excellent work of the programme into a second four year phase beginning 1 July 2018.The aim of COSPPac is to enhance the capacity of Pacific Is... More detail
Climate change a hot item for the Pacific islands region this May
May is a momentous moment for climate change in the Pacific with key milestone events happening in our region.A high level dialogue on climate change and biodiversity for Pacific leaders took place with the Hon Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France on 4 May. This was held during the three day Presidential visit of H.E Emmanuel Macron and his delegation t... More detail
May is a momentous moment for climate change in the Pacific with key milestone events happening in our region.A high level dialogue on climate change and biodiversity for Pacific leaders took place with the Hon Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France on 4 May. This was held during the three day Presidential visit of H.E Emmanuel Macron and his delegation t... More detail
Samoa Meteorology strengthen collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries through Case S...
Samoas Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment through the Samoa Meteorology Division -Climate section is branching out its services to support Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) agriculture and fisheries sectors, to use climate change information to help plan for the future by undertaking a case study in Upolu and Savaii. Work on the case study began at a two-da... More detail
Samoas Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment through the Samoa Meteorology Division -Climate section is branching out its services to support Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) agriculture and fisheries sectors, to use climate change information to help plan for the future by undertaking a case study in Upolu and Savaii. Work on the case study began at a two-da... More detail
Pacific Climate Change Centre to start construction in May
The Pacific islands region is on track to having its own Pacific Climate Change Centre to be based in Samoa at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). This month will see the ground breaking ceremony take place at SPREP Headquarters in Vailima.
The construction of the Centre is funded by the Government of Japan, through grant aid to the Go... More detail
The Pacific islands region is on track to having its own Pacific Climate Change Centre to be based in Samoa at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). This month will see the ground breaking ceremony take place at SPREP Headquarters in Vailima.
The construction of the Centre is funded by the Government of Japan, through grant aid to the Go... More detail
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