- 17th Noumea Convention - 31st August
- 12th Waigani Convention - 1st September
- Partnership Dialogue - Monday 4th September - Programme Outline
- 31st SPREP Meeting - 5th - 7th September - Official Opening Programme
- Ministerial High Level Talanoa - Friday 8th September - Draft Provisional Agenda
- Information Note and Guide for Meeting Delegates
“Sustainable, transformative and resilient for a Blue Pacific”
Side Events
- Side Events @ 31st SPREP Meeting
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- Side Event #1: International Coastal Clean Up - Saturday 02 September, (14:00) - Offsite, Moata'a Village, Taumeasina
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Interactive activities to engage communities in conducting a coastal clean-up activity including waste audit and survey. Our aim is to enhance awareness, knowledge, and skills on sustainable waste management practices
Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific (SWAP) Project.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Samoa
Pacific Ocean Litter Project (POLP)
Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS) Project
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Julie Pillet,
Technical Waste Project Coordinator, SWAP, Waste Management and Pollution Control (WMPC) Programme
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- Side Event #2: Weather Ready Pacific Decadal Programme of Investment: Preparing for extreme weather events in a 1.5C and a 2C World brought by future climate change - Monday 04 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.30) - Savaii Room (Room 1), Taumeasina Island Resort
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is very clear. The world is not on course to meeting the 1.5 degree Celsius target that the Pacific is advocating. Under the future climate brought about by the global warning and climate change, the IPCC emphasied the following;
• Pacific will face fewer but more intense tropical cyclones
• The Pacific will face increased heat stress with an increased number of days where combined heat and humidity are harmful to human health
• Extreme Rainfall, Storm Surge, Heat Stress will become more frequent, more intense and more widespread
• Drought Conditions increasing in the Pacific
• Sea Level Rise will lead to increased frequency and intensity of storm surge events, increased coastal inundation and the intrusion of sea water into fresh water supplies
• Marine heatwaves and ocean acidification will become more frequent and intense
The impacts of these extreme events will be catastrophic for small island states as outlined in the IPCC Second Working Group Report.
The forecasts and warnings provided by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) are essential to the safety and well-being of Pacific people and communities, protection of property and contribute to sustainable development. But are they equipped to provide critical lifesaving information in a changed climate to communities? The answer is No.
During this session, information will be provided on why the Pacific Meteorological Council made the decision to develop the decadal investment plan and process of getting it endorsed by the PMC and the Pacific Leaders, the latest update on the decisions from the Sixth meeting from the PMC and the 3rd Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology (PMMM) in August 2023. Australia has pledged AUD30Million as the initial investment for the initiative.
Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Fiji Met Service (Chair of the PMC)
Government of Tonga (CEO or Director as champions of this initiative)
World Meteorological Organization
Samoa MNRE / National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) or Meteorological Service
SPREP
Nihmei Salesa
Meteorology and Climate Adviser, Climate Change Resilience (CCR) Programme
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- Side Event #3: Sustaining Environmental Data Management in the Pacific, Monday 04 September, Lunch time (1.00 - 13.30: subject to change) - Sina Restaurant, (Room 2) Taumeasina Island Resort
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The Inform Project has assisted member countries in the development of data management tools to collate and analyse data for key priority reports including the State of the Environment (SoE) and National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) to inform decision making. This side event will showcase the various tools, guidelines, reports, strategic partnerships and resource materials developed under the project over the past 5 years and how these achievements have been incorporated into existing initiatives including the UN Joint Programme (UNJP) on Ecosystem Services; the use of GIS data for decision under the Ensuring Resilient Ecosystems and Representative Protected Areas (EREPA) project and the Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific Ocean programme. The event will also be a platform to discuss the next steps forward and how member countries can benefit from this work and also to request their support on their letter of support on the GEF 8 STAR Allocation.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Member Countries: Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa
SPREP
Tavita Su’a, Pacific Environment Portal Systems Developer and Analyst, Environmental Monitoring & Governance (EMG)
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- Side Event #4: Greening of the Pacific Games 2023 - Tuesday 05 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.30) - Savaii Room, (Room 1) Taumeasina Island Resort
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This side event will showcase the work of MECDM and SPREP to support the Solomon Island Government’s Safe and Green Games Strategic Framework with a particular focus on addressing the problem of plastic pollution- especially single-use plastics.
Government of the Solomon Islands MECDM
SPREP
Andrea Volentras
Project Manager, Pacific Ocean Litter Project (POLP), Waste Management and Pollution Control (WMPC) Programme
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- Side Event #5: Introduction to the GEF-8 Programming Directions and the recent updates on Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) - Tuesday 05 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.30) - Sina Restaurant (Room 2), Taumeasina Island Resort
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The side event will provide information on the new GEF-8 Strategic and Programming Directions, including the Integrated Programs, Focal Areas and Global Environmental Benefits. The event will also be an opportunity to learn more about the recent updates on the MEAs’ agenda, including GEF’s role in the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF), the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions Treaty (BBNJ, aka the High Seas Treaty), and the Plastic Pollution Treaty.
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat
GEF Partners
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA)
ConventionsSPREP
Amanda Wheatley Biodiversity Adviser, Juney Ward, Ecosystem & Biodiversity Officer Island & Ocean Ecosystems Programme (IOE)
Sarah Amy Wyatt [email protected] and Anil Bruce Sookdeo [email protected]
- Side Event #6: Port Based Outreach: saving endangered species from Bycatch, Tuesday 05 September, Evening (18.00) - Savaii Room (Room 1), Taumeasina Island Resort
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BirdLife Pacific in partnership with SPREP, funded through the Pacific European Union Marine Programme (PEUMP), Bycatch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) initiative, have been undertaking a port-based outreach programme in Suva with surface long line vessels fishing for tuna. These fisheries present a high risk to Species of Special Interest including seabirds, sharks and rays, turtles and whales and dolphins of being accidentally caught in baited fishing hooks. The programme aims to bridge the implementation gap between regional and government regulations requiring use of bycatch mitigation on fishing vessels and practical application of the mitigation by skippers and crew to prevent bycatch of species of special interest. This side event will discuss this programme.
BirdLife Pacific
SPREP
Margaret West, BirdLife Pacific Director [email protected]
Stephanie Borrelle, BirdLife Pacific [email protected]
James Nagan- [email protected]
Karen Baird, Threatened and Migratory Species Adviser, Island and Ocean Ecosystems Programme (IOE)
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- Side Event #7: Strengthening Environmental & Social Risk Management in the Pacific, Tuesday 05 September, Evening (17.00) - Main Conference Venue (Apolima & Manono Rooms), Taumeasina Island Resort
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SPREP has been at the forefront of promoting Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) across the Pacific for over 30 years. Collaborative initiatives like the Pacific Learning Partnership for Environmental and Social Sustainability (PLP-ESS), involving SPREP, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and University of the South Pacific (USP), have provided a Pacific-based and needs driven platform for capacity building on the effective administration of Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) for infrastructure development.
Building on PLP-ESS's success, a compelling proposal for a dedicated regional capacity strengthening project is emerging. This strategic collaboration between the World Bank and SPREP aims to enhance ESRM in the Pacific, capitalizing on the experience from the PLP-ESS program to develop common methodologies for Environmental & Social assessments and management planning to support the effective implementation of development projects in the Pacific.
Against this backdrop, SPREP, in partnership with the World Bank, is pleased to host a side event to explore the critical issue of strengthening ESRM in the Pacific. The side event includes the launch of SPREP's "Good Practice Guidelines in Environmental Impact Assessment for Coastal Engineering in the Pacific".
World Bank
SPREP
Jope Davetanivalu , Director, Environmental Monitoring & Governance, Environmental Monitoring & Governance Programme (EMG)
Ivan Diarra, PNEA - Technical Support Officer, (EMG)
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- Side Event #8: Strengthening Pacific Engagement in the IPCC Assessment Reporting Cycles and Processes, Wednesday 06 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.30) - Savaii Room (Room 1), Taumeasina Island Resort
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Recognising Pacific Island nations' goal to keep global warming to 1.5°C, this event will discuss how we are tracking against this goal, and what options we have for limiting future global warming both in the Pacific and internationally.
The Pacific Islands Leaders Meetings in July 2022 launched the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent 2050 Strategy. Climate change has been identified as one of the thematic areas of the 2050 strategy. The 2050 Strategy represents a unique opportunity for the region to develop long-term approaches to critical challenges such as climate change, sustainable development, and security.
The IPCC reports are the world’s most authoritative sources of climate science, approved by 195 countries. The message from climate scientists in the IPCC reports confirms the critical need for governments to take urgent, concerted action to achieve the 1.5˚C warming limit goal.
The Pacific Climate Change Centre hosted at SPREP in partnership with the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at the Australian National University held a series of Pacific Webinars on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Reports (AR6): Working Group I – Physical Science, II & III Climate Change and Mitigation and the AR6 Synthesis Report.
The main objectives of the Pacific webinars and regional dialogue were to;
• Discuss the main findings of the report and its implications for the Pacific.
• Strengthen knowledge in the Pacific region around the work of the IPCC.
• Provide the most up-to-date synthesis of relevant climate change information to diverse Pacific Island audiences, policymakers and Pacific researchers.
• Present the PCCC Regional Frameworks on Research as a mechanism to strengthen regional coordination and cooperation between climate change IPCC focal points, the regional scientific community, and other stakeholders.
15 factsheets designed to convey and communicate the key findings of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been developed.
The PCCC & ANU also undertook a multi-staged engagement process to capture perspectives from a diverse range of stakeholders on options to enhance engagement with the IPCC and improve accessibility of IPCC data for Pacific audiences. As a result of the multi-staged engagement process, the SPREP PCCC and ANU team recommend the following options:
Support the establishment of a regional policy coordination mechanism to coordinate National IPCC Focal Points and regional priorities.
Expand outreach to provide clear pathways for engaging with the IPCC through a supported coordination function.
Support the development of an IPCC capacity-building program
Australian National University
University of Melbourne
Government of Samoa
Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency/SPC
SPREP
‘Ofa Kaisamy, Manager, Pacific Climate Change Centre, Climate Change Resilience Programme (CCR)
Yvette Kerslake, Technical Adviser, Science to Services, PCCC, (CCR)
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- Side Event #9: Building Digital Resilience - Wednesday 06 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.30) - Sina Restaurant (Room 2), Taumeasina Island Resort
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SPREP ICT Strategy 2023 - 2028 sets the strategic direction and investments for building a digitally resilient Secretariat through innovation and advances in technology. This event will officially launch the new SPREP website as well as showcase SPREP's digital products, the virtual library and eLearning platform culminating with highlighting IT contributions to the wider community.
SPREP Information Technology (IT) Unit
SPREP Knowledge Management (KM) Unit
SPREP Technical Programmes
Chris Slaven, Information Technology Manager, Information Services, Governance and Operations (GO)
Billy Chan Ting, Web Applications Developer Specialist Information Services, (GO)
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- Side Event #10: Circular Economy: Unlocking Waste as Resource, Wednesday 06 September, Evening (17.00) - Savaii Room (Room 1), Taumeasina Island Resort
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There is a growing recognition that our current take-make-waste linear economy is a significant contributor to overflowing landfills, marine and terrestrial pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss and overconsumption of our natural resources.
A Circular Economy approach can be used to progress away from a linear economy, to enhance waste minimisation and resource efficiency, and progress greener growth opportunities.
This side event will introduce concepts of Circular Economy and provide information to member countries opportunities to incorporating Circular Economy into waste management decision making and legislation.
Presentations will include comparison of Linear Economy and Circular Economy and overview Circular Economy opportunities for PICTs to enhance waste management and minimise pollution to marine and terrestrial environment.
Circular Economy brings several opportunities for PICTs, including closing material flow loops through initiatives such as refusal, resource efficiency, sharing platform adoption, recycling, remanufacturing, repairing, and second use level. Each of these initiatives circulates resources from later stages back into earlier stages of the value chain to empowering their reuse, thus decreasing the stock of “inadequately disposed products” and improving value throughout the economy. Circular Economy will contribute to potential economic benefits that include:
• increased GDP and GVA per capita,
• reduced import vulnerability,
• reduced trade deficit,
• employment and education opportunities,
• improved creditworthiness,
• reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
• reduced waste disposal to landfill,
• regenerated natural systems.
Member countries: Solomon Islands, Cook Island
Swire Shipping
ANZPAC
Pacific Recycling Foundation
SPREP Waste Management and Pollution Control (WMPC) Programme
SPREP Environmental Monitoring and Governance (EMG) Programme
Susana Telakau, Solid Waste Management Adviser, (WMPC)
Hilary Boyes, PacWastePlus Project, Technical Waste Project Officer - Resource Recovery, (WMPC)
Mohammed Asid Zullah, Pollution Adviser, (WMPC)
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- Side Event #11: IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, Wednesday 06 September, Evening (17.00) - Main Conference Venue (Apolima & Manono Rooms), Taumeasina Island Resort
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Lou Sanson is Vice Chair for WCPA Oceania and former Director General of NZs Dept of Conservation with a long record of working with and supporting SPREP. He will present the work IUCN is doing to support probably the greatest and most exciting conservation challenge the world has ever faced . That is 30x30 (30 % of the World's Oceans and Land Protected for conservation by 2030). In many ways Pacific Nation have been at cutting edge of leading this for the world before it was formalized in the 2021 Montreal- Kunming CBD Agreement.
He will talk of support systems IUCN is developing. WCPA is also working hard to increase its support to Pacific nations and conservation community.
International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
SPREP
Lou Sanson, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas for Oceania Vice Chair, [email protected]
Karen Baird, Threatened and Migratory Species Adviser, Island and Ocean Ecosystems (IOE) Programme
Vainuupo Jungblut, Environmental Monitoring & Reporting Adviser, Environmental Monitoring & Governance (EMG) Programme
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- Side Event #12: Institutional Gender Mainstreaming and Inclusion in SPREP, Thursday 07 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.30) - Savaii Room (Room 1), Taumeasina Island Resort
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SPREP Meeting is the occasion to reinstate SPREP’s commitment to empowerment, protection, and participation of males and females in their societies, and celebrate together its collective efforts and achievements to honour it.
The revision of SPREP Gender Policy is in its final stages. This policy provides the necessary principles, tools and procedures to ensure that gender equity and social inclusion is anchored in every aspect of the work and the culture of the Secretariat. The establishment of the support platform (the Gender Inclusion, Equity and Mainstreaming Committee (GEIM) further reaffirms the commitment of the Secretariat to ensure gender is sustainably anchored within the organisation’s culture.
This event will showcase the latest institutional developments to strengthen gender mainstreaming and inclusion within SPREP as well as key results and knowledge products from its programmes and projects to support Members in progressing gender equality in our region.
SPREP and Partners
Ofa Kaisamy, Manager, Pacific Climate Change Centre, Climate Change Resilience (CCR) - Gender Inclusion, Equity and Mainstreaming (GEIM) Committee
Mathilde Kraft, Project Development Coordinator, Kiwa Initiative (IOE) - Gender Inclusion, Equity and Mainstreaming (GEIM) Committee
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- Side Event #13: Mercury Free Pacific, Thursday 07 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.30) - Sina Restaurant (Room 2), Taumeasina Island Resort
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Activity 4.2.1 of the GEF ISLANDS Pacific Project seeks to execute an extensive regional campaign to promote a “Mercury Free Pacific” related to phasing out mercury medical devices and dental amalgam throughout the region. The Mercury Free Pacific initiative was introduced at the 2021 SPREP Meeting as a working paper and leaders agreed to support its execution through a regional action plan.
The side event is part of a series of engagement opportunities with Pacific leaders. The project will develop a series of high-level communications to engage Pacific leaders through in the issues of mercury, to improve understanding of the aims of the Minamata Convention, and of leaders’ knowledge in products containing mercury, and their available alternatives.
This improved understanding by leaders is expected to facilitate high level support to agree to phase out mercury containing products in SPREP member countries.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biological Research Institute
Alliance of Mercury Free Dentistry
Pacific Parties to the Minamata Convention
SPREP
Joshua Sam, Hazardous Waste Management Adviser, Waste Management & Pollution Control (WMPC) Programme
Edward Nicholas, Project Manager, ISLANDS Pacific Child Project, (WMPC)
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- Side Event #14: PRISMSS Restoring Island Resilience Event, Thursday 07 September, Evening (19.00) - Offsite, Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Vailima
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Celebrating Pacific success towards scaling up the management of invasive species – a journey to restoring island resilience through PRISMS. The event will also officially open the SPREP Meeting Ministers Talanoa proudly hosted by the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS).
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
Protégé
European Union (EU)
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 6 Regional Invasives Project (RIP)
GEF
UN Environment
SPREP
David Moverley, Invasive Species Adviser, Island & Ocean Ecosystems (IOE) Programme
Isabell Rasch Project Manager, RISP, (IOE)
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- Side Event #15: Vanuatu Climate Futures Portal - A Pathway to a Resilient Future, Friday 08 September, Lunch time (12.00 - 13.00) - Savaii Room (Room 1), Taumeasina Island Resort
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Vanuatu is highly exposed to climate variability and change and has already been significantly affected by changing weather patterns and warming oceans. The Green Climate Fund Van-KIRAP (Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen blong redy, adapt mo protect) Project in Vanuatu is delivering climate science to support decision makers and communities in Vanuatu to prepare for and adapt to climate variability and change. To support the Government of Vanuatu inform and prepare its public to manage expected climate changes, VanKIRAP Project in partnership with the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD), Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), NGIS and SPREP to delivered the Vanuatu Climate Futures Portal.
The Vanuatu Climate Futures Portal is a scalable, flexible and modular platform designed to put climate science in the hands of users and to deliver targeted, sector level impact with the application of climate information services. It is the operational tool used by the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department provide climate change projections and tailored climate services to climate sensitive sectors such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism, Infrastructure and Water. The Vanuatu Climate Futures Portal is the pathway to a resilient future
Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD),
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO),
NGIS
SPREP
Mr. Sunny Kamuta, Climate Information Services Officer, Climate Change Resilience (CCR) Programme
Mrs Moirah Matou, E: [email protected]
Mr. Geoff Gooley, E: [email protected]
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Waigani Convention
Friday 1 September 2023, Apia, Samoa
- Provisional Agenda
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- Agenda Item 1: Opening of the Meeting
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No working paper!
- Agenda Item 2: Organisation of the Meeting
- Agenda Item 3: Adoption of the Agenda
- Agenda Item 4: Presentation of Reports by the Secretariat of work undertaken since Since COP 11
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WC 4:Presentation of reports by the Secretariat if work undertaken since COP 11
WC 4.3.1: Implementation of used oil management activities
WC 4.3.2: Implementation of asbestos, e-waste and healthcare waste activities
- Agenda Item 5: Reporting and transmission of information on illegal traffic
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WC 5: Reporting and transmission of information on illegal traffic
- Agenda Item 6: Competent Authorities and Focal Points
- Agenda Item 7: Work of the Convention
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WC 7: Work of the Convention
WC 7.1: Proposed amendment to the Waigani Convention
- Agenda Item 8: Financial statements for 2021 & 2022
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WC 8: Financial statement for 2021 & 2022
W8/ Annex 1: SPREP Audit report 2021
W8/ Annex 2: SPREP Audit report 2022
WC 8/ Annex 3: Period 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
- Agenda Item 9: Regional Waste Data Collection, Monitoring and Reporting Framework
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WC 9: Regional Waste Data Collection, Monitoring and Reporting (DCMR) Framework
WC 9/ Annex1: Regional Waste Data Collection, Monitoring and Reporting Framework
- Agenda Item 10: Regional Recycling
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WC 10: Regional Recycling and increased transboundary movements of wastes
- Agenda Item 11: Consideration and adoption of the Business Plan for the PRC
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WC 11: Consideration and adoption of the Business Plan for PRC
- Agenda Item 12: Other Business
- Agenda Item 13: Date and venue of the next Meeting
- Agenda Item 14: Adoption of the Meeting Record
- Agenda Item 15: Closure of the Meeting
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No working paper!
Noumea Convention
Thursday 31 August 2023, Apia, Samoa
- Provisional Agenda
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Refer to Agenda 3.1
- Agenda item 1: Opening of the Meeting
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No working paper!
- Agenda item 2: Organisation of the Meeting
- Agenda item 3: Adoption of the Agenda
- Agenda item 4: Secretariat report on the Protocols and activities of 2021 - 2023
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WP 4.2.1: LC/SG 46/INF.15 Pacific assessment and concerns
WP 4.2.2: LC/SG 46/16 Report of the 46th Meeting of the Scientific Group under the London Convention
WP 4.2.3: LC 44/11 Legal advice on the application of the London Protocol
- Agenda item 5: Country Reports on the implementation of obligations under the Convention
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WP 5: Country Reports on the implementation of obligations under the convention
Australia's Report to Noumea Convention
- Agenda item 6: Financial Statements
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WP 6.1: Director General's Remarks
- Agenda item 7: Decision Items
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WP 7.1: Outcome report from the Ad Hoc Meeting of the Parties on the review of the Noumea Convention
WP 7.1.1/Annex 1-5: refers to WP 7.1.1
WP 7.1.1/Annex 7: Review of the Noumea Convention, presentation by David Sheppard
WP 7.1.1/Annex 8: Review of the Noumea Convention Final Report - 23 November 2021
WP 7.3: Reviewing approaches to oil spill response mechanisms for the Pacific
- Agenda item 8: Consideration and adoption of the Provisional Budget
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WP 8: Consideration and adoption of the Provisional Budget 2024-2025
WP 8.1: Budget - Noumea Convention COP 18 - 2025
- Agenda item 9: Items proposed by Parties
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No working paper!
- Agenda item 10: Other Business
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No working paper!
- Agenda item 11: Date and venue of the next Meeting
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No working paper!
- Agenda item 12: Adoption of the Meeting Record
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No working paper!
- Agenda item 13: Closure of the Meeting
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No working paper!
31st SPREP Meeting of Officials
Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th September 2023, Apia, Samoa
- Provisional Agenda
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- Agenda item 1: Opening of the Meeting
- No working paper!
- Agenda item 2: Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair
- Agenda item 3: Adoption of Agenda and Working Procedures
- Agenda item 4: Action Taken on Matters Arising from the Third Executive Board Meeting
- WP 4: Action taken on Matters Arising from the 3rd Executive Board Meeting
- Agenda Item 5: 2022 Overview and Implementation of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017 – 2026
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WP 5.2: Strategic outcomes from the 2022/2023 Performance Implementation Plan (PIP)
WP 5.2/Att 1: PIP3 (2022-2023) Progress towards achieving PIP3 strategic outcomes
WP 5.2/Att 2: PIP3 (2022-2023) Progress towards achieving PIP3 outcomes by strategic goals
WP 5.2/Att 3: PIP3 (2022 - 2023) High level summary report, crosscutting issues and lessons learnt
WP 5.3: Outcomes of the SPREP Partnership Dialogue
WP 5.4: Audited Accounts for 2022
WP 5.4/Att 1: Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
- Agenda Item 6: Governance, institutional arrangements, and mechanisms
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WP 6.1: Audit Committee Report
WP 6.2: Report on the Members' Contributions
WP 6.2/Att.1: Members Contributions
WP 6.2/Att .2: Members Contributions
WP 6.2/Att.3: Members Contributions
WP 6.3: Sustainable financing: Report of the Independent review
WP 6.5: Appointment of External Auditors
WP 6.6: Review of the 2012 Staff Regulations
WP 6.7: SPREP Director General's Performance Assessment (Closed Session)
- Agenda Item 7: Regional Cooperation and Strategic Partnerships
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WP 7.1: Implementing the Pacific Leaders Agenda
WP 7.2 Sustainability of the Pacific Climate Change Centre
WP 7.2/Att 4: Strategic Partnership Framework for Climate Change Innovative Solutions
WP 7.3: Mobilising Climate Finance amidst a changing landscape
- Agenda Item 8: International and regional engagement
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WP 8.1: UNFCCC COP27 outcomes and update on COP28 preparations
WP 8.2: CBD COP15 Roadmap for implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework through 2030
WP 8.3: Report on outcomes of BRS COPS and Preparations Minamata COP
- Agenda Item 9: Strategic and substantive programmatic matters
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WP 9.1: Regional Goal 1: Pacific people benefit from strengthened resilience to climate change
WP 9.1.1: Climate and Oceans (TK/PIGOOS/COSPPAC)
WP 9.1.2/Att 3: Pacific Partner Coordination Mechanism (PPCM) Concept Note
WP 9.1.2/Att 5: Namaka Declaration
WP 9.1.3: Reconvening Pacific Climate Change Roundtable
WP 9.1.3/Att 1:
WP 9.2.1: Progressing SPREP Key Marine Activities to 2030
WP 9.2.2: Restoring island resilience - Scaling up invasive species management
WP 9.2.2/Att.1: The Guiding Framework for Invasives Species Management in the Pacific
WP 9.2.3/Att. 1:Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
WP 9.3.2: Circular Economy: Unlocking waste as a Resource
WP 9.3.4: Environmentally sound management of chemicals and hazardous waste
WP 9.4.1: Harnessing environmental planning and monitoring tools to support environmental governance
WP 9.4.2: Strengthening ocean governance
WP 9.4.3: Scaling up the outcomes and results of the ACP MEA Phase 3 Project
- Agenda Item 10: Consideration and approval of the 4th PIP 2024-2025 and the 2024-2025 Biennial Work Programme and Budget
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WP 10.1/Att 1: PIP 4 (2024-2025) Priority Activities
WP 10.2 2024-2025 Biennial Work Programme and Budget
WP 10.2/Att 1: PIP 4 (2024-2025) Work Programme and Biennial Budget 2024 & 2025
- Agenda Item 11: Report of the SPREP Conventions
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WP 11.1: Report of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Noumea Convention
WP 11.1/Att 1: Report of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Noumea Convention
WP 11.2: Report of the 12th Conference of the Parties to the Waigani Convention
WP 11.2/Att 1: Report of the 12 Conference of the Parties to the Waigani Convention
- Agenda Item 12: Other Business
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WP 12.1: Endorsing Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific by Government of Vanuatu
- Agenda Item 13: Observer Statements
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Documents will be available soon!
- Agenda Item 14: Dates of the 4th Executive Board Meeting
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No working papers
- Agenda Item 14: Adoption of the Outcomes of the 31st SPREP Meeting
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No working papers
- Agenda Item 15: Closing
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Agenda Item: Ministerial Talanoa
Friday 8th September