Cir#19/84: Invitation for membership to the AFD Waste Project Steering Committee

On behalf of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), I would like to invite your membership to the Steering Committee to provide governance of the Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific (SWAP) Project funded by the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD).

Cir#19/83: Introducing SPREP Staff

SPREP is pleased to announce their new staff appointments

Cir#19/82: CBD Post 2020 Framework and SDG 14 Targets Workshop, 3-6 February 2020

SPREP will be convening a workshop related to the Post-2020 Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the review of SDG 14 at the SPREP Campus in Apia on 3 to 6 February 2020.

Cir#19/81: Two important project meetings from the Waste Management and Pollution Control Programme of SPREP

I. PacWastePlus Programme Steering Committee Meeting (10-13 Feb 2020)

II. Pacific Ocean Litter Project - Inception Meeting (14 Feb 2020)

Cir#19/80: Official Notice for IMPACT Pre-COP25 Meeting in Samoa, 5-8 November 2019

IMPACT COP25 Pacific Preparatory Meeting (Pacific Pre-COP) will proceed as planned.

cir#19/79: Invitation to the Regional meeting for the preparation of the GEF7 ISLANDS Programme - 9 December 2019, Brisbane, Australia

Regional meeting for the preparation of the Global Environment Facility Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-chemicals Development in Small Island Developing States (GEF ISLANDS).

Cir#19/78: Support available to support attendance at UNFCCC COP 25, Santiago, Chile

SPREP has been able to secure limited funding to support participation of Pacific Island Countries only to COP25. Please send nomination form in by 1 November 2019.

Cir#19/77: SPREP Vacancies
  • Climate Change Finance Readiness Adviser
  • Senior Human Resources Officer
  • Procurement Officer
Cir#19/76: Introducing SPREP Staff

SPREP is pleased to announce their new staff appointments

Cir#19/75: Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion Call for Side Event Application at the UNFCCC COP25 in Santiago, Chile 2 to 13 December 2019

We are now calling for side events applications which will close by 5pm CEST 14 October 2019

Cir#19/74: Clarification on the Rotation of Membership on the SPREP Executive Board

Members at the 29 SPREP Meeting sought confirmation of the membership of the second Executive Board Meeting in light of the rotational nature of non-Troika membership.

[email protected]/73: IPCC Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere in a changing climate

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released it Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere in a changing climate (SROCC) on 25 September 2019.

Cir#19/72: PacWastePlus Project, National Education and Awareness Plan - Country Nominations

We are please to invite you to participate in the 2nd National Education and Awareness Plan Workshop, Nadi, Fiji, 27 November 2019.

Cir#19/70: Meeting Reports of the Twenty-Ninth SPREP Meeting (29SM) and Associated Meetings in Apia, Samoa, 29 August - 6 Septemeber 2019

Please find attached the following documents for your information:

  • Report of the 15th Noumea Convention;
  • Report of the 10th Waigani Convention;
  • Approved Outcomes of the 2019 29 SPREP Meeting;
  • Approved SPREP Work Programme and Biennial Budget for 2020 and 2021
Cir#19/71: New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment Conference on Climate Change Mitigation Impact Assessment, Pre-conference technical visit and Regional SEA Guidelines consultation 25 -28 November 2019, Auckland New Zealand

The theme of the conference is 'Climate Change Impact Assessment' an issue that is relevant to Pacific island countries and territories.

Cir#19/69: Accepting nominations for the training on "Hazard and Risk Assessment for Coastal Area Management"

Accepting nominations for the training on "Hazard and Risk Assessment for Coastal Area Management" by CBCRP-PCCC, 11-15 November 2019, Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP, Apia, Samoa.

The first regional training prepared through the Project for Capacity Building and Climate Resilience in the Pacific (CBCRP-PCCC) in partnership with JICA and the Government of Samoa.

Cir#19/68: 2018 SPREP Annual Report

I am pleased to present the 2018 Annual Report for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Cir#19/67: Staff Appointment

SPREP is pleased to announce the following appointments:

Ms. Faasipa Lemalu, Environmental Monitoring and Governance Programme Assistant.

Ms. Connie Sewere, Technical and Finance Assistant for Climate Information Services for Resilient Development Project.

Mr. Rohit Prasad, Finance and Administration Officer for the BIEM Project.

Mr. Tile Tofaeono, Climate Prediction Services Coordinator.

Cir#19/66: 'Save the date' Inaugural meeting of the Technical Working Group on Information and Knowledge Management (TWG-IKM) for Resilient Development, 29-31 October 2019, Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP, Apia Samoa.

The first meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Information and Knowledgement Management (IKM) for Resilient Development.

Cir#19/65: 'Save the Date' for the training on "Hazard and Risk Assessment for Coastal Area Management"

The Project for Capacity Building on Climate Resilience in the Pacific(CBCRP-PCCC) will have its first regional training above from 11-15 November 2019, Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP, Apia, Samoa.

Cir#19/64: Notice for the training on "Hazard and Risk Assessment for Coastal Area Management"

The Project for Capacity Building on Climate Resilience in the Pacific(CBCRP-PCCC) will have its first regional training above on 11-15 November 2019, Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP, Apia, Samoa.

Cir#19/63: UPDATED - Call for applications for the Lui Bell Scholarship Fund

SPREP established this fund in 2013, to honor the life and work of Lui Bell and his commitment to the conservation of marine species in the Pacific.

We are resending the Lui Bell scholarship call as one of the topics listed is no longer available 'do anchored FADs reduce pressure on coastal fisheries' Please use this updated scholarship document to share with prospective students.

Cir#19/62: 29th SPREP Meeting: 'Resilient Blue Pacific' and the SPREP Environment Ministers' High Level Talanoa

Please find attached the Environment Ministers' High-Level Talanoa Communique and the Chairs Summary from Friday 6 of September 2019.

Cir#19/61: IMPACT COP25 Pacific Preparatory Meeting, 5-8 November 2019, Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP, Apia, Samoa

SPREP in partnership with Climate Analytics and the One CROP Plus team will be convening the Pacific COP25 Preparatory Meeting under the IMPACT Project.

Cir#19/60: Administrative Update for the 29SM and associated Meetings from 29 August to 6 September, Apia, Samoa

Please find the following updated documents for your information.

Cir#19/59: Introduction of Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)

Introduction of Biodiversity Research (BRI), consultant for Mercury inventory development using the UNEP mercury toolkit (Minamata Initial Project - MIA). Proposed timeline BRI has drafted to undertake the activities in your respective countries.

Cir#19/58:Regional Action for Coral Reef Conservation

As part of the Pacific Year of the Coral Reef, SPREP is committed to developing a Regional
Action Plan for Coral Reef Conservation. SPREP has contracted BMT Consulting to work
with Members, to develop a draft Action Plan.

Cir#19/57: SPREP New Staff Appointments

SPREP is pleased to announce their new staff appointments

Cir#19/56:Sub-regional capacity building training on the use of ‘Access and Benefit Sharing Clearinghouse (ABS-CH)’, monitoring and reporting on the utilization of genetic resources under the Nagoya Protocol

SPREP is pleased to inform you that a sub-regional capacity building training on the use of Access and Benefit Sharing Clearing House (ABS-CH) and monitoring the utilisation of genetic resources under the Nagoya Protocol will be held from 7-10 October, at the Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, Fiji. The Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP) will organise and facilitate the training.

Cir#19/55: Consultancy for the Completion of Drafting Instructions for Model legislation for UPPOPS Project and consultancy for the review of used Oil Regulations

The Pacific POPs Release reduction project is a GEF funded project under the Pacific Alliance of Susutainability, with components co-financed by the French Development Agency(AFD). The project is in its final year of implementation and is being co-implemented by United nations environment(UNE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN(FAO).