Circulars

SPREP with support from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Secre-tariat and the Oceania CITES representatives on the Standing Committee, Animals Committee and Plant Committee, will be holding a four-day meeting from the 4th – 7th October, to assist Parties to prepare for the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES from 14 – 25 November 2022 in Panama.

Invitation for funding support for the International Coastal Cleanup Day 17th September 2022 as part a collaboration between the Committing to Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific (SWAP) Project and the Pacific Ocean Litter Project (POLP).

Position advertised: Finance and Administration Officer -ClimSA Project.

This new circulation replaces the first advertisement circulated on 27 May 2022 as the JD has been further reviewed and updated to an international role.

The closing date for applications has been extended to Friday 29 July 2022.

The Secretariat wishes to ensure that you receive the latest and most recent information on SPREP publications, knowledge products and resources, please find attached the second quarterly update of 2022 for your information and use.

I have the pleasure of inviting you to official launch following initiatives by the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) and SPREP through Pacific Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

Applications are invited for the following position advertised within the Secretariat.

•  Finance and Administration Officer (FAO) – ClimSA Project

This new circulation replaces the first advertisement circulated on 27 May 2022 as the JD has been further reviewed and updated to an international role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 15 July 2022.

Applications are invited for the following positions that are being advertised within SPREP Apia, Samoa.

• Knowledge Brokerage Officer – Intra-ACP Climate Services and related Applications (ClimSA) Project.
• Regional Climate Centre Coordinator – ClimSA Project

The closing date for the applications is on Friday, 24 June 2022.

The Environmental Monitoring and Governance (EMG) Programme of SPREP is currently executing the UNEP GEF funded Inform Project, implemented through UN Environment, which has supported and delivered several key targeted interventions to support environmental decision making in the region.

The Secretariat is pleased to inform you that nominations are being accepted for the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) 10th and 11th regional training on “Understanding Access to Climate Finance (Part 3 & 4): Project planning and management”. This training is a core activity of the PCCC Project for Capacity Building on Climate Resilience in the Pacific (CBCRP-PCCC). The training will be held from 4-22 July 2022 for Part 3 and 25 July – 12 August 2022 for Part 4 through the PCCC e-learning platform.

Applications are invited for the following position that is being advertised within SPREP Apia, Samoa:

• Pollution Adviser

The closing date for applications is: Friday, 3 June 2022.

The Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Waigani Convention (COP-11) held virtually in September in 2021, established a Working Group comprising representatives from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Samoa to undertake work to implement Decision 6.2 on adopting the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments of 2019 to the Waigani Convention.

We are pleased to announce the following appointments within the Secretariat;

• CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE PROGRAMME:

1. Mr. Naheed Hussein -  Project Manager of the Intra-African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Climate Services and related Applications (ClimSA) Project.

• WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL (WMPC) PROGRAMME:

1. Ms. Susana Telaka - Solid Waste Management Adviser
2. Mr. Paul Irving -   Marine Pollution Project Officer (MPO) of the PACPLAN Project.
3. Mr. Edward Nicholas - Project Manager, Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS) Pacific Child Project.
4. Mr. Andrea Volentras Project Manager,  of the Pacific Ocean Litter Project (POLP).

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has defined the theme “Building a shared future for all life” for the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2022. There are three main ways for our Pacific Islands region to harness this event to raise awareness of Pacific actions and priorities for Pacific biodiversity for the International Day for Biological Diversity.  We would also like to incorporate these in our work to amplify our Pacific voice in the lead up to, and at, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) this year (CBD COP15).

The Secretariat in collaboration with Climate Analytics and One CROP Plus will hold the virtual Loss and Damage Workshop on the 28th of April 2022 from 12:00 to 15:00 Samoa Local Time.