Circulars

The Secretariat is please to advise that the University of Wollongong, Australia, has been engaged to facilitate the development of a draft non-negotiated framework for the Pacific Region on marine litter and plastic pollution.

Pacific islanders are leading the charge on climate change and are taking bold actions to build resilience of its communities and fostering economic growth. As vulnerable nations to climate change and natural hazards, like tropical cyclones, droughts and floods the demand for reliable, accessible, and tailored scientific information for decision making is paramount.

Hosted Virtually from the Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP. Tuesday 5 October 2021. 11:00-12:00 Samoa Local Time.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), in partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the One CROP Plus team, have the honour to invite you to the Official Launch Event of the UNFCCC COP26 Political Climate Champions initiative on Tuesday 5th of October 2021. The event will be held at 11:00 am and ends at 12noon Samoa Local Time.

We take this opportunity to convey our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Parties of the Noumea Convention for your invaluable contributions and interventions during the Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties held on 2 September 2021. Despite the challenges associated with virtual platforms and connections, we were encouraged by the Parties’ clarity of views and guidance.

As part of the Secretariats commitment to environmental monitoring (SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026), the development of environmental datasets and indicators is one of the exciting priorities for the organization in the next five (5) years. Collection of environmental data is often costly, and the Secretariat is seeking to increase support for Pacific Island countries by finding synergistic ways to capitalising on collection events and streamline environmental reporting. One such opportunity comes from tracking the performance and improvement in environmental impact assessment (EIA) application and enforcement in the region, along with to storing of the data from EIAs in government databases.

Applications are invited for the following positions within the Secretariat.

1.  Project Manager - Pacific Ocean Litter Project (POLP) – Re-advertisement.(Previous applicants do not need to re-apply as all applications received will be considered)
2. Project Manager, ISLANDS Pacific Child Project (PMIPCP)

The closing date for applications is Friday 15th October 2021.

SPREP is pleased to announce the following appointments within the Secretariat.

Please find attached the Final Report of the Third Independent Corporate Review of
SPREP and Mid-Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026 from the
Independent Review Team of Natural Solutions Pacific.

The 30th SPREP Meeting of Officials and Associated Meetings have just concluded, and the Secretariat would like to thank you for your active participation and engagement in the meeting.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Pacific Community (SPC) are pleased to announce that the Regional workshop on the Ratification and effective implementation of Conventions relating to oil spill response, liability, and compensation (OPRC) for the Pacific island Region, will be hosted virtually by SPREP on 19, 20, 26 & 27 October 2021; and 15, 16, 22 & 25 February 2022.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to respond to the open-ended questions.  Please provide feedback by COB next Friday, 17th September 2021.

The revised Draft Pacific Declaration will be tabled for voluntary endorsement at the Environment Ministers’ High-Level Talanoa on the 10th of September ahead of the 5th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) in February 2022.
 

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), in partnership with Climate Analytics and the One CROP+ team, is pleased to announce the PSIDS COP26 ‘Profile Series’ of workshops as a platform to further enhance PSIDS members’ knowledge and understanding for navigating the intricacies and nuances of negotiating.

As the Meeting is getting closer, kindly please be reminded of below arrangements for the 30SM and associated meetings.
To ensure a smooth virtual meeting, the Secretariat is organising another virtual test run of the meeting platform for all registered participants on the 31st August between 12.00pm and 2.00pm Samoa local time. This will be conducted by SPREP IT team and OnCall Company. The link for the virtual test will only be sent to the registered participants only closer to the dates indicated. In this case the link has been sent already to all registered participants by email on 26 August 2021.