Cir#21/61: Invitation: Pacific Adaptation Virtual Workshop - Constraints, Limits and Transformational Adaptation, 20-21 July, 2021

SPREP in partnership with Climate Analytics, are hosting a virtual workshop on Pacific adaptation to climate change, exploring constraints limits and transformational adaptation in the context of the Pacific.

Cir#21-59: Review of the Draft 2022-2023 Business Plan of the Pacific Regional Centre for the Joint Implementation of the Basel and Waigani Convention

The Steering Committee of the Pacific Regional Centre on the Joint Implementation of the Basel and Waigani Conventions convened its Seventh Meeting on the 29 June to deliberate on the draft Business Plan of the Centre for the biennium 2022-2023 that was prepared by the Secretariat.

Cir#21/60: Invitation to attend the Signing of the Pacific Climate Information Services and Application (ClimSA) Project and Launching of the Pacific Meteorological Council 10th Year Anniversary

Blended Platforms - Pacific Climate Change Centre and Virtual (via Zoom) 1.00-300pm Samoa Standard Time, 9 July 2021.

Signing of the Pacific ClimSA project and Launching of the Pacific Meteorological Council 10th Year Anniversary. The event will be hosted through a blended platform-face to face and virtual (via zoom) for participants outside of Samoa.

Cir21/58: Natural Solutions Pacific Letter on Third Independent Corporate Review of SPREP and Mid-Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026

Further to Circular 21/47 on the update of the Third Independent Corporate Review of SPREP and Mid-Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026, please find attached a welcome message from the SPREP Independent Review Team Project Director, Dr Russell Howorth of Natural Solutions Pacific.

Cir#21/57F: Atelier de consultation pour l’évaluation indépendante du PROE et l'examen à mi-parcours du plan stratégique 2017-2026 du PROE.

Le Secrétariat du PROE a le plaisir de confirmer qu'un atelier de consultation virtuel sera
organisé pour l’ensemble de nos membres et partenaires des territoires francophones :
▪ Le 21 juillet 2021
o De 10h à 14h – heure de Polynésie française
▪ Le 22 juillet 2021
o De 7h à 11h – heure de Nouvelle-Calédonie
o De 8h à 12h – heure de Wallis et Futuna

Cir#21/56: Polynesia Consultation Workshop for the SPREP Independent Corporate Review and Mid-Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026.

The SPREP Secretariat are pleased to confirm that a virtual consultation workshop will be
held for our Members and Partners in the Polynesia Region as follows:
Tuesday 20 July
9am-12pm, Samoa time

Cir#21/55: Melanesia Consultation Workshop for the SPREP Independent Corporate Review and Mid-Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026.

The SPREP Secretariat are pleased to confirm that a virtual consultation workshop will be
held for our Members and Partners in the Melanesia Region as follows:
Wednesday 7 July
8am-12pm, Fiji time.

Cir#21/54: Micronesia Consultation Workshop for the SPREP Independent Corporate Review and Mid-Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026.

The Secretariat are pleased to confirm that a virtual consultation workshop will be held for our
Members and Partners in the Micronesia Region as follows:
Tuesday, 6 July
9am-1pm, Pohnpei time.

Cir#21/53: Invitation: Regional workshop on the Gap assessment and lessons learnt on the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Aichi Targets.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) will convene a regional workshop to feed into a Gap Assessment Report highlighting the main gaps, challenges and lessons learnt on the implementation of the CBD Aichi Targets from 2011 – 2020. The workshop will be held virtually on 7 July 2021 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm (Samoa time).

Cir#21/51: 1. Seeking Comments on Draft Regional Marine Species Programme 2022-2026. 2. Participation in Regional Marine Species Programme Online Meeting.

This is a follow-up to SPREP Circulars 20/24 and 21/30, advising of the review of the Regional Marine Species Programme 2013-2017 and proposal to hold Regional online meetings 28 July–3 August to further discuss the Programme; and the Meeting of Signatories to the Pacific Cetacean MOU on the 5-6 August.

Cir#21/50: Save the Date - SPREP PACRES Steering Committee Meeting - 27 July 2021.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) through the EU-funded Intra-ACP GCCA+ Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) will convene the PACRES Steering Committee Meeting on 27 July 2021.

Cir#21/49: Concept Notes on the proposed establishment of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Biodiversity Coalition and SIDS 10-year Capacity Development Roadmap under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Global Biodiversity Framework.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), convened a Talanoa session on 3 June 2021 that brought together CBD Biodiversity Focal Points to discuss enhancing SIDS’ capacities in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) discussions and negotiations on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework .

Cir#21/48: Comments and Feedback - Draft Provisional Agenda for the 30th SPREP Meeting 7-9 September 2021

Further to SPREP Circular 21/12 of 15 February 2021, please find attached the draft provisional agenda for the 30th SPREP Meeting to convene virtually on 7-9 September 2021 in Samoa.

Cir#21/47: Update on the Third Independent Corporate Review of SPREP and Mid-Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026.

This serves as an update on the Third Independent Corporate Review of SPREP and Mid- Term Review of the SPREP Strategic Plan 2017-2026.

Cir#21/46: Invitation to SPREP Open Day 16 June 2021.

As you are aware, this year, SPREP will be celebrating 28 years on 16 June. To recognize this special day, the Secretariat will be hosting an Open Day on Wednesday 16 June at the SPREP Campus.

Cir#21/44: Invitation to the SIDS support webinar on IPCC AR6 WGI (Physical Science Basis) FGD Review – 3 June 2021 (Virtual).

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) and Climate Analytics would like to warmly invite you to the second webinar in the series for the IPCC support project for SIDS.

Cir#21/45: Invitation: Talanoa session on Enhancing SIDS’ capacities in the Global Biodiversity Framework and S.A.M.O.A Pathway by supporting SIDS Biodiversity Coalition and SIDS 10-year capacity building development Roadmap

We would like to invite you to a talanoa session on enhancing SIDS’ capacities in addressing priorities and challenges in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the need for a strong coordination among SIDS at both the technical and political levels in the ongoing deliberations to develop the Framework to be held virtually on Thursday, 3 June 2021 at 12:30pm (Samoan time). The Agenda is attached in Annex 1.

Cir#21/43: SPREP Vacancies

Applications are invited for the following Senior Leadership positions within the Secretariat.
• Director, Environmental Monitoring and Governance
• Director Waste Management and Pollution Control
• Legal Counsel
The closing date for applications is Friday 18th June 2021

Director Environmental Monitoring & Governance (DEMG), Director Waste Management & Pollution Control (DWMPC), Legal Counsel (LCO)
Cir#21/42: Webinar: "Moving from Promise to Action

“Our Pacific Environment in a COVID-19 World” is the theme of the 2021 SPREP- led Webinar Series for which one webinar a quarter will be coordinated by each of our four programmes. These aim to empower our Pacific islands to build back from the impacts of COVID-19, while complementing a sustainable Pacific environment and to help bring our environmental concerns to the fore.

Cir#21/41: Call for nominations: Virtual training “Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Mitigation” Date: 23 June – 28 July 2021, Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP, Apia, Samoa.

We are pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for the sixth regional training on “Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Mitigation”. The training will be held from 23 June – 28 July 2021 through the e-learning platform hosted by the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) in Apia, Samoa. This training is made possible through the Project for Capacity Building on Climate Resilience in the Pacific (CBCRP-PCCC) in partnership with JICA, and the Government of Samoa.

Cir#21/40: Expression of Interest - Waste Management and Recycling Technology, Waste Items for Recovery and Recycling.

We are excited to inform you that the PacWastePlus programme together with the Waste Management and Pollution Control Programme, is releasing the following Expressions of Interest to assist Pacific Island Countries to managing problems wastes generated in region.
• EOI – Register of waste management and recycling technologies
• EOI – Register of companies that will accept waste items for recovery or recycling

Cir#21/39: Seventh Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Pacific Regional Centre for Trainging and Technology Transfer for the joint implementation of the Waigani and Basel Convention (SCPRC-7)

As agreed, to in the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Waigani Convention (COP-9) held in Apia in September in 2019, we are pleased to advise that the Seventh Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Pacific Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the joint implementation of the Waigani and Basel Convention (SCPRC-7) will be held on the 29th of June 2021. Due to the current COVID pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually.

Cir#21/38: Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Waigani Convention (COP-11) 03 September 2021

We are pleased to advise that the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to The Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and the Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) will be held virtually on the 03rd September 2021, prior to the 30th SPREP meeting.
 

Cir#21/37: SPREP Vacancy

Applications are invited for the following Senior Leadership position within the Secretariat.
• Director, Island and Ocean Ecosystems

The closing date for applications is Friday 11th June 2021.

Director Island and Ocean Ecosystems
Cir#21/36: Invitation to PSIDS virtual preparatory meeting for the Climate Conference Intersessional, 20 May 2021.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in collaboration with Climate Analytics through the IMPACT project, will convene a pre-intersessional virtual meeting on Thursday 20th May 2021, 11:00AM - 1:30PM, Samoa local time.

Cir#21/35: Eight Meeting of the Waigani Convention Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC-8)

As agreed, to in the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Waigani Convention (COP-9) held in Apia in September in 2019, we are pleased to advise that the Eight Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC-8) of the Waigani Convention will be held on the 23rd of June 2021. Due to the current COVID pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually.

Cir#21/34: Nomination Form and Template for National Country Reports to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Noumea Convention: 2nd September 2021, 12:00pm to 5:00pm (Samoa Time)

We refer to the earlier SPREP Circular 21/25, dated 12 April 2021, circulating the Provisional Agenda to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region and related Protocols (Noumea Convention) scheduled to be held virtually on 2 of September 2021 and at the above times.

Cir#21/33: Invitation: Virtual technical session titled "Soil biodiversity - an important topic for the Pacific Islands", 12 May 2021.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), are hosting the above-mentioned on-line session on the 12 May 2021, 1pm - 2.30pm, Fiji local time.

Cir#21/32: Invitation to the Pacific Climate Change Centre Advisory Board Virtual Meeting 12 May 2021

On behalf of the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), we invite you to a virtual meeting of the PCCC Advisory Board on 12 May 2021, Samoa date and time.

Cir#21/31: Enhancing Access to Climate Finance through the Adaptation Fund

The Adaptation Fund recently announced at its 36th Adaptation Fund Board meeting it would double the amount of funding that countries can access from the Fund. The Fund's cap on single country project funding is being raised from US$10 million to US$20 million. Currently within the Pacific, only four countries are accessing the country allocation, reflecting historical trends.

The Meeting date: Thursday 13 May, 2021