Meetings

The Executive Board Meeting will be biannual from this year onwards

2017

28^th SM

K. Latu

14^th Noumea COP

9^th Waigani COP

Apia

The SPREP Meeting will be biannual from this year onwards

2016

27^th SM

K. Latu

Niue

Strategic Plan 2017 -  2027

2015

26^th SM

D. Sheppard

13^th Noumea COP

8^th Waigani COP

Apia

2014

25^th SM

D. Sheppard

12th Noumea COP

7^th Waigani COP

RMI

2013

24th SM

D. Sheppard

 Apia

2012

23rd SM

D. Sheppard

11th Noumea COP  

6th Waigani COP

 Noumea

2011

22nd SM  

D. Sheppard

 Apia

2010

21st SM

D. Sheppard

10th Noumea COP
5th Waigani COP  

Madang

Strategic Plan 2010-2015
STAC & SCPRC

2009

20th SM

D. Sheppard

Apia

2008

19th SM

A. Takesy

9th Noumea COP
4th Waigani COP

Pohnpei

 
STAC & SCPRC

2007

18th SM

A. Takesy

Apia

2006

17th SM

A. Takesy

8th Joint Meeting
3rd Waigani COP

Noumea

Apia Convention is suspended

2005

16th SM

A. Takesy

Apia

2004

15th SM

A. Takesy

7th Joint Meeting
2nd Waigani COP

Papeete

Action Plan 2005-2009
SPREP Strategic Programmes 2004-2013
Amendment to the Agreement Establishing SPREP (name change)

2003

14th SM  

A. Takesy

Apia

2002

13rd SM

T. Tutangata

6th Joint Meeting

1st Waigani COP

Majuro

2001

12nd SM  

T. Tutangata

Waigani Convention enters into force  

Apia

2000

11st SM

T. Tutangata

5th Joint Meeting

Agana

Action Plan 2001-2004
SPREP Meetings to be held annually

1998

10th SM

T. Tutangata

4th Joint Meeting of Apia and Noumea Conventions

Apia

1996

9th SM

V. Fuavao

D. Stewart

Nukualofa

Headquarters Agreement with Government of Samoa 
Action Plan 1997-2000

1995

8th SM

V. Fuavao

Waigani Convention adopted
3rd Apia COP
3rd Noumea COP

Apia

Agreement Establishing SPREP enters into force
SPREP to act as Secretariat to Waigani Convention

1994

7th SM

V. Fuavao

Tarawa

Rules of Procedure for the SPREP Meeting

1993

6th SM

V. Fauvao

2nd Apia COP  

2nd Noumea COP

Suva

Agreement Establishing SPREP

1992

5th IGM

V. Fauvao

Apia

SPREP relocated to Samoa
Financial Regulations
Staff Regulations

July 1991 


October
1991

4th IGM  

4th IGM  
Special session

V. Fauvao

1st Apia COP
1st Noumea COP

Noumea

 

Nukualofa

Action Plan 1991-1995

1990

3rd IGM

V. Fauvao

Apia Convention
enters into force
Noumea Convention enters into force

Noumea

SPREP as the South Pacific component of the UNEP Regional Seas Programme

1988

2nd IGM

I. Reti

Noumea

Administrative planning

1986

Regional Conference

I. Reti

Noumea Convention adopted

Noumea

 Administrative planning

1985

1982
 

1980

1976

Apia Convention 
adopted

SPREP established as a joint initiative of SPC and SPEC with funding from ESCAP and UNEP

Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific: (i) decides to set up SPREP as a separate entity within SPC; (ii) produces the SPREP Action Plan  for Managing the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific region