There will be several different types of activities during the Conference. This section aims to provide a simple outline of the programme. Note that there will also be a number of pre-conference activities held in the week prior to the Conference. These include: Youth Forum, Major Groups and Stakeholders' Forum, Renewable Energy Forum and Private Sector Forum.
SPREP relevant events during SIDS
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| Event Name | Organizer/Partner | Venue |
| Ocean Acidification workshop Technical expert discussions and presentations |
US/NZ/SPREP | Pacific Jewel (ship) |
[/tab][tab title="Fri 29 Aug"]
| Event Name | Organizer/Partner | Venue |
| The Benefits of Marine Reserves Launch/presentations 5pm - 7:30pm |
Waitt Foundation, National Geographic, SPREP et al | TEC and Fale |
[/tab][tab title="Sat 30 Aug"]
| Event Name | Organizer/Partner | Venue |
| Climate Resilient Partnerships 5Cs/IOC/SPREP Launch / Parallel Event 3pm - 5pm |
IOC, 5Cs and SPREP | TEC and Fale |
[/tab][tab title="Mon 1 Sep"]
| Event Name | Organizer/Partner | Venue |
| Building Resilience in Small Island Developing States through Foresight Side Event 11am - 12:30pm |
Govt. of Tonga | Main Venue |
| Global Oceans Commission Panel discussion 1pm - 2:45pm |
SPREP and partners | TEC |
| Small Islands: High Stakes and increased opportunities for promoting sustainable consumption and production Side Event 1pm - 2:30pm |
Mauritius, UNEP | Main Venue |
| Building Pacific Resilience – The Integrated Strategy for Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific (SRDP) #144 Side Event 1pm - 2:30pm |
Govt. of Tonga | Main Venue |
| Our Sea of Islands, Our Livelihoods, Our Oceania: Launch of the Pacific Ocean Alliance #91 Side Event – Panel and presentations 1pm - 2:30pm |
PIFS | Main Venue |
| Increasing the resilience of local Communities through Climate Information: Lessons learned from the Pacific Region Launch/showcase of Global Framework for Climate Services in the Pacific initiatives. 3pm - 4:30pm |
SPREP, FINPAC, NIWA, COSPP and PACCSAP | TEC |
| Prevent, Prepare, and Respond: Displacement in the context of disasters and the effects of climate change #68 Side Event - Panel 3pm - 4:30pm |
Govt. of Norway | Main Venue |
| Choiseul Integrated Climate Change Programme (CHICCHAP) EBA #27 Side Event 3pm - 4:30pm |
Govt. of Solomon Islands | Main Venue |
| Panel discussion with NMS Directors 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
BBC, WMO, SPREP | Conference Room |
| Coping with and adapting to ocean threats for resilient SIDS communities #61 Side Event 5pm - 6:30pm |
IOC / UNESCO | Main Venue |
| UN Signing of the Statute Establishing the SIDSDOCK Side Event 5pm - 6:30pm |
5Cs, SPREP | Main Venue |
[/tab][tab title="Tue 2 Sep"]
| Event Name | Organizer/Partner | Venue |
| ABS Forum on Marine Bioprospecting Panel discussion 12:30pm - 2:30pm |
GIZ, ABS, CDI/SPREP | TEC |
| International cooperation on climate change data and information management. ICLIM & Pacific CC #41 Side Event 11am - 12:30pm |
Govt of Vanuatu, Griffith University, SPREP, USP, GIZ |
Main Venue |
| SIDS Pathway to Green Economy #107 Side Event 1pm - 2:30pm |
UNEP, PIDF, ESCAP, SPREP | Main Venue |
| Sharks Campaign Launch 3pm - 4:30pm |
WWF | TEC |
| The Last Straw – Preventing our Oceans from becoming Dumps #108 Side Event 3pm - 4:30pm |
UNEP | Main Venue |
| SIDS-DOCK – UNIDO partnership and donor trust fund (5Cs and SPREP) #130 Side Event 5pm - 6:30pm |
5Cs and SPREP | Main Venue |
| Launch of the UNEP Pacific sub-office (followed by reception) 5:30pm - 7pm |
UNEP | TEC/Fale |
| Weather and Climate Services in SIDS #38 Panel Discussion 7pm - 8:30pm |
WMO | Main Venue |
[/tab][tab title="Wed 3 Sep"]
| Event Name | Organizer/Partner | Venue |
| Expanding Waste Management Services of Pacific Island Countries through International PPPs Workshop 9:30am - 12pm |
J-PRISM, SPREP, IPLA, UNCRD | TEC / Fale |
| #30 Vital Harbours – PACC (Cook Islands) Side Event 11am - 12:30pm |
Cook Islands | |
| Launch of the SIDS Sustainable Energy Partnership #62 Side Event 5pm - 6:30pm |
SPREP | Main Venue |
| Climate Diplomacy– foreign policy challenges in the context of climate change in the Pacific Islands region #66 Side Event 5pm - 6:30pm |
Adelphi | Main Venue |
| Launch of the Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in the Pacific Islands region 2014-2020 7pm - 8:30pm |
SPREP and PIRT | TEC / Fale |
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Plenary Sessions
Plenary sessions will be held from 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm every day from 1 - 5 September. Plenary sessions are where the General Debate and discussions occur.
Multi-stakeholder Partnership Dialogues
These will take place daily from 3pm to 6pm and are designed to build and strengthen lasting partnerships in addressing SIDS related priorities. For more information on each of the six partnership clusters, please go here.
If you are interested in presenting a partnership during the dialogues, you need to register for consideration by 11 July.
Side Events
Side events will be held daily. Separate schedules will be made available once side events are finalised.
Please also refer to the Criteria and Guidelines for side events. Note that the deadline for registration of side events is now closed.
Parallel Events
Parallel event options are available at venues outside the UN Conference site. Deadline for registration of a parallel event is 30 June 2014. For more details and to register, click here.