Cook Islands
15 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 November 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) coordinated the first regional training on the Pacific Climate Change Portal for national counterparts. Participants discussed user needs and the establishment of a network of climate change portal editors and users.
The training, which took place at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji, on 6-8 November 2012, equipped participants from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga,...
12 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 November 2012: The Second Meeting of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) addressed deep-sea mineral deposit mining and management of the Pacific region’s fragile freshwater resources. The meeting convened from 6-9 November 2012, in Noumea, New Caledonia.
According to SPC, discussions centered on the Regional Legislative and Regulatory Framework (RLRF) for Deep Sea Minerals Exploration and Exploitation. The RLRF aims to ensure:...
12 Nov 2012
Convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), this course, is open to participants from the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. The course will focus on various waste management techniques, including policy and strategic approaches to integrated solid waste management, hazardous waste management and other key waste management...
24 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 October 2012: The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, delivered the 2012 Annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Lecture in Suva, Fiji, on 18 October 2012. The theme of the lecture was “A New Optimism – A More Dynamic Pacific Plan.”
Puna said the Pacific Plan provides a blueprint of Pacific regional priorities, and said the forthcoming review of the Plan should ensure it remains responsive to the region’s needs. Puna outlined the importance of...
10 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has released two reports, titled “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific,” and the “Pacific Regional Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Tracking Report.” Both reports were endorsed by Pacific leaders at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting, which convened in August 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
The report on “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific” reviews region...
