PIFS
13 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 June 2012: The Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) announced the theme for this year’s Forum, “Large Ocean Island States – the Pacific Challenge.” Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, noted that Pacific countries are often described as small island developing States (SIDS) but that Pacific peoples also “are the stewards of the largest ocean on the planet,” and encouraged a shift away from the “small island mentality,” which does not portray the connection...
12 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 June 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has reported that the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) has recalled its statement on “Collaborating to Support Effective Responses to Climate Change,” during a meeting of the CROP Executives Subcommittee on Climate Change (CES-CCC).
The PIFS Secretary General is the permanent Chair of CROP, and, together with the Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), co-Chairs...
06 Jun 2012
The 43rd meeting of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF 43) will take place from 27-31 August 2012. The meeting will be preceded by a Smaller Islands States (SIS) Leaders’ Meeting and Pacific African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States Leaders’ Meeting. PIF 43 will include a Formal Session, Leaders’ Retreat, and post-Forum Dialogue Partners’ Plenary Session. Also at this meeting the world's largest marine park, announced by the Cook Islands in December 2011, will be launched. [ for more...
04 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 June 2012: Leaders at the Sixth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 6), representing 15 Pacific Island Forum (PIF) countries, discussed ways to build relationships and enhance cooperation with Japan. They focused on responses to natural disasters, environmental issues and climate change, sustainable development and human security, people-to-people exchanges and maritime issues. PALM 6 took place in Okinawa, Japan, from 25-26 May 2012.
Events held concurrently with PALM 6 included, among...
24 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 May 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has announced that Kiribati will have access to US$4 million in funding from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) to supplement electricity generation through solar energy.
According to PIFS, the “Kiribati Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Grid Connected Project” will include the installation of a 400kWp solar PV system directly connected to the South Tarawa electricity grid. The project is anticipated to contribute 3.7% of the total...
