SPC
03 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 October 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) announced that the Third Regional Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry, which convened on 28 September 2012, in Nadi, Fiji, endorsed the Pacific Islands Regional Policy Framework for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation and forest conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+).
According to SPC, the framework aims to support Pacific Island countries (PICs...
03 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) announced the completion of a climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. Assessing the impacts of climate change and other drivers, including population growth, unsustainable land use and logging, on land- and marine-based resources and community life in Choiseul, the study observed heightened coastal erosion caused by the removal of mangroves, coastal trees and shrubs, as well...
25 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 September 2012: The 4th session of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management was convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), in partnership with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The meeting was held alongside the Pacific Regional Water and Sanitation Consultations (RWSC) from 17-21 September 2012, in Noumea, New Caledonia.
The Pacific Platform concluded with commitment to develop an integrated Pacific regional strategy for disaster risk...
19 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community convened a training workshop on renewable energy under the European Union-funded North Pacific African Caribbean Pacific Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (North-REP), for representatives of the four power utility corporations in Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The training was held in Pohnpei, FSM, from 27-31 August.
According to SPC, the training explored issues including the integration of renewable energy...
17 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), with support from the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO), convened the Regional Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) in the Pacific from 4-6 September 2012, in Nadi, Fiji. Participants shared country reports on FGR and developed priorities for action for the Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian subregions.
The workshop agreed to recommendations on the need: for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (...
