SPREP
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 May 2001: A conference on ”Lessons for Future Action,” which took place in Apia, Samoa, emphasized the urgency of climate change adaptation and future decisions affecting small island developing States (SIDS), given the threat of natural disasters. At the end of the Conference, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5C’s) adopted a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
Through the MOU, the Caribbean will...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 June 2011: An awareness-raising training on Ships Ballast Water Management, held in Suva, Fiji, has resulted in recommendations to develop a National Policy for the country, based on existing legislation, as well as to ratify the Ballast Water Management Convention. The training was organized by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) and was the first-ever training on the topic, according to SPREP.
The training, held during the week of 19 May 2011, was...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 June 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) announced progress on implementation of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project in the Marshall Islands, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between key stakeholders in the country.
According to SPREP, the MoU establishes principles and guidelines for collaboration between the Majuro Water Sewer Company and the Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination to improve...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 June 2011: The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) held a mid-term review conference, highlighting efforts to conserve species and sites in the Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot, which is rich in plant and animal life.
CEPF is a joint programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, the French Development Agency, the MacArthur Foundation, Conservation International, and the Government of Japan. The CEPF US$27 million fund for the Polynesia-Micronesia...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
June 2011: The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has published the eighth and ninth issues of its News Update, which feature international and regional news on climate change-related issues.
The eighth issue highlights unpublished estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which show that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased by a record amount in 2010, making the goal of limiting temperature increase to below 2°C, said to be the threshold for “dangerous climate...
