SPREP
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 October 2010: Palau’s Minister of the Environment, Natural Resources and Tourism, Harry Fritz, announced the creation of a marine sanctuary for whales, dolphins and dugongs during Oceans Day, held on 23 October 2010, on the sidelines of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan.
The sanctuary covers all of Palau’s Exclusive Economic Zone - more than 600,000 square kilometers – where “the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2010: The Government of Australia has reported on a project with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to reduce the national reporting burden in Pacific Island countries for biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). A consolidated reporting template for five of the biodiversity-related MEAs has been developed and trialled.
The simplified reporting process covers the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 October 2010: The 14th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic Ministers’ Meeting (FEMM) was held in Alofi, Niue, on 27-28 October 2010, to discuss options for the Pacific region to improve access to, and management of, climate change financing.
The paper on climate finance, compiled by the Forum Secretariat, draws on the experience of the region in accessing and implementing climate change resources at all levels. It points to some preliminary options for further analysis at the national level...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 November 2010: The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has launched a new online helpdesk as part of its support to the regional project “Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change” (PACC).
The Online Helpdesk for PACC seeks to provide immediate communication access to key project staff for the 13 PACC participating countries, with a view to responding to immediate requests for information and assistance. Information available upon request ranges from technical aspects of the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 October 2010: The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Regional Meeting on Operational and Financial Requirements from 4-8 October 2010 in Apia, Samoa. The meeting addressed operational and financial planning and reporting requirements in the framework of the regional project “Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change” (PACC).
Each country participating in PACC was invited to nominate one...
