SPREP
08 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 November 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that it will convene two, two-week vocational training courses on environmentally sound and practical waste management techniques for Pacific islanders in 2013. Nominations are now invited and should be submitted to SPREP by 30 November 2012.
SPREP says the first course, from 4-15 March 2013, will cover waste management techniques, including policy and strategic approaches to integrated solid...
06 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 November 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that the Japan Technical Cooperation Project for the Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management (J-PRISM) programme, a five-year project funded by the Government of Japan, is successfully building the capacity of Pacific Island countries through a “learning-by-doing” approach. J-PRISM is coordinated in partnership with SPREP.
According to SPREP, J-PRISM activities are centered...
26 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 October 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme has announced it has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat.
The MOU between SPREP and UNEP covers cooperation between the two organizations over the next five years. Planned cooperation includes the exchange of environmental information, and capacity building for Pacific island countries (PICs) to access and...
15 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 October 2012: A survey by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has found the Vava’u Mangrove to be in generally good condition, based on use of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Geographical Positioning Systems (GIS) and the Pacific Mangrove Monitoring Manual.
The survey was conducted in partnership with the Mangrove Ecosystems for Climate Change Adaptation and Livelihoods (MESCAL) and the Tongan Ministry of Lands Environment Climate Change and...
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...
