SPREP
27 Aug 2012
This meeting will focus on the financial reports of the Noumea Convention, including consideration and discussion of the core and operational budgets. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/eleventh-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-convention-for-the-protection-of-the-natural-resources-and-environment-of-the-south-pacific-region-noumea-convention/ ]
23 Aug 2012
The Sixth Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and the Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (the Waigani Convention) will consider financial issues, as well as business plan for the Pacific Regional Centre, and proposed cooperative arrangements with the Basel Convention Regional Cente in Beijing, China. [ for more information: http://...
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 August 2012: Participants at the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties 11 (COP 11) gathered in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 10-13 August 2012, to prepare to engage at the international level in an effective manner. The meeting was coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and funded by the EU through the African Caribbean Pacific Multilateral Environment Agreement (ACP MEAs)...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is conducting an Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Project in Solomon Islands, aiming to use biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.
Funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and coordinated by SPREP in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), The Nature Conservancy, Lauru Land...
02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) hosted an Inception Workshop for a US$5 million dollar Climate Change Adaptation Programme, which will be implemented from 2012-2017, with the guidance of the Pa Enua or outer island communities in the Cook Islands, targeting sectors such as the water, health, agriculture and marine resources.
The Inception Workshop, which took place from 2-6 July 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, brought together key...
