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PACC Impresses Agencies With Adaptation Efforts
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:14 am | SPREP
Durban, South Africa, 3 December - The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project presented to donors and implementing agencies during its side event at the 17th Conference of Parties held in Durban, South Africa showcasing progress and lessons learnt on ... More >>
COP17 Updates: Staying Positive Climate Talks hit Delays
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:10 am | SPREP
Pacific news at COP17 courtesy of SPREP Pacific Climate Change Blog www.climatepasifika.blogspot.com More >>
Pacific and AOSIS - Tokelau targets - Green Climate Fund
Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:07 pm | SPREP
Headlines • Finding strength in numbers – Pacific stands firm with AOSIS • Tokelau targets 100% renewable energy • The Green Climate Fund: Pacific urges action – no renegotiation Finding strength in numbers - Pacific stands firm with AOSIS ... More >>
Pacific At International Climate Conference
Monday, 28 November 2011, 1:05 pm | SPREP
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) All news and images from the UNFCCC COP 17 in Durban is available at www.climatepasifika.blogspot.com Durban, South Africa, 23 November 2011 - Pacific survival is what the region is negotiating ... More >>
Manono Island Waste Awareness & Clean Up Initiative
Monday, 7 November 2011, 4:50 pm | SPREP
3 November 2011 - As part of Environment Week, Samoan partners have come together for an environment project on Manono Island to help local residents cope with added waste pressures they have faced after the 2010 tsunami. The Ministry of Natural Resources ... More >>
SPREP News Thursday, 13 Oct 2011
Friday, 14 October 2011, 12:55 pm | SPREP
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) www.sprep.org All news on the UNCCD COP 10 is available at www.bionesian.blogspot.com Headlines • UNCCD a priority for Fiji • Science valuable to combating land degradation ... More >>
Pacific environment at the heart of four day discussions
Saturday, 10 September 2011, 8:19 pm | SPREP
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Pacific environment at the heart of four day discussions Writeshop on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction Pacific environment at the heart of four day discussions The very ... More >>
Pacific Emerging Environmental Leaders’ symposium to be held
Saturday, 20 August 2011, 7:51 pm | SPREP
26 August 2011 Pacific Emerging Environmental Leaders’ symposium to be held in Apia, Samoa The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is seeking applications to attend an inaugural symposium for young professionals ... More >>
Renewable Energy in the Solomon Islands, making a difference
Friday, 8 July 2011, 4:30 pm | SPREP
Renewable energy activities in the Solomon Islands are making a difference in the lives of many. A USD 5.23 million dollar renewable energy project for 11 Pacific island countries is currently executed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional ... More >>
Cook Islands: 100% Renewable Energy by 2020
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 4:44 pm | SPREP
The Cook Islands has an electricity target of 50% renewable energy by 2015 and 100% by 2020. While this may seem like an extreme target, according to the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Hon. Henry Puna – “it is ambitious but it is not impossible.” More >>
Samoa represents Small Islands Development States
Monday, 21 March 2011, 10:52 am | SPREP
The Green Climate Fund of 30 billion dollars to address climate change in developing countries was a topic for discussion at the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable in Alofi, Niue this week.Islands Deve More >>
Tonga presents at Pacific Climate Change Roundtable
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:55 am | SPREP
15 March, Alofi, Niue - Tonga’s achievements towards addressing climate change as a nation was showcased during the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable in Alofi, Niue. More >>
Tonga presents at Pacific Climate Change Roundtable
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 11:30 am | SPREP
Tonga’s achievements towards addressing climate change as a nation was showcased today during the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable in Alofi, Niue. More >>
Roundtable discussions: mobilising climate change resources
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 2:13 pm | SPREP
14 March 2011, Alofi, Niue - The Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR) is officially underway in Alofi, Niue with the theme “Mobilising Climate Change Resources for the Pacific”. More >>
South Pacific Whale Research Consortium meets in Samoa
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 6:31 pm | SPREP
New whale and dolphin species records, research and conservation achievements across the Pacific Islands region was profiled at the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium during an Open Day in Apia Samoa as part of their week long Annual meeting. It was ... More >>
World Wetlands Day 2011
Saturday, 29 January 2011, 6:33 pm | SPREP
World Wetlands Day this year celebrates terrestrial and wetland forests and their role in our lives. The theme, Forests for Water and Wetlands highlights the intricate links between forests and wetlands such as mangroves and freshwater swamps. Forested ... More >>
Tuvalu urges capacity building from Adaptation Fund Board
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 4:10 pm | SPREP
Tuvalu’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Enele Sopoaga has urged the climate change Adaptation Fund Board to provide greater capacity building for islands that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. More >>
Climate smart agriculture and Pacific views
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 4:09 pm | SPREP
Cancun, Mexico - Food security struggles of the Pacific islands caused by climate change, and how we are altering our way of life to meet them was showcased during the Cancun Climate Change Talks. “Is climate-smart agriculture possible?” was ... More >>
First consensus reached at the climate change talk in Cancun
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 4:06 pm | SPREP
The first draft conclusion to reach unanimous consensus at the Cancun climate change talks in Cancun was celebrated Saturday by Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. The two countries were able to convince the chair of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation ... More >>
Cancun negotiations drifting apart says Nauru
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 4:04 pm | SPREP
Negotiations for a new global climate change agreement is drifting apart in Cancun, says Nauru’s ambassador to the UN Marlene Moses, but Pacific nations are not going to give up the fight. Ambassador Moses says the Pacific voice through AOSIS is being ... More >>
