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Global inertia on climate change is creating severe gap for development of Small Islands Developing States
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 21, 2023
Statement from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Science Report. The Synthesis of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Cycle confirms life-threatening risks to small island developing...
Republic of the Marshall Islands Signs Pacific Sustainable Tourism Commitment
The Pacific Tourism Organisation is pleased to confirm the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as the 18th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). Inspired by the ambitions of the Pacific Sustainable Tourism...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Solomon Islands
March 5, 2021 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
Owner: United Nations
RMI Welcomed as the Latest Signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment
The Pacific Tourism Organisation is pleased to confirm the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as the 18th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). Inspired by the ambitions of the Pacific Sustainable Tourism...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
PACRES project building Tuvalu’s resilience to adapt to climate change
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 17, 2023
10 March 2023, Funafuti Tuvalu - A project which exists to improve regional, national adaptation and mitigation solutions to climate change in 15 Pacific countries has provided critical assistance to the tiny island of Tuvalu to battle the climate...
Work to strengthen Palau’s climate change response continues as EU-funded projects explore synergies
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 18, 2023
17 March 2023, Koror Palau - The ACP GCCA+ Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) Project team is continuing the work to improve regional, national adaptation and mitigation solutions to climate change in the Pacific...
MHMS successfully Marks International Nurse Day & International Day of the Midwife, in Honiara
MHMS successfully Marks International Nurse Day & International Day of the Midwife, in Honiara Friday 12th of May 2023, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) together with partners celebrated the International Nurses Day together with...
Owner: Solomonese Government
Tuvalu becomes the 17th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has welcomed Tuvalu as the latest signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). The SOC embodies the support of SPTO’s Council of Tourism Ministers in implementing the Pacific...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
RSIPF conducted awareness talks during the Easter weekend in Honiara
RSIPF conducted awareness talks during the Easter weekend in Honiara Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) have conducted crime prevention awareness at white River and Point...
Owner: Solomonese Government
2023, our 30th Anniversary, a year of recommitment to our vision and journey towards Pacific sustainability, resilience and wellbeing through safeguarding our island culture and heritage
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 31, 2023
By Mr Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) I am excited for 2023 as our 30th anniversary and as the winds of political change sweep through our region in recent months – Australia,...
National Used Oil Management Plan Stakeholders Workshop held in Honiara
National Used Oil Management Plan Stakeholders Workshop held in Honiara A one-day national stakeholders’ workshop to discuss the draft National Used Oil Management Plan for Solomon Islands was held in Honiara. This workshop is part of the...
Owner: Solomonese Government
Why the One Pacific Voice matters in global effort to end plastic pollution, as we look towards INC2 in Paris
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 10, 2023
Anthony Talouli Director of Waste Management and Pollution Control, SPREP It’s ironic. Although there is a common global understanding about the adverse impact of plastic pollution on human health, the economy, and the environment, it would be...
Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment Continues to Attract Support
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is pleased to announce Nauru as the 16th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). As a high-level regional advocacy tool supporting sustainable tourism development, the SOC...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
Parties to Nauru Agreement meeting begins in Honiara
Parties to Nauru Agreement meeting begins in Honiara Honiara, 14 March 2023: The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) have started series of meetings yesterday at the Mendana Conference facility in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) was...
Owner: Solomonese Government
At Ocean Conference, Vanuatu rallies support for Advisory Opinion on implications of climate crisis
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 21, 2023
“We reach out the hand of friendship to all those who may wish to join us in taking a holistic, integrated approach to protecting human rights from climate change impacts as well as the survival of our oceans.” 30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC...
COVID pandemic compounds climate and Ocean challenges, Nauru reminds
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 21, 2023
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC2022 - The impacts of the climate crisis on Pacific Island countries have been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nauru has reminded the international community. A COVID wave in Nauru has prevented a...
National Strategy and Framework for Weather, Climate, and Ocean Services nearing completion
National Strategy and Framework for Weather, Climate, and Ocean Services nearing completion The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) and its stakeholders completed the review of the “National Strategy and Framework for Weather, Climate,...
Owner: Solomonese Government
Wallis & Futuna Pledges to Support Sustainable Tourism in the Pacific Region
Wallis & Futuna affirmed its commitment to regional sustainable tourism through the endorsement of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC) in Nadi late last week. As the 15th signatory, Wallis and Futuna has joined the Federated...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs completes visit to Honiara
Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs completes visit to Honiara Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hayashi Yoshimasa made a fruitful one day visit in Honiara on Sunday 19th March as part of his Pacific Tour that includes Cook Islands. The...
Owner: Solomonese Government
NTO Update – Kiribati commits to sustainable tourism development
In October 2022, Kiribati affirmed its commitment to being part of the regional sustainable tourism cohesion as it signed the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment. Kiribati joined 14 Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) members in...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation