Cook Islands maritime industry calls for action to reduce greenhouse emissions
The Cook Islands Ministry of Transport, together with national ship operators, port operators and stakeholders have called for greater initiative in energy efficient operations to reduce greenhouse gasses. The call was made at the first National Workshop…
Vanuatu Ocean Policy and Ocean Services Stakeholders Workshop
SPC in partnership with VMGD organises and hosts the Vanuatu Ocean Policy and Ocean Services Stakeholders Workshop comprising of a 3-day Ocean and Tides Workshop (technical training) and a 2-day ocean stakeholder consultation seeking to identify critical…
Global Climate Change Alliance Plus - Scaling up Pacific Adaptation project holds initial meeting in Fiji
Charlotte Pihigia of Niue during one of the group discussions at the meeting
Delegates from ten Pacific Island countries are gathering in Suva, Fiji this week for the inception and planning meeting of the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus -…
Small-pond tilapia aquaculture and aquaponics featured at Global Climate Change Alliance meeting
Small-pond aquaculture and aquaponics with tilapia fish was showcased within a climate change context at the “Market Place” session of the Global Climate Change Alliance project inception meeting on Scaling Up Pacific Adaptation GCCA+SUPA in Suva this…
Climate Information for Early Action in Tuvalu
Enhanced national climate outlook and drought advisory services leading to improved early disaster preparedness action by stakeholders.
Pacific Resilience Partnership Taskforce
3rd Meeting of the Taskforce Objectives:
Consider progress made by the three established working groups, and where appropriate start to put the outcomes in practice;
Setting the foundation of an M&E framework through a ‘Theory of Change Workshop’…
European Union renews commitment to Pacific climate and biodiversity in overseas territories
Tomas Mateo Goyet (Team Leader, overseas territories at the EU Delegation for the Pacific) and Cameron Diver (SPC Deputy Director-General) finalizing the SPC-SPREP codelagation agreement for the 11th EDF.
Signature of a historic Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP)
Today, the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the Pacific Community (SPC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and The University of the South Pacific (USP) signed a landmark agreement with the European Union to help promote…
‘Green Pacific Port initiative’ looks to improve port operations across the Pacific
Government officials and port representatives from Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga agreed to focus on the implementation of quality, energy, and environmental management for port operations in the Pacific as the guiding principles of their work in…
Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) Turns 30
The Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year.
The CROP was first endorsed by Pacific Islands Forum Leaders in 1988 as an overarching committee for regional organisations in the…