This year, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the signing of the SPREP Treaty, which brought about the establishment of the organisation as a separate, autonomous body, tasked with …
Thirty years ago, today the Treaty that formed the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) was signed on 16 June 1993. Starting with humble beginnings in a Copra Factory in Vaitele, Samoa to what is now a multi-compound complex …
Au moment où les représentants de plusieurs pays se réunissaient à Paris pour négocier un traité sur la pollution plastique, le Programme régional océanien de l’environnement (PROE), par l’intermédiaire du projet S’engager pour une gestion durable des …
19 June 2023, Port Vila - The Sarakata River, on Vanuatu’s Espiritu Santo island, runs through the middle of the most densely populated urban centre in Vanuatu, Luganville town. Around 5,000 people, which is 25 percent of Luganville’s population, currently …
20 June 2023, Suva Fiji - Integrating human rights, gender equity, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in the work of the Kiwa Initiative is critical to strengthening climate change resilience of Pacific Island ecosystems, communities and economies …
20 juin 2023, Suva Fiji – La prise en compte des droits humains, de l’égalité de genre, du handicap et de l’inclusion sociale (gender equity, disability and social inclusion, GEDSI) dans les activités de l'Initiative Kiwa est essentielle pour renforcer …
19 June 2023, Honiara Solomon Islands - The Botanic Gardens in Honiara is an important space for Solomon Islands. Spread over an estimated 19 hectares, the gardens showcase a range of local and exotic plant species and provides a sanctuary for native fauna …
19 June 2023, Honiara - Solomon Islands’ capacity to access more funds from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), to strengthen the country’s response to climate change impacts, has been enhanced thanks to support from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional …
Le renforcement de la résilience des îles de Wallis-et-Futuna est soutenu par le travail du Programme régional océanien de l'environnement (PROE) en collaboration avec le Service territorial de l'environnement (STE) de Wallis-et-Futuna, dans les …
The Republic of Palau's National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS) was officially launched on Thursday 25th May 2023 by the Hon. Steven Victor, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment and the Chairman of the Palau National …
Our very own Pacific Convention to protect our natural resources and environment known as the Noumea Convention was recognised as a cornerstone of our regional collective efforts in addressing the environmental challenges facing our region. Contracting …
12 June 2023, Apia Samoa. Climate change practitioners from Fiji, Kiribati, and Samoa will benefit from a training organised by the EU funded Global Climate Change Alliance Plus Scaling Up Pacific Adaptation (GCCA+ SUPA) Project in partnership with the …
12 June 2023, Paris France – The global community is one step closer towards a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, with the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) in the …
12 June 2023, Port Vila -With a predominantly rural population, Vanuatu’s agriculture sector is perhaps the country’s most significant sector both in terms of participation, and because it supplies the majority of the nation’s food. The Climate Information …
The First Global Ecosystem Atlas Convening Meeting, supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 17 – 18 May 2023. The convening meeting facilitated discussion from various …
16 May 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - For many in Vanuatu, accessing reliable information about climate and weather can be hard. But this is changing with a new media partnership where Vanuatu’s national broadcaster’s almost 100% national coverage footprint …
29 May 2023, Suva Fiji - Tonga and Papua New Guinea (PNG) stand to benefit from a three day training organised by the Rocky Mountain Institution Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) in partnership with the Pacific Climate Change Centre to build technical …
06 June 2023, Port Vila - Four engineers from the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department’s (VMGD) Information and Communication Technologies and engineering division travelled to Aotearoa New Zealand last month to attend a training course in …
12 June 2023, Honiara, Solomon Islands – The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) continues to work with the Government of Solomon Islands to ensure the successful Greening of the 2023 Pacific Games. While the targeted support is focused on the Pacific …
04 June 2023, Paris France - The proposed legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, discussed at the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) working to develop it, must contain a …
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