28 April 2023, Apia Samoa - Celebrating 30 years of partnership for a sustainable, resilient Pacific, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) hosted the Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, …
21 April, 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu was hit by two severe tropical cyclones within 48 hours between 1–3 March, an unprecedented series of climate events for the southwestern Pacific tropical cyclone (TC) basin. Severe TC Judy struck central and …
24 April 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - “Saying No to single-use plastics” is not enough, much more must be done by our global community to address the plastic crisis we now face. Recognising this, the UN Environment Assembly passed a resolution in …
“Stand together as a strong region, with our voices as loud as our oceans,” - Mr Halatoa Fua, Cook Islands. 24 April 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Burdened by increasing plastic waste, the world is working towards a legally binding treaty to address this …
The integration of gender and human rights is one of the six pillars that guide’s the work of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). It enhances SPREP’s ability for effective delivery of services to our Members, as …
25 April 2023, Apia – A review of the tropical cyclones (TC) that developed in the Pacific during the 2022-2023 southwest Pacific TC season revealed the fewest number of named TC since the 2016-2017 season. The review was presented by Mr Ben Noll of the …
24 April 2023, Apia - Pacific delegates preparing for the 2023 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS COPs) Conventions in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2023, are in a better position to contribute to the …
This year, 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 the protection and conservation of the Pacific environment. The …
Honiara, 11 April 2023. The Lui Bell Memorial Post-Graduate Scholarship for Marine Species Conservation is supporting research through the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) to build understanding on the cultural aspects of dolphin use and the …
21 April 2023, Apia Samoa - As the year-long commemoration of Samoa’s 60th Independence anniversary continues, the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) in Samoa, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), …
Flooding. Droughts. Landslides. Storm surges. Coastal Inundation These were some of the impacts of a triple-dip La Niña event, which was declared for the Pacific last year. A triple-dip La Niña means that the system developed three years in a row. The …
20 April 2023, Suva Fiji - The European Union funded GCCA+ Scaling Up Pacific Adaptation project’s work to enhance climate change adaptation and resilience in the region turned its attention to communities in Fiji during a two-week mission from 27 March …
20 April 2023, Honiara – The third Steering Committee meeting of the Committing to Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific (SWAP) Project hosted in the Solomon Islands has concluded with a renewed commitment by the participants to sustainable waste …
24 avril 2023, Honiara – La 3e réunion du Comité de pilotage du projet S’engager pour une gestion durable des déchets dans le Pacifique (projet SWAP) financé par l’Agence française de développement (AFD) et mis en œuvre par le Secrétariat du Programme …
This year, 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 the protection and conservation of the Pacific environment. The …
19 April 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Vanuatu continues to show innovation in the face of natural disasters with the launching of the country’s first Ocean Monitoring Network this afternoon. The network, which consists of six new wave buoys, was officially …
21 April 2023, Apia – The Pacific has just come out of a triple-dip La Niña event, to an El Niño Watch being declared by four organisations under the Pacific Regional Climate Centre node for long-range forecasting. The recent Pacific Islands Climate …
20 April 2023, Suva, Fiji - Whether it is providing water tanks for villages in Papua New Guinea (PNG), tree planting on the Tagabe riverbank in Vanuatu to ensure steady supply of freshwater for communities there or providing support for climate change …
19 April 2023, Funafuti – The impact of the climate crisis on Tuvalu, the fourth smallest nation in the world, is profound. Sea level rise and coastal erosion are threatening to sink Fongafale, the 26 sq kilometre home of 11,000 residents. It is one of …
13 March 2023, Apia - Pacific countries have added their voice to a growing chorus of support for the establishment of a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. The latest …
