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Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:17 AM
A regional consultation meet heard that women are likely to be more affected by climate change because of the gender division of responsibilities and roles in the Pacific and other societies in the world.
This is according to Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) training co-ordinator, Zo Randriamaro, who addressed the meeting, as reported by Fiji Times Online. According to Fiji Times Online, the regional consultation meet on "Strengthening Policy Analysis and Advocacy on Gender, Economic and Climate Justice in the Pacific" was told by Ms. Randriamaro that, "Women are responsible for lots of things and this will become more difficult to do because of climate change". "Not only on how women will be affected by climate change but also about how the...
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:00 PM
BY PACIFIC REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Monday 6 September 2010, Madang - Environment Ministers, Officials, donors and government and non-government partners from in and around the Pacific have gathered in Madang, Papua New Guinea, for the twenty-first annual meeting of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, being held from 6 to 10 September.
Speaking at the opening of the Meeting, PNG's Minister for Environment and Conservation, the Honourable Mr Benny Allen, reminded delegates of their important role in addressing environment as a key pillar of sustainable development. "It is unlikely that the development trends of the past two decades will change in the near future," he said. "And that means we will need to address growing environmental contamination and destruction." The Minister listed land use practices, waste management, rising populations and urban growth, climate change and terrestrial and marine...
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Topic: Environment
Friday, September 03, 2010 11:21 AM
BY PACIFIC REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Press Release - A new draft three-year action plan has been developed outlining activities, responsibilities and targets that seek to promote and strengthen the wise use and conservation of wetlands in the region.
The new Regional Wetlands Action Plan for the Pacific Islands follows on from the original Regional Wetlands Action Plan endorsed by members of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in 1999. The new action plan covers the period 2011-2013 and is expected to be finalised this month. The three-year action plan was developed during a regional workshop which was held in August in Noumea, New Caledonia to review the implementation of the 1999 Regional Wetlands Action Plan. It preceded a series of training sessions on implementation processes of the Ramsar...
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Topic: Environment
Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:31 AM
BY SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 - The 11th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women held at SPC headquarters in Noumea from 16-20 August 2010 called for stronger regional multi-sectoral processes and mechanisms to accelerate the achievement of equality between women and men in the Pacific Island region.
The call came in response to a regional report and presentation by SPC showing that while there are good examples of progress, overall implementation of commitments to gender equality has been slow in many areas over the past 15 years, and that national and regional institutions for gender equality continue to face significant challenges in their work. Among the challenges are low staffing levels, limited resources and insufficient space and opportunity to contribute to and influence policy across the wide range of multi-sectoral development work going on in the region. ...
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:39 AM
BY PACIFIC REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Press Release - Come the end of October, the second Pacific nation to hold a seat on the Bureau for the Convention for Biological Diversity, passes this privilege on.
Tania Temata from the Cook Islands together with Cambodia represents the Asia Pacific Group on this bureau. It is a first for the Cook Islands to be represented on any bureau for the many global multilateral-environmental agreements. The Bureau for the CBD is like a Board of Directors for a company. It reviews the implementation of the Convention and oversees the preparation of the bi-annual conferences of the parties and all other related meetings in between the conference of the parties. The logistic organisation of the meeting is coordinated by the Secretariat of the Convention...
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Topic: Environment
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:36 PM
Press Release - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme has published the first in a series of newsletters that chronicles the progress of solid waste management in the Pacific islands
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Monday, August 30, 2010 1:52 PM
Wednesday 25 August, Noumea, SPC - For all the beauty and extraordinary richness of the Pacific, the region also holds some sad records.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:27 AM
Press Release - Tourists holidaying in Palau since November last year have helped raise over a million dollars for the protected areas of the territory. Palau now has 1.3 million USD from a Green fee tax that began on 1 November 2009, all of which will help conservation efforts in Palau.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:08 PM
Directors of Public Health will meet to discuss practical ways to effectively implement Adolescent Health and Development (AHD) programme activities in 10 Pacific countries. Key to this effective implementation is mainstreaming AHD issues-ensuring that they are addressed in activities in all sectors and at all levels
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Monday, August 23, 2010 10:58 AM
Press Release - A three day meeting has brought the Pacific region closer together as the 14 island countries prepare to face the world at the 10th Conference of the Parties for the Convention on Biological Diversity in October.
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Friday, August 20, 2010 8:04 AM
PRESS RELEASE - 18th August 2010 - Last week's successful Pacific Investment Summit in Sydney, Australia, has been applauded for its work to secure new investment for Pacific island countries
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Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:19 AM
PRESS RELEASE - 17th August 2010 - The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and other stakeholders have begun work towards the implementation of the Pacific Regional Strategy on Disability after it was endorsed at the 41st Pacific Islands Forum held in Port Vila, Vanuatu 3 - 6 August
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:24 AM
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide loan assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands to help to achieve long-term fiscal sustainability and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:38 AM
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Monday, August 16, 2010 7:50 AM
PRESS RELEASE - 13th August 2010 - The Pacific Region promises great opportunities for investment despite the many disadvantages present in the countries
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Friday, August 13, 2010 8:10 AM
Literacy and Numeracy in FICs
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Thursday, August 12, 2010 8:31 AM
Forum Education Ministers Meeting Effective in First Decade
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:47 AM
EU and SPC to Cooperate on Deep-Sea Minerals Project
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:38 AM
Solomon Islands Election 2010 - Joint Statement
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Monday, August 09, 2010 7:42 AM
Republic of Marshall Islands Sign Pacific Petroleum Project MoU
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Friday, August 06, 2010 9:06 AM
Pacific ACP Leaders' Meeting Outcomes
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Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:40 AM
New Forum Chair Calls for Removal of Barriers against Democracy
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:52 AM
Climate Change Issues Dominate SIS Leaders' Meeting
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010 4:28 AM
Modest Growth Expected for Pacific Economies in 2011, Says ADB
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Monday, August 02, 2010 5:45 AM
Issues for the 41st Pacific Islands Forum
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Monday, July 26, 2010 9:22 AM
SPREP Launches Study on Regional Financing for Climate Change
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:52 AM
Fiji's Fiji Times Put on the Market
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Friday, July 16, 2010 6:22 AM
Stocktake on Achievements of Forum after 40 Years
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:05 AM
The Way Forward for Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 11:05 AM
Fiji Expels Another Envoy
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:54 AM
Pacific Plan Successes and Challenges
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Monday, July 12, 2010 9:17 PM
Climate Change a Priority for SIS
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Friday, July 09, 2010 7:30 AM
New Member Commits to Pacific Nature Conservation Charter
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Thursday, July 08, 2010 6:38 AM
Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation Meets in Samoa
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:16 AM
ADB Calls for Asia and Pacific to Make Transition to Solar Power
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