The work to enhance the economic development and the sustainable future of communities across the Pacific region continues to move forward step by step.
Tag: environment
PNG Government passes Bill on climate change
PNG PM says climate change bill was timely as it reaffirmed commitment to taking ambitious climate action
Training builds capacity of Kiribati protected area practitioners
Ministry and stakeholders can now make full use of the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal to assist internal planning processes for protected and conserved areas
Samoa moves ahead to implement sustainable e-waste management
MNRE and SPREP partnership project to create an efficient and sustainable legislative environment in Samoa to support the long-term operation of an e-waste management system
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
Many in the Saposa Islands are wrestling with the dilemma of starting a new life on the mainland or staying to watch their homes vanish
Online portal to enhance environmental assessment capacity in the Pacific
Online portal allows small Island countries with limited capacity and EIA resources to reach out to others and source reference materials
Atoll nation of Tuvalu adopts ‘cubes’ to step up nutritious food production
The new farming method gives Tuvalu food growers greater control over their harvests and strengthens their food security
ADB raises 2019–2030 Climate Finance ambition to US$100 Billion
The ADB expanded climate finance to support its developing member countries to take more bold climate actions
Shipping industry’s carbon emissions under increasing scrutiny
A vocal critic says IMO is under more scrutiny than ever before to take further ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Improving organic waste management in Chuuk and Yap states
The FSM organic waste management project to facilitate various awareness and engagement campaigns to inform local communities on FSM’s Organic Processing Program