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Fisheries and Climate Information Services: Policy Review, Action and Communication Plan

SPREP Publications, Climate Science and Information

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The Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen blong Redy, Adapt mo Protekt (Van-KIRAP) project is delivering climate science to support decision makers and communities in Vanuatu to prepare for and adapt to climate variability and change.

Trade Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreement: Key Elements for Consideration in the Context of a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution - Policy Brief

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Including trade provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) is not new and has proven to be an effective tool to operationalize and ensure the realization of environmental agreements. MEAs often include specific substantive or procedural provisions that may require or encourage Parties to restrict, regulate, or otherwise condition international trade as part of the package of instruments to achieve their objectives.

Plastics Treaty Legal Advisory Service Note : Key Principles

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This note highlights different ways of operationalising key principles including considerations relevant to determining their role content and impact in a Plastics Treaty.

Considerations for the Use of an Existing Financial Mechanism, to Fund Treaty Implementation Plastic Treaty Legal Advisory Service Note

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This note considers existing multilateral financial mechanisms that may be suitable for providing finance to assist developing states to implement a plastics treaty and the advantages and disadvantages of using an existing mechanism as opposed to establishing a new mechanism

Plastics Treaty Legal Advisory Service Note - Non-Party Provisions

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The inclusion of 'Non-party provisions' in a Plastics Treaty could have an important influence on plastic production within nations that do not become a party to the Treaty. This note summarises a range of precedents in multilateral treaties for Non-party provisions along with advantages and disadvantages of Non-party provisions

Non-Party Trade Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Key Elements for Consideration in the Context of a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) aim to address environmental issues of global concern by creating uniform and streamlined approaches and rules to apply to all parties. Treaties serve as agreements between two (or more) States that enter into an agreement, thus creating specific obligations and rights for those parties.

World Trade Organisation Rules and Key Elements for Consideration in the Context of a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution - Technical Note

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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At the core there is no conflict between the WTO system and possible provisions of the future Plastic Treaty, as outlined in UNEPs option paper. However WTO rules are an important safeguard against domestic arbitrary or unjustifiable discriminatory measures.

What Green Climate Fund do we want for the Pacific? Practical Recommendations for Reform and Capacity Support

Climate Change Resilience

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Global climate funds have faced much criticism for failing to deliver fast and flexibility enough to match the urgency of the climate crisis, especially for the world's most climate vulnerable countries. In the Pacific region, access to climate finance is a clear priority of leaders and the need for easier access and greater quantities of funds flowing to the region has consistently been raised at both regional and international fora.

Inception and Stakeholders Consultation Report : Review and Updating of the Vanuatu Rural Road Design Guide

SPREP Publications, Climate Science and Information

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Vanuatu's meteorology and geo-hazards department is an important source of local real-time climate data and information for the the public, using local radio to disseminate information and warnings to the public leading up to an anticipated cyclone event.

SPREP through the SWAP Project in collaboration with MNRE clean-up at Moata'a village : activity report (side event for the 31st SPREP Meeting)

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Marine pollution is the result of harmful chemicals entering the ocean, polluted waste waters industrial, agricultural and residential waste, garbage from ships and the spread of invasive organisms. A major source of marine pollution is related to plastics intentionally thrown from shore or boats or are unintentionally carried by winds or streams.

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