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Pacific islands regional marine species programme : 2013 - 2017 (action plan) - Dugong, Turtle, Whale and Dolphin
Biodiversity Conservation
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

2012
The Pacific Islands region that is served by SPREP covers 32 million km2 and is in the middle of the largest continuous marine habitat on the planet, the Pacific Ocean. This region is home to a diverse range of large marine animals, including cetaceans (whales and dolphins), sirenians (dugongs), and marine turtles etc. Over half of the world’s known species of cetaceans are found in the region. The area also supports the world’s largest remaining populations of dugongs, and green, hawksbill and loggerhead turtles.
Strategies and on the ground options for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in the Pacific
Climate Change Resilience
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Faletau, Taniela

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Leavai, Peniamina

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McFadzien, Diane

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Ronneberg, Espen

2012
Small Island developing states (SIDS) have ongoing projects and projects in the pipeline which are targeted at implementing adaptation measures. In the Pacific alone there have been a range of such initiatives starting with the PICCAP project in the late 90s to the ongoing PACC project, the latter building on the lessons learnt from its predecessors to help increase resilience to the impacts of climate change. On a global, regional and national level these projects have stringently involved strengthening of institutions, policy and regulations, but more importantly evolved to implement on the ground-level tasks, many of which follow on from, or are acting in synergy with other projects for the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives in communities. A key challenge in this context for decision makers, policy makers, and development partners is to understand and adopt strategies that are effective in mobilizing people and resources in response to CCA and DRR. All efforts in this context must be made to learn from past lessons and concerted action taken to refine, augment and deploy these initiatives appropriately and urgently.
Birds of Kiribati : a pocket guide to the birds of Kiribati
Biodiversity Conservation
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VanderWerf, Eric

2012
The islands of the Republic of Kiribati span over 3,500,000 km 2 of ocean but together account for only 811 km 2 of land. The islands are divided into three groups – the Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands and Line Islands (which includes Kiritimati Atoll). The Kiribati islands are host to a number of bird species many of which are found on only a few islands. Many sensitive species are restricted to predator-free islands or motu. Several introduced species are found mostly around towns and harbours.
Report of the Fourteenth (14th) and final meeting of the Regional Meteorological Services Directors (RMSD) and the First (1st) Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-1), 8–12 August 2011, Majuro, Marshall Islands
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

2012
The Regional Meteorological Services Directors (RMSD) Meeting convened for its 14th session at the International Conference Centre in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands from 9–12th August 2011. It was preceded by a Pacific Regional Meteorological Services Directors Workshop in Support of Climate Adaptation Planning in the Pacific Islands on 8th August. The objectives of the meeting were for participants to formulate and establish a clear understanding of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC), the Pacific Desk Partnership concept (since renamed as the Pacific Meteorological Desk Partnership, PMDP), and the Pacific Meteorological Strategic Plan (PMSP) (2012– 2015). A total of 54 participants attended the meeting. Primarily the participants were Meteorological Service Directors and representatives from American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America and Vanuatu. Representatives of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, SPREP, SPC, WMO, UNESCO-IOC, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, University of Oklahoma, Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Centre (co-located at the University of Hawaii and the University of Guam) were also present
Pacific Island States capacity development needs for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation
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Faletau, Taniela

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Leavai, Peniamina

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McFadzien, Diane

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Ronneberg, Espen

2012
This paper provides a brief examination of capacity development needs for climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in small island developing states (SIDS). It is noted that this is a critical time for SIDS which must contend with ongoing developmental pressures in addition to growing pressures from risks associated with global environmental change and economic liberalisation that threaten their physical and economic security. Much depends in this context on the orientation of SIDS in global economic and political systems. Getting the policies right is proving to be very difficult as SIDS continue to be deficient in a critical mass of intellectual capital, policy coherence, financial resources and qualified personnel that are needed to develop and implement sustainable development policies and projects. In turn, this critically hampers the emergence of adequate systemic capacity. SIDS however have a history of changes at the global and regional levels which not only created constraints but can be seen as a source of new opportunities for building resilience to natural disasters. How effective this process transpires in the end will depend on how well lessons learnt from preceding years are taken on board and effectively acted upon.
Report of the Fifth (5th) Oceania Regional Meeting for COP11 of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Koror, Palau, 26-30 March 2012
Biodiversity Conservation
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

2012
The 5th Oceania Regional Meeting was held at the Pacific International Coral Reef Centre in Koror, Palau from 26th to 30th March 2012. The meeting was co-organized by SPREP and the Ramsar Convention Secretariat and hosted by the Government of Palau. Funding assistance for the meeting was provided by the Governments of Australia and France with additional support provided through the UNEP-SPREP MEA project. The final agenda for the meeting is presented in Annex 1 and the final list of participants in Annex 2.
Te Kaniva: Tuvalu Climate Change Policy (English)
Climate Change Resilience
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Government of Tuvalu

2012
Te Kaniva (Tuvalu Climate Change Policy) prescribes the Government and the people of Tuvalu’s strategic polices for responding to climate change impacts and related disaster risks over the next 10 years (2012–2021). The Policy defines seven thematic goals, strategies and desired outcomes that the Government and the people of Tuvalu have prioritized for implementation to ensure that safety and resilience are achieved. The Policy is directly linked to the National Strategic Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (NSAP). In both the policy and NSAP, climate change refers to both adaptation and mitigation unless specifically differentiated. The Policy covers climate change impacts and related climate and hydrological hazards whereas the NSAP covers geological and anthropological hazards and related disasters.
Te Kaniva: Fakanofoga a Tuvalu mo mafulifuliga o tau-o-aso 2012 (Tuvalu translation)
Climate Change Resilience
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Government of Tuvalu

2012
Te Kaniva (Tuvalu Climate Change Policy) prescribes the Government and the people of Tuvalu’s strategic polices for responding to climate change impacts and related disaster risks over the next 10 years (2012–2021). The Policy defines seven thematic goals, strategies and desired outcomes that the Government and the people of Tuvalu have prioritized for implementation to ensure that safety and resilience are achieved. The Policy is directly linked to the National Strategic Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (NSAP). In both the policy and NSAP, climate change refers to both adaptation and mitigation unless specifically differentiated. The Policy covers climate change impacts and related climate and hydrological hazards whereas the NSAP covers geological and anthropological hazards and related disasters.
Tuvalu National Strategic Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 2012 - 2016 (NSAP) (JNAP)
Climate Change Resilience
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Government of Tuvalu

2012
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Project Tuvalu Newsletter
Climate Change Resilience
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L. Tausi

2012

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