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Preliminary Environmental Assessment Report Tafitoala Seawall, Samoa

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP),  Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme (PACC)
 Coastal and Marine  Atmosphere and Climate

The Government of Samoa under its Environmental Policy Framework established rules and procedures to be followed under IAMP Phase 2 with regard to environmental assessment, monitoring and mitigation of potential negative impacts. For projects with no, or low but acceptable environmental impacts, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) may issue a waiver to the proponent from the further requirements of the draft EIA Regulations. In issuing a waiver, the CEO MNRE will rely on the advice of the Assistant CEO, PUMA.

PACC Demonstration Guide: Piloting climate change adaptation in food production and food security on low-lying atolls of Solomon Islands

 Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme (PACC),  Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
 Land  Inland Waters  Atmosphere and Climate

In Solomon Islands, the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project focused on food security, with a goal
‘to contribute to reduced vulnerability and increased adaptive capacity to adverse effects of climate change in
Solomon Islands’. The pilot sites for the demonstration projects were the low lying atolls of Ontong Java and, in a
second phase, Sikaiana. These atolls are extremely isolated and are highly vulnerable in many respects. Climaterelated
threats mainly come from sea level rise and extreme weather events, and impacts on food security include

The 2015 Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR) - Lessons learnt from the ten-year implementation of the Pacific Islands Framework Action on Climate Change (2006-2015) : Report of the Proceedings and Key Recommendations

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
 Land  Atmosphere and Climate

The Fifth Pacific Climate Change Roundtable was held from 12 - 14 May 2015 at the Tanoa Tusitala Hotel, Apia Samoa. The conference was jointly organized by the PCCR Steering Committee, consisting of country representatives, development partners and CROP agencies, hosted by SPREP and Government of Samoa with major funding support from the Government of Switzerland. The meeting brought together some 183 participants from Pacific Island Countries and Territories, regional and international agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector, academia and development partners.

Renforcement des Études d'Impact Environnemental: Directives pour les États et Territories insulaires océaniens

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
 Built Environment  Biodiversity  Atmosphere and Climate

Since the early 1990s the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has been promoting the use of environmental planning and assessment processes amongst its member countries and territories. SPREP's approach to environmental planning and assessment has been part of a global programme for improving environmental management and supporting sustainable development.