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Executive summary: Pollution and the growing volumes of solid and hazardous wastes are major threats to the environments and sustainable development of the Pacific Islands. Globalisation is accelerating the transition of Pacific communities towards consumer economies, with increasing urbanisation, migration and participation in international trade. This is resulting in an escalation in solid and liquid wastes, more shipping and land transport and more infrastructure and industry throughout the region, which increase the risk of coastal and marine pollution.

This NDC Implementation Roadmap 2017-2030 shall be considered a “living” document in that information expressed in this publication represents the Government of Fiji’s current understanding of the energy sector, and current understanding of mitigation actions (including technology, finance, capacity building, and technical assistance needs), which willcontribute to meeting the targets set out in Fiji’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

This compendium showcases programmes and projects from across the Pacific region that address climate change and disaster risks, through climate change adaptation (CCA), disaster risk management (DRM) and/or greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

These forty case studies cover different topics across Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) and showcase significant work undertaken by the region to address climate and disaster-related challenges and to build resilience.

Executive Summary - Climate change exacerbates the magnitude and impacts of climate variability and some natural hazards. The existence of some Pacific Island countries (PICs) is threatened by climate change. Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are highly exposed to a range of natural hazards of hydro-meteorological origin (such as cyclones, droughts, landslides and floods) and geological origin (including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis).

The Energy Review provides an overview of the Samoa energy sector from 2014-2015. The reviews carried out annually and are conducted by the Ministry of Finance - Energy Policy Coordination and Management Division.The primary purpose of this reports is to document Samoa’s energy history and offer perspectives on issues related to past energy supply and demand, the data also serve to monitor and evaluate Samoa energy goals and targets conducive to the new Samoa Energy Sector Plan.

The Samoa Energy Sector Plan (SESP) period of five years 2017-2022 provides comprehensive plan and a framework which will guide programs and action required by all stakeholders to achieve the Energy sector vision “Access to Quality Energy Supply for all improves”

This Regional Synthesis Report summarises progress made towards the implementation of the two regional frameworks:• The Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action 2005–2016 (RFA)• The Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006–2016 (PIFACC)

The second meeting of the Steering Committee for the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) Steering Committee (SC) was held on 12th December 2017 together with the 8th Meeting of the Pacific Energy Advisory Group and the Workshop on Accelerating Renewable Energy Deployment in Small Island Developing States from the 11th – 15th December 2017 at the Novotel, Suva, Fiji.

Provided is the compilation of the meeting minutes and its accompanying annexes.

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an international organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies.

GGGI was established in 2012, at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, and currently consists of 27 Member countries around the world.

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an international organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies.

GGGI was established in 2012, at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, and currently consists of 27 Member countries around the world.

The Petroleum and alternative liquid fuels strategies and investment plan (PET-ALT SIP) is delivered at an appropriate time as government strives to underline the importance of good governance, credible and stable policies guided by the newly developed Solomon Islands National Development Strategy 2013–2020 (NDS).

This PET-ALT SIP provides a way forward in meeting one of the 2014 Solomon Islands National Energy Policy (SINEP) goals: Increase the access of safe, affordable and reliable petroleum products and alternative liquid and gaseous fuels.

The following captures a compilation of reports on an assessment of the existing biogas program in Fiji in 2006.   A Biogas Expert from AGAMA Energy, a South Africa consulting firm was recruited by the Fiji Department of Energy to undertake the assessment of the Biogas Programme and also develop appropriate frameworks for implementation for local use. 

Reports compiled:

The following survey report reviews the energy sector market and development finance institutions in seven Pacific Island Countries for establishing energy loan programs similar to the program established at the National Development Bank of Palau.

Executive summary - Economic development is a function of the resources that are available – land, sea and human; and these combined with access to markets and governance capability determines economic outcomes. Land on Pitcairn is rugged and not suited to larger-scale commercial agriculture production. The sea provides fish for personal consumption, but large scale commercial fishing is not viable. Human resources are limited, a function of a small and aging population base.

This report is the 8th population census report of the kingdom of Tonga since 1956, and the 6th census conducted by the Statistics Department. It provides administrative information and basic statistical tabulation of the 2016 Population and Housing Census of Tonga. The census date was midnight, the 30th of November 2016. Information incorporated in this report will facilitate the decision makers in Tonga with respect to the current and future socio-economic conditions in the Kingdom.

The substantive information of this report is presented in three parts.

Tonga’s 2015/2016 HIES was implemented from October 2015 to October 2016 and this survey report provides an overview of the survey, a summary of the aggregated income and expenditure estimates and a brief population and income and expenditure distribution analysis. This report is the first analytical output of the survey, however there’s a multitude of opportunity for more in-depth thematic analysis and other uses of HIES data for which the survey was implemented, including:

The 2015 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture is the third comprehensive data collection of population and housing characteristics and the first data collection of agriculture included with population and housing taken by the Republic since Compact Implementation in October 1994.

The National Statistics Office (VNSO) released the official tables and summary of key findings from the 2016 Mini-Census supported by the Government of Vanuatu. The planning and and execution of the Mini-Census began in June 2016 with the launch and fieldwork in November 2016. It is a basic household and population count to update the household list as well as an opportunity to collect basic progress indicators of the government policies and services.

This Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) has been prepared for the Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project Stage 2 (VREP II). The RPF is a companion document to the VREP II Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) (December 2016).

This report notes that in Funafuti, the use of electricity has grown at a very rapid rate over the past ten years and that this rapid growth is still continuing. In 1988 for the first time, the peak load exceeded the firm capacity of the power station. 

Keywords - TEA, TEC, Tuvalu Electricity Corporation, Funafuti