SOPAC newsupdate #036, 23 February 2005; Indian ocean tsunami-earthquake disaster: a timely reminder for Pacific Island States; closure date for expressions of interest for Deputy Director position extended; a simple and cheap test for drinking water qua
SOPAC newsupdate #029, 29 June 2004, SOPAC 33rd session reminder; grid-connected wind turbine commissioned at Delai-Nabua; EU & PIFS brief Pacific administrators of EU development funds; Pacific prepares for 2nd World Conference on Disaster Reduction; lo
SOPAC newsupdate #032, 13 October 2004; SOPAC 33rd session special issue-; SOPAC council changes rules for executive appointments; $14m work plan & budget for 2005 approved; oceania wins bid to host International Geological Congress 2010; Papua New Guine
SOPAC newsupdate #033, 30 October 2004; secretariat Deputy Director position advertised; US National Science foundation deepsea odyssey creating waves; SOPAC signs MOU with Melbourne fire & emergency services; Tuvalu first e-government application courte
SOPAC newsupdate #46, May 2008; RIF update; IWRM fit to go (April 22nd to 25th); Aitutaki lagoon bathymetry survey (April-May); PICS to meet ECS (Extended continental shelf) deadline (May 12th to 16th); Japanese software to help in ECS claim (May 7th to
SOPAC newsupdate #035, 23 December 2004; festive season closure dates 2004/2005; water quality handbook trialed in Niue; research project examines economic impacts of natural disasters; GEF /SOPAC sign agreement to develop programmes in water resources m
SOPAC newsupdate #039, 10 May 2005; Geoscience Australia show Pacific islanders how to delimit maritime boundaries; stakeholders vet Pacific disaster risk reduction framework for action, 2005-2015; NZ$4.6 million to deliver technical support to SOPAC isl
SOPAC newsupdate #040, 4 July 2005; Deputy Director-designate named; regional framework for action on disasters drafting complete; GEF seed fund for promoting environmentally sustainable transportation approved; Niue consultations benefits from prior EU
SOPAC newsupdate #041, 25 November 2005; Samoa hosts SOPAC session again after 21 years; programme evaluators impressed by diversity; UNDP-ESCAP enthused about three-in-one meeting format; Pacific Islands fire services association established
SOPAC newsupdate #042, 23 December 2005; secretariat end-of-year closure dates; Pacific Gender and Energy Network (PEG) endorses strategic plan; Cook Islands abuzz with disaste management and preparedness meetings; Vanuatu kicks off planning for implemen
SOPAC newsupdate #044, March 2008; training for new GTK GPS survey equipment; presenting results of EU-funded regional initiatives; sustainable land management in atolls workshop in Tokyo, Japan; technical assessment of the Solomon Island's tsunami warni
SOPAC newsupdate 45, April 2008; RIF update; marine survey of the Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands; ongoing sea level and climate monitoring in Vanuatu; prior CoP9 meeting in Samoa; SOPAC observes earth day
SOPAC newsupdate #47, June 2008; RIF update (June 2008); sub regional workshop on MDG-based planning, costing and budgeting for the polynesian countries, Cook Islands (26-29th May); assessment of the tsunami warning system in the Cook Islands (10-13th Ju
SOPAC newsupdate #043, February 2008; restoring newsupdate; stepping up capture of critical original single paper copies of data; the regional institutional framework and the future of SOPAC
SOPAC newsupdate #50, April 2010; update on the Regional Institutional Framework (RIF); strategic planning exercise kicks off with 2-day retreat (15-16 April); TAF/OFDA training (12-13 April); SOPAC and ISDR secretariats launch biennial progress review o
SOPAC newsupdate #48, July 2008; water is everybody's business, IWRM meet in Niue (18th - 22nd July); HYCOS project meeting in Niue (23rd - 24th July); disaster risk management is a finance and development planning responsibility (21st-23rd July); SOPAC
SOPAC newsupdate #51, May 2010; update on the Regional Institutional Framework (RIF); Director of SOPAC appointed to Circum-Pacific Council; SOPAC 39th governing council meeting; cost and benefit study on Niue drinking water supply; SPC-SOPAC Division 20