Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
… Long timescales, uncertainties, and the multi-faceted nature of climate change adaptation … way to determine how well prepared we are for current and future climate change impacts. This contrasts with … Conservation Pacific 2020 … oceania … environmental management … regional … Land … Atmosphere and Climate …
UNEP, CBD
… strategies, plans or programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and to integrate, as far as possible and as appropriate, the conservation and sustainable use of …
UNEP/CBD
… The Pacific region has benefited from a number of regional and national programmes to both assess the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and develop programmes to adapt to climate change. Such … found more than a doubling m the number of category 4 and 5 storms in the South-West Pacific from the period …
UNEP/CBD
… COP-8 (Decision XIII/8 [6]) promoted a series of regional and/or sub-regional workshops on capacity building for … of biodiversity concerns into relevant sectors, obstacles, and ways and means for overcoming these obstacles. It was recommended …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… change … environmental protection … invasive species … management action … management action-management … problem definition … problem … … regional … oceania … Land … Biodiversity … Atmosphere and Climate …
PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority
… Climate change and migration … … PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority … climate change … oceania … pacific … migration … Atmosphere and Climate … Biodiversity … Coastal and Marine … Inland …
International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
… Tropical Cyclone (TC)Pam struck Vanuatu on 13 March 2015 and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016. Available online Call Number: [EL] … plants … invasive species … iucn red list … red list … management action … management action-restoration … marine …
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Project (PIREP)
… the major tourist attractions including the Rock Islands and the reefs where some of the best diving in the world is … and land biodiversity moderate. Strict USA regulations for water and air pollution have been adopted and despite the … environmental quality is generally good though waste management is a problem with some 6500 tonnes of urban waste …
UN Environment Programme
… Invasive Alien Species on Islands to Preserve Biodiversity and Adapt to Climate Change highlighted successes, deepened connections within regions and facilitated the exchange of experiences across … new initiatives are developing to demonstrate large-scale management of invasive alien species across island regions. …
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Project (PIREP)
… are especially vulnerable to environmental damage. The water supply is easily damaged by pollutants. Land … dangers to the environment are tropical storms, oil spills and waste disposal from the settlements. Direct hits by … on data gathered by a PIREP team consisting of Tomas Tafia and Herbert Wade Call Number: 333.794159615 WAD [EL] …
European Union (EU), Australian Aid
… The Pacific ocean's exceptional terrestrial and marine biodiversity offers invaluable services to … to climate change, which has a direct impact on ecosystems and traditional way of life. The KIWA initiative is a … the climate resilience of ecosystems, communities and economies in the Pacific countries and territories by …
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
… cryosphere, comprising snowfields,tundra soils, glaciers and ice-caps: the biosphere,including both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems: and the hydrosphere, incorporating the oceans and terrestrial …
East-West Center Press
… impacts of the 1997-1998 El Nino are fresh in our minds, and the latest reports from the work of the Intergovernmental … in climate matter to individuals, communities, businesses and governments who call islands home. Your valuable natural … to the challenges presented by climate variability and change." 6 copies and a fact sheet Call Number: 551.69961 …
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Project (PIREP)
… of the island's interior to remain as natural forests and this natural state has become a tourist attraction along with the exotic coral formations, caves and other natural attractions of the island. In general water quality and air quality are very good. Periods of …
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Project (PIREP)
… nature. There are 110 cyclones though rainfall is cyclic and periodic droughts are a serious problem with one year … has resulted in the drainage of large quantities of silt and soil onto the reef. That has greatly reduced the … environmental problems and many septic tanks place ground water at risk of contamination. Available online|This report …
UNESCO/SOPAC
… aimed to raise the level of awareness about PacificGOOS and its value for sustainable development, to inform … in the region, to broaden participation in PacificGOOS, and to develop the outlines of some pilot projects to take … Three project outlines were developed, on: (i) coastal water quality; (ii) mariculture developments; and (iii) coral …