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Incorporating circularity for effective management of hazardous waste in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 2, 2024
1 October 2024, Port Vila – Hazardous waste generated through industrial activities, energy production, healthcare, agriculture, and from the transport sector is a major waste stream in the Pacific. The challenges faced by the Pacific due to its...
ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific
Asian Development Bank
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February 3, 2025
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department (PARD), where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion....
PRESS RELEASE – Samoa Hosts Validation Meeting for Capacity Assessment on Trafficking in Persons
Government of Samoa
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September 5, 2024
Apia, Samoa – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Samoa Office, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) and the Fisheries Division, this week (04/09) convened to validate findings from Capacity...
Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable advances journey towards Cleaner Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 28, 2024
9 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu – The Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable (4CPRT) guided by the theme “Clean Environment. Resilient Oceans. Healthy Communities” has closed with a renewed focus to strengthen regional cooperation, collaboration,...
Pacific Islands gather in Funafuti for first-ever Plastic Dialogue
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 8, 2024
7 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - With the community of nations deadlocked in international negotiations to conclude a global instrument to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024, a first-of-its-kind Plastic Dialogue was convened today in...
Work to reduce marine pollution in Pacific countries discussed at 4CPRT
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 6, 2024
6 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The Pacific Ocean is the lifeblood of our Pacific communities. It sustains livelihoods, cultures, and economies. However, the growing threats of marine pollution as a result of oil spills, marine invasive species,...
Pacific Islands region waste management challenges under the microscope at Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 6, 2024
5 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - Officials and delegates at the Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable (4CPRT) have been urged to develop tailor-made waste disposal and management measures that are of practical use and application to circumstances in...
Pacific countries and SPREP envision future of work to manage waste and pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 8, 2024
8 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - Waste management and pollution control remains one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the Pacific, a region already struggling with the impacts of the triple planetary crises of climate change,...
How the Kingdom of Tonga is dealing with the scourge of End of Life Vehicles
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 7, 2024
6 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The mountain of End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) is an imposing challenge for the Kingdom of Tonga. Statistics show that the main island of Tongatapu has accumulated more than 30,000 ELVs over the years – and with more...
As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to set up warning systems
UN Environmental Program
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July 11, 2024
The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...
As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to setup warning systems
UN Environmental Program
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July 11, 2024
The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...
President Lai meets delegation led by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt
Taiwan President News
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December 9, 2024
TAIWAN, December 9 - President Lai meets delegation led by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt On the morning of December 9, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. In remarks, President Lai thanked Governor...
12 July 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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July 11, 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo in Australia for talks; Marles in Washington D.C. for NATO Summit; new assistance package for Ukraine; Australia shares committment to Drone Coalition; Marles meets with...
President Lai presides over second meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee
Taiwan President News
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December 26, 2024
TAIWAN, December 26 - President Lai presides over second meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee President Lai presides over second meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee On the afternoon of December 26,...
Pacific Islands and the Climate Crisis: Challenges, Injustices, and Pathways Forward
EIN Presswire
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November 29, 2024
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Pacific Islands, some of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, have once again found themselves overlooked on the global stage. As COP29 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
President Lai attends luncheon hosted by overseas community in Guam
Taiwan President News
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December 5, 2024
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai attends luncheon hosted by overseas community in Guam At noon on December 5 local time (morning of December 5 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te attended an expatriate luncheon in Guam while on a transit stop...
President Lai attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for One Stop Shop Building in Palau
Taiwan President News
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December 6, 2024
TAIWAN, December 6 - President Lai attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for One Stop Shop Building in Palau President Lai attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for One Stop Shop Building in Palau On the morning of December 6 local time (morning of December 6...
President Lai visits Guam Legislature
Taiwan President News
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December 5, 2024
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai visits Guam Legislature On the morning of December 5 local time (also morning of December 5 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te visited the Guam Legislature while transiting through Guam during his itinerary of...
President Lai addresses Palau National Congress
Taiwan President News
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December 5, 2024
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai addresses Palau National Congress On the evening of December 5 local time (earlier in the evening of December 5 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te addressed the National Congress of the Republic of Palau as...
Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam
Taiwan President News
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December 6, 2024
TAIWAN, December 6 - Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam On November 30 and December 4...