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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Environment Programme (SPREP) and
Regional Adaptation to Climate Change
Paul Anderson SPREP marine conservation analyst
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SPREP
• SPREP is a regional organization og a e SPREP is a regional organization established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment.
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MandateSPREP’s mandate is to promote cooperation in th P ifi i l d i d t id
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the Pacific islands region and to provide assistance in order to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future generations.g
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2 complementary programs
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• Island ecosystems P ifi f t• Pacific futures
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BIODIVERSITY and Climate Change
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SEDIMENTATION
RECLAIMING
DESTRUCTIVE FISHING
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SPREP Climate change adaptation activities
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• Meteorological services, • National adaptation program of action • National adaptation program of action
plans, • Policy development• Policy development• Renewable energy • Conservation • Conservation
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Pacific Islands-Global Climate Observing System (PI-GCOS)
Goal improve Meteorological and og a e • Goal - improve Meteorological and climatological capacities of (PICs) to strengthen and respond to climate strengthen and respond to climate variability and extreme weather events
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PIGGAREP
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• The Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Abatement through Renewable Energy project
• The successful implementation of the pPIGGAREP is estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 30% by 2015 as compared to that in the Business as Usual scenario.
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Development of climate change policy “Manage threats to biodiversity, especially
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climate change impacts and invasive species”.
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National adaptation program of action plans /NBSAP
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Samoa NAPA
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• Fisheries • Community-based marine resources management programy g p g• • MPAs• • Management strategies• • Research and monitoring programs• • Restocking depleted species• • Restocking depleted species• • Monitoring and management• • Establishment of MPAs• Biodiversity • • Marine and terrestrial conservation areas• • Legislation to ban hunting and enforce laws on use of illegal
and destructive practices• • Biodiversity Billy• • Biosafety Policy
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PACC- Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change
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Cooks
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• The Cook islands which are working to integrate coastal climate risks into an integrate coastal climate risks into an integrated coastal management program. And to demonstrate risk reduction practices in Manihiki
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Samoa
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• Samoa is working on Guidelines to incorporate climate risks into an incorporate climate risks into an integrated community based coastal management model and demonstrate climate change risk reduction through community interventions
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Pacific Biodiversity and Climate Change Ecosystem-based Adaptation
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• State of Pacific Island Biodiversity, • The Potential for Ecosystem-Based • The Potential for Ecosystem-Based
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific
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Oceanscapes
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Conservation in the Region
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Summary • Meteorological Services
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• Climate change policy• Renewable energy• National adaptation program of action plans• National adaptation program of action plans• Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change project • Pacific Biodiversity and Climate Change y g
Ecosystem-based Adaptation project • Oceanscapes Framework
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Thank you
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