SPC Geoscience Division

Home Calendar of Events
Events Calendar Print Email help
Previous month Previous day Next day Next month
See by year See by month See by week See Today Search Jump to month
Country visit - FSM/RMI Download as iCal file
From Monday, 14 March 2011 -  12:00am
To Friday, 15 April 2011 - 11:59pm
Hits : 22163
Federated States of Micronesia (14th - 30th March 2011)
(a) Assist with preparations for the National Water Summit on 22nd March;
(b) Represent the Pacific IWRM Programme at the National Summit;
(c) Coordinate interviews for the post of FSM GEF IWRM Demonstration Project Manager; and
(d) Provide induction training to both the EU and GEF supported IWRM staff in the FSM.

Republic of Marshall Islands (30th March - 15th April)
(a) Assist with preparations for the MCES Water and Sanitation Committee meeting planned for 12th-15th April;
(b) Provide Secretariat support to this meeting; and
(c) Provide support to the GEF funded National Integrated Water Resources Management Demonstration Project being implementing by RMIEPA.
During his proposed visit to RMI, Mr. Paterson will also coordinate inputs from the Micronesian sub-region to the Pacific IWRM programme’s Regional Technical Advisory Group meeting planned for the first week of April.
Location : Pohnpei, FSM/Majuro, RMI
Contact : Christopher Paterson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Back


Newsflash

TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2012 - ‘It really is very simple. The workshop is about improving the safety of life at sea.’

Dr Russell Howorth of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) made this comment in his opening address of the Hydrographic Surveying and Nautical Charting Workshop, taking place at Fiji’s Naval Headquarters from 24 September to 5 October.

Dr Howorth, Director of SPC Applied Geoscience and Technology Division, said that the aim of the workshop, funded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and organised by SPC, is to assist the participating countries to meet the basic requirements of navigation and safety as required and regulated by IMO’s International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

‘We must support campaigns to raise awareness of the safety and economic importance of hydrographic surveying and nautical charting services in the region,’ said Dr Howorth.

Hydrographic surveys refer to mapping the seabed, while nautical charts show maritime areas and include features of the seabed, navigational hazards and other details; charts being to ships what roadmaps are to cars.