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Country visit - FSM/RMI Download as iCal file
From Monday, 14 March 2011 -  12:00am
To Friday, 15 April 2011 - 11:59pm
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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 )

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Newsflash

Welcome to the first newsletter from the SPC-EU Pacific Deep Sea.

The SPC-EU Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project is helping Pacific Island countries to improve the governance and management their deep-sea minerals resources. The Project is helping the  countries to improve legal frameworks, increase technical capacity and to develop effective monitoring systems.

The Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project is funded by the European Union and managed by SOPAC, the Applied Geoscience & Technology Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, on behalf of 15 Pacific Island Countries: the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

The 4-year (2011-2014) SPC-EU Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project is the first major initiative designed to regulate this new activity in a coordinated way within the Pacific Region. The  national €4.4 million governments EU-funded develop project the is designed legal, fiscal to help and environment management frameworks needed to ensure that any exploitation of deep sea minerals will directly support national economic development while also minimizing any negative impacts on the environment and local communities.

In This Issue:

  • Tonga Workshop Builds Vital Contract Negotiation Skills
  • SPC Director, Dr Jimmie Rodgers talks Deep Sea Minerals
  • Tonga Workshop Highlights Need for Greater Integration between Government & Civil Society Organisations
  • Staff Profile: Akuila Tawake
  • Project Highlights
  • Upcoming Events

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