Approval for mining plan
Friday, 22 July 2011 13:47
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THE International Seabed Authority's Council has approved applications for seabed exploration work plans from Nauru, Tonga, China and Russia.
A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation stated that the applications were recommended for the council's approval by the Legal and Technical Commission of the authority.
"Fiji and Pacific Island countries are represented on this commission by Dr. Russell Howorth, the director of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Suva-based Applied Geoscience and Technology Division - SOPAC," the statement said.
Last Updated on Friday, 22 July 2011 13:59
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A need for compatible systems
Thursday, 21 July 2011 09:10
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FIJI has to ensure that river and rainfall monitoring systems are compatible. And most importantly the data produced has to reach the relevant authorities as quick as possible.
Regional Integrated Water Resource Management project co-ordinator Mark Wilson made the comment while visiting the Fiji Meteorological head office in Namaka on Monday.
"We already have a compatibility problem with the Japan International Cooperation Agency setting up a totally foreign system of rain and river gauges in Ba despite us asking them to use the systems similar to what we have set up here in Nadi," he said.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 July 2011 09:13
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Integration is key to Nadi basin woes
Thursday, 21 July 2011 09:01
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GLOBAL water management expert Doctor Alfred Duda commended disaster preparation and water management programs in the Western Division.
Dr Duda, a senior adviser on International Waters for the Global Environment Facility, toured a GEF-funded demonstration project to observe how government agencies and communities work together to better prepare for and reduce impacts of floods.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 July 2011 09:13
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Nadi bay and rivers improved, says global water expert
Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:57
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VISITING global water management authority Doctor Alfred Duda said since his inaugural visit to Fiji 12 years ago, vast improvements have been made in an attempt to improve water quality in the Nadi Bay area.
Doctor Duda said he noticed during his first trip to Fiji in 1999 that rivers flowing into Nadi Bay were brownish in colour, signifying large deposits of sediment onto reef systems.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:59
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Fiji Ambassador elected International Seabed Authority President
Friday, 15 July 2011 12:06
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15 JULY 2011 SUVA (MINFO) - The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has elected Fiji’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, as its President for the ISA’s annual session currently underway in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Assembly is the supreme body of the ISA, consisting of delegations from 161 member states. Following in the footsteps of former Fiji Ambassador and ISA Secretary-General, Satya Nandan, Fiji has played a prominent role at the ISA since its inception.
ISA was established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and Fiji was the first signatory to the Convention on 10th December, 1982.
Last Updated on Friday, 15 July 2011 12:11
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