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Snapshot 69 - Disaster Reduction Programme - May 2011

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From the Managers Desk

The Pacific delegation had a strong representation at the 2001 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction which was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 8th – 13th May. In this issue we provide you with a few of the country statements that were presented at the Platform.

On the ‘home front’ the work on Joint National Action Plans for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management (JNAP) continue to gain momentum. Recently, the initial request from Tuvalu for SOPAC and SPREP support to develop a Climate Change Policy has blossomed into a full blown JNAP exercise.

We have the latest on this and other happenings within. Enjoy!

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Mosese Sikivou
Deputy Director - Disaster Reduction Programme

Last Updated on Monday, 06 June 2011 19:01  

Newsflash

Suva, March 5, 2012: Supporting community empowerment and enabling community based organisations and NGOs to guide activities that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing their well-being and livelihoods is the very essence of sustainable development.

This was the message given this week by Dr Delfin Ganapin, Global Manager of the Global Environment Facility’s Small Grant Programme (GEF SGP) at a signing of a joint communiqué to officially launch a partnership between GEF SGP and the GEF supported Pacific Integrated Water Resources Management Project (Pacific IWRM).

The partnership aims to strengthen community involvement in integrated water resource management in the Pacific to improve implementation of “Community to Cabinet” approaches to water and wastewater management from “Ridge to Reef” and thereby also improve community resilience and environmental outcomes for many small islands.