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PREEN Newsletter - Issue 03, January 2011

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With its growing membership, we feel that the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN) has the potential to do great things in the region in terms of furthering understanding and communication of Environmental and Resource Economics news, events, research and publications.

It is with great pleasure that we present to you the 3rd edition of the PREEN Newsletter. There has been much Resource and Environmental Economics (REE) activity in the Pacific in the past six months and we would like to share some of the highlights with you.

We hope you will enjoy our selection of Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics news and articles.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 20 January 2011 13:53  

Newsflash

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Applied Geoscience and Technology Division will hold its annual meeting from 6 to 9 November 2012 at SPC headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. This annual meeting will allow geoscience officials from SPC member countries to meet and exchange ideas on issues of importance to the Pacific.

The goal of the Applied Geoscience and Technology Division is to apply geology, oceanography and other earth sciences, along with technology, to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. The division is structured in three technical programmes: Ocean and Islands, Water and Sanitation, and Disaster Reduction.

The conference will include discussions on important regional issues like mining of deep sea mineral deposits and management of the region’s fragile fresh water resources. But the division will also highlights emerging issues and opportunities with specific presentations on topics such as reducing the risk of storm waves and surges in the Tuamotu Archipelago, or the institutionalisation of disaster risk management training in Solomon Islands.

The media are invited to the opening ceremony on Tuesday 6 November at 8:30 a.m in the main conference room at SPC headquarters. The opening will be made by Mr Henry Puna, Cook Islands Prime Minister.