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Designing Coastal Adaptation Strategies to Tackle Sea Level Rise

Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation

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Bongarts Lebbe, Théophile

Faced with sea level rise and the intensification of extreme events, human populations living on the coasts are developing responses to address local situations. A synthesis of the literature on responses to coastal adaptation allows us to highlight different adaptation strategies. Here, we analyze these strategies according to the complexity of their implementation, both institutionally and technically. First, we distinguish two opposing paradigms – fighting against rising sea levels or adapting to new climatic conditions; and second, we observe the level of integrated management of the strategies. This typology allows a distinction between four archetypes with the most commonly associated governance modalities for each. We then underline the need for hybrid approaches and adaptation trajectories over time to take into account local socio-cultural, geographical, and climatic conditions as well as to integrate stakeholders in the design and implementation of responses. We show that dynamic and participatory policies can foster collective learning processes and enable the evolution of social values and behaviors. Finally, adaptation policies rely on knowledge and participatory engagement, multi-scalar governance, policy monitoring, and territorial solidarity. These conditions are especially relevant for densely populated areas that will be confronted with sea level rise, thus for coastal cities in particular.

Best Practice for the Management of Introduced Marine Pests: a Review

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Hilliard, Robert

The Secretariat of the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) commissioned URS Australia Pty Ltd (URS) on 1 December 2003 to compile and briefly review literature and material available globally on best practice for the management of introduced marine pests. To help achieve this goal, URS consulted with a range of bioinvasion managers and researchers to locate recent published and non-published information from various published, non-published and internet sources.

SOPAC water, sanitation and Hygiene, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Biodiversity Conservation

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Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission

SOPAC water, sanitation and hygiene for Pacific Island countries

Pacific wayfinder: Facing the climate crisis in the Pacific

Climate Change Resilience

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As the severe and urgent nature of the climate crisis becomes more apparent, governments around the world must take heed of the experts and Pacific peoples who are sounding the alarm, Ben Bohane writes for the Pacific Wayfinder series

SOPAC Governing Council 30th annual session council paper's version 2.0

Biodiversity Conservation, Anamua: Treasures of the Pacific Environment

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Over the past three decades, the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) has served as an essential regional organisation, conscious of its vital and growing role among the peoples of the Pacific. The changing development needs of this vibrant region have been reflected in our broadening mandate and sharpening focus on fundamental priorities at national and regional levels.

Director General Kosi Latu remarks at the Nature Conference launch.

Biodiversity Conservation

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Latu, Kosi

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Director General Kosi Latu remarks at the Nature Conference launch.

SPREP Deputy Director General, Easter Chu Shing - Opening remarks at the eleventh meeting of the Waigani Convention

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The Waigani Convention was conceived by our members to ensure we are protected from such dangers as the unfortunate case in Beirut. While we may net be importing large amounts of chemicals and hazardous wastes on our lives as well as environment. Two weeks ago, the world observed the first anniversary of the 2020 Beirut chemical explosion, one of the largest industrial accidents involving chemicals and hazardous waste.

SPREP Director General, Kosi Latu - Opening remarks at the sixteenth meeting of the States Parties to the Noumea Convention

SPREP Publications, Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Some of the key issues that impacts on our environmental livelihoods, Deep seabed mining - Pacific Environment leaders are being urged to take action on mining our seabeds within the parameters of national jurisdiction and what is in the common heritage of mankind. Negotiations are ongoing on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) and areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) which the Secretariat provides to our Parties and SPREP Members the technical advice and assistance to these negotiations.

Tips on relationships with donors and others

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Pacific Region Invasive Species Management Support Services (PRISMSS)

Sadler, D.

Dominic Sadler shares pro tips for communication with donors with an emphasis on maintaining the relationship.

Pacific Islands Environment Outlook

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation

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United Nations Environment Programme

The Pacific region is unique,not because its geographical, biological, sociological and economic characteristics are found exclusively here, but because of the combination of these characteristics within the region. This region is characterized by small-land masses dispersed over 5.8 per cent of the Earth's surface; a high degree of ecosystem and species diversity; an extraordinary level of endemicity; a high degree of economic and cultural dependence on the natural environment; vulnerability to a wide range of natural and environmental disasters and a diversity of cultures and languages, traditional practices and customs focused on the marine and coastal environment.

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