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Samoa's Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Submission under the Paris Agreement July 2021

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience

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Samoa is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, that is made up to nine volcanic islands - two pf which are Savai'i and Upolu. Upolu is the most populated where the capital city Apia is located and Savai'i is the largest of the nine. Samoa is extremely vulnerable to climate change due to its geographic location, status as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Pacific, and the importance of the natural resources to its main economic sectors of fisheries, agriculture and tourism. Samoa is only responsible for an insignificant proportion of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Despite this, Samoa is keen to play its part in global climate change mitigation efforts.

Solomon Islands 2021 - Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience

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In its first NDC, Solomon Islands has committed to reduce emissions by 12% below 2015 level by 2025 and 30% below 2015 level by 2030 compared to a business-as-usual projection (BaU). However with international assistance Solomon Islands can further reduce its emissions by 27% by 2025; and 45% by 2030. This would make the overall reduction by Solomon Islands more than 50% by 2050.

Republic of Nauru - Updated Nationally Determined Contribution

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience

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The Republic of Nauru welcomes this opportunity to submit its updated nationally determined contribution pursuant to Article 4.2 of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is updated nationally determined contribution (NDC) is intended to cover the time period of 1 January 2021 through 31 December 2030, and replaces the initial NDC submitted by Nauru to the UNFCCC on 17 November 2015.

Update communication on the Marshall Islands Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience

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Like so many communities and territories, even the planet itself, placed in peril by today's global climate emergency, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) future relies on the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Agreement, spelling out how each nation contributes to it, have thereby become the most important public documents for the future of the world and the survival of our human civilization as we know it.

UNFCCC COP26 : Pacific NextGen projections digital digest

Climate Change Resilience

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Temperatures have increased, sea level has risen, cyclones have become less frequent but more intense, and ocean acidification has occurred1,2. This is affecting water resources, health, agriculture, fisheries, biodiversity, infrastructure, tourism and other sectors

State of the climate in South-West Pacific 2020

Climate Change Resilience

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This report on the State of the Climate in South-West Pacific 2020 is the first of its kind for this region and a milestone multi-agency effort to deliver informed climate analysis and climate change trends. It includes a comprehensive integrated risk assessment and climate action guidance for building resilience to extreme weather events and climate change thus promoting sustainable development

The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation

Biodiversity Conservation

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Dawson, Neil M.

Debate about what proportion of the Earth to protect often overshadows the question of how nature should be conserved and by whom. We present a systematic review and narrative synthesis of 169 publications investigating how different forms of governance influence conservation outcomes, paying particular attention to the role played by Indigenous peoples and local communities. We find a stark contrast between the outcomes produced by externally controlled conservation, and those produced by locally controlled efforts.

Conservation of Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands of Oceania: Challenges and Opportunities

Biodiversity Conservation

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Jupiter, Stacy

Kingsford, Richard T

Mangubhai, Sangeeta

Pacific Island biodiversity has a notorious record of decline and extinction which continues due to habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, over exploitation, pollution, disease and human-forced climate change

Clean Pacific roundtable side event #5

SPREP Publications, Environmental Governance, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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A talanoa session on how effective the role of women, youth and communities are in the implementation of the regional multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) addressing waste.

The Cook Islands (South Pacific) experience in governance of seabed manganese nodule mining

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Petterson, Michael G.

This paper focuses on aspects of governance and management of seabed minerals. Cook islands is presented as an example of a Pacific small island developing State (PSIDS) that has progressed a range of governance and protocols to a mature level particularly considering it's small population.

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