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As per the PACC ProDoc, the first six (6) months of the PACC project is considered as the Inception Phase (IP), stretching between April to the end of September 2009. The IP provides an opportunity for the Project Management Office (PMO) to become acquainted with the Project – its agreed strategy, expected outputs and outcomes, the stakeholders, the risks etc. It is also an opportunity for the stakeholders and partners to provide input on the work plan and to confirm implementation arrangements both at the regional and national levels. It also provides an opportunity to finalize any outstanding implementation details and present them to UNDP and SPREP for clearance. The IP also brings new momentum to the project after the relatively quiet period during the project approval process. In addition it includes a review of the ProDoc. Such review is of particular importance in this case due to the very significant time lag between initial project design and actual implementation, i.e. thus there is a need for adaptive management to reflect major changes in the present project environment.

The PACC will implement long-term adaptation measures to increase the resilience of a number of key development sectors in the Pacific islands to the impacts of climate change. This objective will be achieved by focusing on long-term planned adaptation response strategies, policies and implementation measures to bring about this result. The key development sectors this project will focus on are water resources management; food production and food security; coastal zone and associated infrastructure (roads and breakwater). To ensure sustainability of the project, regional and national adaptation financing instruments will also be developed.

Report from the PACC executive meeting