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A monthly e-bulletin of activities and assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to its member countries.

A negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event is under way. The IOD index has been very close to or exceeded negative IOD thresholds (i.e., at or below -0.4 °C) over the past eight weeks. All climate model outlooks surveyed indicate that negative IOD conditions are likely to continue into late spring (October-November). A negative IOD event is associated with above average winter to spring rainfall for much of Australia.

PICs are face with the increasing issue low-value recyclable materials filling dumpsites and buildingp in stockpiles.

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) through the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) awarded a range of youth-led initiatives that build climate change resilience involving 11 groups across the region in March 2022 and supported by the government of Australia. The youth-led efforts and activities contributed to the effective implementation of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP) covering a wide range of sectors including preserving traditional agricultural practices and so forth....

This interactive webinar presented opportunities for Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to undertake peer-to-peer learning on the implementation or expansion of a Sustainable Financing for Waste Management scheme, and the launch of the Sustainable Financing for Waste Management in the Pacific community of practice on the Green Forum.

A monthly e-bulletin of activities and assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to its member countries

Our member countries reaffirmed the declaration entitled “Our ocean, our future: call for action”, adopted by the high-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14. They also joined the global call for stronger commitment to conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources as well as greater ambition at all levels to improve the health, productivity, sustainable use and resilience of the ocean and its ecosystems.

The management and disposal of asbestos and asbestos containing materials (ACM) is an ongoing concern in the Pacific region. In seeking to improve the ways that asbestos and asbestos containing materials are managed, our project's focus is to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres in order to eliminate asbestos related diseases.

Sustainable Finance for Waste Management systems are legislative instruments designed to create a way to sustainably finance waste management and recycling. In the Pacific, Sustainable Financing systems are called Advanced Recovery Fee & Deposit, Container Deposit, Beverage Deposit, Advanced Disposal Fee, or a Waste Levy.

Information provided gives an indication of predicted total rainfall over the next three months, not how intense the rain may be in any one event, nor how it may vary from month to month.