PO Box 240, Apia, E: sprep@sprep.org T: +685 21929 F: +685 20231 W: www.sprep.org The Pacific environment, sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures. CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2018 (30 January 2018) JANUARY 1 New Year s Day 2 The day after New Year s Day 3 re-opens 13-19 SWAPI and Disaster Waste Management Meeting 15-19 Inform Indicator Development with 18 Climate and Oceans Support Programme in the Pacific (COSPPac) 25 Pacific Regional Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub consultation 23 30 New Zealand Pacific Partnership on Ocean Acidification (PPOA) Kiribati community project consultations and OA & Coral Reef Ecosystem workshop 25 Senior Management Team () 26 Project Review and (PRMG) 26 27 Waste Management and Pollution Control (WMPC)/ Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries (JPRISM) Planning Meeting 29-31 High-Level MOU Meeting between and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Japan Government of Japan 1 Vicki Hall Faafetai Sagapolutele Paul Anderson Sela Soakai-Simamao Sunny Seuseu, Alexander Montoro GIZ Kosi Latu, Espen Ronneberg Patrick Pringle, Meapelo Maiai Nanikai, Shannon Shannon Donato Tarawa Donato Kiribati Rosanna Simon Wilson PRMG Members (Computer Lab) WMPC WMPC/JPRISM Sunny Seuseu, Azarel Mariner-Maiai Department, JICA MFAT
30 Staff Meeting (TEC) Rosanna All staff 30 Monitoring Report EMG Programme Community Practice representatives FEBRUARY 1-2 Pacific Regional NDC Hub consultation 1-2 Report Card 2nd 1-5 Inform Database Development and Selection 5-8 Landfill Management Training and Capacity Needs Assessment for the Tuvalu Waste Sector 5-9 Niue Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness 6-9 Inform Technical Assessment 7-9 Pacific Regional Steering Committee for European Development Fund (EDF) 11 12-15 Global Facility (GEF) 6 Invasive species project National Dialogue 12-16 Pacific iclim Consultations 12-16 Inform Technical Assessment & State of (SOE) and National Management Strategy (NEMS) Follow Up 12-28 Stocktake & Mapping Global Climate Change Alliance + Intra ACP 13 COSPPac (On-line Climate Outlook Forum (OCOF) 125) 14-16 Pacific Meteorological Desk Partnership (PMDP) website. Regional Climate Centre update. Visit of Dr Andrew Tait. 15-16 Climate Change Resilience (CCR) Programme Planning 19 Council of Regional Organisations of the Suva, Fiji GIZ Espen Ronneberg GIZ Sunny Seuseu, Patrick Cefas Pringle Hobart, Paul Anderson Australia Tuvalu Ma Bella Guinto, Faafetai Sagapolutele Niue Simon Wilson, Tagaloa Cooper Nauru Paul Anderson PIFS, Suva, PIFS Kosi Latu, Stuart Chape, Fiji Vicki Hall, Michael Donoghue, Filomena Nelson Tuvalu David Moverley, Bradley Myer, David Sakoda Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands 2 EU Makelesi Gonelevu Paul Anderson, Jope, Whitney Isenhower Espen Ronneberg, Sunny Seuseu, Alexander Montoro, Philip Malsale Sunny Seuseu Sunny Seuseu, Billy Chan Ting Pacific Islands Forum Tagaloa Cooper PIFS All CCR Staff Kosi Latu ACP CC in National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Pacific (CROP) Heads Meeting 19-23 UN Programme (UNEP) visit by Kevin Help 19-23 COSPPac and Republic of Korea-Pacific Islands Climate Prediction (ROK- PI CLiPS) Climate Prediction Training 19-23 Vanuatu GCF CSA Resilient Development (RDP) Inception 21 Launching and Planning of the Recycling and Waste Management Association 21-22 Regional Knowledge on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 21-23 Pacific Climate Change Conference (PIFS), Fiji Vicki Hall WMPC, Sefanaia Nawadra, Bronwen Burfitt Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Port Vanuatu MNRE Bangkok, Thailand Vila, Hall, Sunny Seuseu, Philip Malsale, Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-Hazard Department J- PRISM/ Kosi Latu, Tagaloa Cooper or Espen Ronneberg, Salesa Nihmei,, Simon Wilson J-PRISM, Vicki Hall, Ma. Bella Guinto GCF JICA ADB-ESCAP Jope ADB- ESCAP Te Papa Victoria Kosi Latu, Tagaloa Museum, University of Cooper or Espen Wellington, Wellington, Ronneberg, Nanette NZ Woonton, Siosinamele Lui 22 Audit Committee Selesitina Reti Selesitina Reti, Audrey Brown-Pereira 21-23 Support the Fiji National Suva, Fiji Government of Alexander Montoro, Climate Outlook Forum Fiji Foinijancey Fesolai and Consultation 23 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members 26 Niue Readiness Inception Niue Government of Simon Wilson Niue 26-2 Social Media Nanette and Partners March Woonton 26-2 SOE & NEMS Inception Pohnpei, FSM Paul Anderson, Jope March and Inform 27-28 Enforcement 27-2 March Global Climate Change Alliance + (GCCA+) Intra ACP Climate Change in the Pacific ACP Pre-Inception Meeting (Computer Lab) Pew Charitable Trusts and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNRE) and, 28 Senior Management Team Rosanna Juney Ward, Faasipa Lemalu, Espen Ronneberg (all CCR staff) WMO GCF Pew Charitable Trusts and ACP 3
MARCH 1-2 Ministerial Pacific Shark Symposium 1-2 Tonga National Climate Outlook Forum 1-31 Stocktake & Mapping ACP Country Consultations 4-8 Regional on Dugong and Seagrass Conservation 5-9 COSPPac Final Steering Committee Meeting & ACPACC Project 5-16 GEF6 Invasive Species Project Regional component Dialogue, MNRE, Pew Charitable Trusts, Global Juney Ward FinPrint and Vulcan/ Paul G Allen Foundation Nuku alofa, Government of Salesa Nihmei, Alexander Tonga Tonga Montoro Espen Ronneberg, Munda, Solomon Islands Nuku alofa, Tonga Michael Donoghue 6 Advance Simeamativa Vaai 8 International Women s Day Michael Donoghue, Akiko Hamada-Ano Salesa Nihmei, Azarel Mariner-Maiai, Siosinamele Lui David Moverley, Bradley Myer, David Sakoda Global FinPrint and Vulcan/ Paul G Allen Foundation WMO Canada ACP CC in - Mohamed bin Zayed Conservation Fund, Global Facility 8-9 Staff Advance Simeamativa Vaai ALL STAFF 12-14 Pacific NDC Hub Suva, Fiji GIZ Espen Ronneberg GIZ workshop 12-16 6 th International Marine San Diego IMDC Anthony Talouli, Nanette Debris Conference (IMDC) Woonton 12-16 Convention on Fiji, with Juney Ward, Faasipa International Trade in Fisheries and Lemalu Fiji and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora agencies of Fiji (CITES) National for Fiji 12-16 Pacific Climate Change Nuku alofa,, GIZ Makelesi Gonelevu, Philip, GIZ Portal/Decision Support Tonga and Griffith Marsden Tools User Acceptance University 12-23 Adaptation Fund FSM Pohnpei, DECCEM and Kosi Latu, Espen Adaptation Project Inception Federated Ronneberg, Filomena Fund States of Nelson, Simon Wilson Micronesia 12 16 Pacific Climate Change Portal/Decision Support Tools User Acceptance Nuku alofa, Tonga, GIZ and Griffith University Makelesi Gonelevu Philip Marsden, GIZ 4
13-14 Conference on Climate Change and Law of the Sea 15-16 Climate Champions Action Agenda meeting (CAPP) 18 International Recycling Day 17-24 April Visit to by IMPACT Scientist Tabea Lissner 18-20 Republic of Marshall Islands Readiness Inception 19-23 Tuvalu National Drought Plan 22 World Water Day Coastal Clean Up day 23 World Meteorological Day Centre for Centre for Clark Peteru, Espen International Law, International Law Ronneberg University of Singapore Suva, Fiji Espen Ronneberg GIZ Nauru SWIRE Shipping,, UNEP Anthony Talouli Patrick Pringle Staff workshops will be planned during this period. Republic Marshall Islands Funafuti, Tuvalu of IMPACT Simon Wilson GCF Anthony Talouli Salesa Nihmei, Alexander Montoro, MNRE WMO Canada 29 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members Senior Management Team Rosanna Risk Committee Ruth Solano Roger Cornforth, Stuart Chape, Easter, Vicki Hall, Petra Chan Tung, Simeamativa Vaai, Espen Ronneberg, Clark Peteru, Selesitina Reti 22-26 Climate Data for the Suva, Fiji Billy Chan Billy Chan Ting, Ainsof (CLIDE) Ting, Ainsof So o Training So o 30 Good Friday COSPPac 31 The Saturday after Good Friday APRIL 1-30 Stocktake & Mapping ACP Country consultations 2 Easter Monday Espen Ronneberg, ACP CC in - 6 Work Programme & Budget 2019 budget amendments due to Finance 9-12 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific Indore, India United Nations Centre for Regional Development Vicki Hall, Ma Bella Guinto United Nations Centre for Regional Development 5
9-12 Niue Traditional Knowledge and Communication 16 PMER 2017 due to Finance 16 (Week of) Trilaterals with Australia and New Zealand as well as Troika 16-20 Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Regional Invasive Species 16-23 Data Mobilisation PPOA Taveuni Fiji Community OA & Coral Reef Ecosystem 16-23 Kiribati National Drought Plan 22 Earth Day Alofi, Niue Siosinamele Lui, Azarel Mariner-Maiai Audrey Brown- Pereira David Moverley, Bradley Myer, Ainsof So o Naselesele, Qeleni, Lavena and Vuna Taveuni, Fiji Christmas Island, Kiribati Shannon Donato Shannon Donato Salesa Nihmei, Alexander Montoro BID- EU PPOA (MFAT) WMO- Canada 23-27 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform 24-26 Second meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Cook Islands Paul Anderson, Jope Montreal, Canada CBD Clark Peteru 26 Audit Committee Selesitina Reti Selesitina Reti, Audrey Brown-Pereira 26-29 UNFCCC Subsidiary Bonn, UNFCCC Espen Ronneberg, Bodies meetings and premeeting Germany 27 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members Senior Management Team Rosanna Pacific iclim Pohnpei, FSM and Makelesi Gonelevu Consultations Federated States of Micronesia Griffith University MAY 7-11 GEF6 Regional Inception David Moverley, Bradley Myer, David Sakoda 7-11 PMER 2017 meetings with departments UNEP- GEF 7-11 ACP CC in Inception 14 Mother s Day ( only) Kosi Latu, Stuart Chape, Espen Ronneberg GCCA + Intra ACP CC in 18-19 Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM8) Iwaki, Japan Government of Japan Kosi Latu 6
21-25 2019 Work Programme & Budget meetings with departments 22 International Day for Biological Diversity 23-27 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform Cook Islands Paul Anderson, Jope JUNE Nukunonu, Atafu, Tokelau 1 Independence Day ( only) 4-8 GCCA + Intra ACP CC in 1 st Project Coordination Group Meeting 5 World Day 8 World Oceans Day 11-15 GCCA + Intra ACP CC in 1 st Steering Committee Meeting 6-8 High-Level BIOPAMA Meeting and Planning 11-15 BIOPAMA Inception 19 Open Day 25-29 Clean Pacific Roundtable and JPRISM Steering Committee Meeting 26-28 48th meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) 29 Project Review and Espen Ronneberg, Espen Ronneberg, Vainuupo Jungblut Vainuupo Jungblut WMPC and JPRISM Noumea, New Caledonia Pacific Community 7 25 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members Senior Management Team Rosanna 30-10 UNFCCC Subsidiary Bonn, UNFCCC Espen Ronneberg, June Bodies meetings and premeeting Germany PPOA Tokelau Shannon Donato MFAT Community consultations Stuart Chape, Easter, James Atherton, Amanda Wheatley, Vainuupo Jungblut, Miraneta Williams- Hazelman, Ainsof So o Stuart Chape, Easter, James Atherton, Amanda Wheatley, Vainuupo Jungblut, Miraneta Williams- Hazelman, Ainsof So o WMPC and JPRISM Simon Wilson PRMG Members ACP CC in ACP CC in EU EU ; JPRISM; others
Senior Management Team Rosanna JULY 16-20 16-27 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform Pacific Pre-COP Meeting & Negotiators Training 27 Project Review and Senior Management Team Rosanna 30-3 SOE & NEMS Inception Papua New August and Inform Guinea Vanuatu Paul Anderson Jope Espen Ronneberg,, Patrick Pringle Simon Wilson PRMG Members Paul Anderson, Jope ACP CC in AUGUST 6 Smaller Islands States Forum Executive Officials and the Officials meetings 7-8 Pre-Forum Forum Officials Forum Executive Committee meeting 10 3rd Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting 13 Father s Day ( only) Forum Executive 20-24 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform Fiji Paul Anderson, Jope 23 Audit Committee Selesitina Reti Selesitina Reti, Audrey Brown-Pereira 31 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members Senior Management Team Rosanna SEPTEMBER 3-6 49 th Pacific Islands Forum and Related Meeting 3-7 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform 10-14 14th Meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (CRC14) Nauru PIFS Kosi Latu Kiribati Paul Anderson, Jope Rome, Italy UN WMPC 8
17-21 14th Meeting of the Rome, Italy UN WMPC Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (Stockholm Convention) (POPRC-14) 28 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members Senior Management Team Rosanna OCTOBER 1-5 70th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Standing Committee (SC70) 8-12 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform Sochi, Krasnodar, Russian Federation 15 White Sunday: Lotu-a-Tamaiti ( only) 22-26 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform 26 Project Review and 29 2 SOE & NEMS Inception November and Inform CITES BEM Tuvalu Paul Anderson, Jope Palau Paul Anderson, Jope Simon Wilson PRMG Members Republic of Marshall Islands Senior Management Team Rosanna Paul Anderson, Jope NOVEMBER 10-22 Convention on Biological Diversity 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties 19-23 2nd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP2) 19-23 SOE & NEMS Inception and Inform Sharm El- Sheikh, Egypt Geneva, Switzerland Convention on Biological Diversity UN 9 James Atherton, Rahul Chand, Ofa Kaisamy Tonga Paul Anderson, Jope 29 Audit Committee Selesitina Reti Selesitina Reti, Audrey Brown-Pereira 29-30 24 th session of the Katowice, UNFCCC Espen Ronneberg, Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC AOSIS pre-meeting Poland
30 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members Senior Management Team Rosanna DECEMBER 1-2 24 th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) Group of 77 premeeting Katowice, Poland 3 End of year cut off - Requisitions/Travel Requests UNFCCC Espen Ronneberg, 3-14 24 th session of the Katowice, UNFCCC Kosi Latu, Espen Conference of the Parties Poland Ronneberg, Filomena (COP 24) to the UNFCCC Nelson 6 End of year cut off - Request for Tenders (Procurement) 7 End of year cut off - Goods Receipt Notes/RFPs/Acquittal Reports for Travel Advances 21 Project Review and Simon Wilson PRMG Members Senior Management Team Rosanna 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day Legend Public Holiday Committee/Staff Month International Day International Meeting Internal Deadline If you would like further information about any event listed please contact the key staff noted via e-mail of their first name and initial of last name @sprep.org. 10