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Taji Watanabe
Specialist Contractor, Environmental Management & Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department
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Date: December 2, 2023
Organized by: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Venue (Pavilion Name)：Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion
speaker
Kay Harrison
New Zealand Ambassador for Climate Change, Government of New Zealand
Sir Fakafanua.
Speaker, Tongan Legislative Assembly
Tor Oresul, Cedric Schuster.
Minister, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Samoa
Melchior Mataki
Under-Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Disaster Management, Solomon Islands
Sephanaiah Nawadra.
Director, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Akihiro Miyazaki
Deputy Director, Global Environment Department, JICA
Background and Objectives
The Pacific Climate Change Center (PCCC) works to build resilience in Pacific Island countries and regions by bringing together development partners and others The PCCC was established through a JICA grant and has supported the region for three years. The event provided an opportunity to (1) strengthen the functions and services of the PCCC, (2) promote knowledge exchange and cooperation on innovative solutions across the Pacific region, and (3) deepen understanding of mechanisms and partnerships to promote sustainable practices and climate change action.
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This side event highlighted the importance of the PCCC’s role in building resilience in the Pacific Islands countries and region. The importance of long-term investment and support to ensure the sustainability of the Center’s efforts was discussed.
JICA described the support provided to the PCCC in cooperation with the Government of Samoa and SPREP. The construction of the PCCC through grant assistance was followed by a technical assistance project on climate change that strengthened the capacity of the PCCC’s training function. Currently, JICA is planning to implement the “Capacity Building Project on the Use of Innovative Solutions to Improve Climate Change Resilience in the Pacific” and transmitted its commitment to promote innovative climate change measures in the Pacific region and to enhance the capacity of the PCCC to promote public-private partnerships.
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