Report of the Eleventh (11th) SPREP Meeting of Officials and report of the Environment Ministers' Forum, Guam, 9-12 October, 2000

Abstract

The Eleventh SPREP Meeting (11SM) was convened in Guam, from 9 to 12 October 2000. Representatives of the following SPREP countries and territories attended: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America and Wallis and Futuna. Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) partners namely: Forum Secretariat, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) were also represented. Observers from a range of regional, international and non governmental organisations including United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) offices in Apia and Suva, and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) were also present.