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Training in Best Practice Chemical Management for the Pacific Region - Training Report for the Republic of Palau

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Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Training in best practice chemical management was identified as a key need for Pacific Island countries in their planning for implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. In addition, it was recommended that the training should be applicable to all types of chemicals, rather than just those covered under the Convention. The training component of the Pacific Persistent Organic Pollutants Release Reduction Project was developed in response to these needs. This involved the delivery of training courses within 14 Pacific Island countries with the overall aim of improving regional chemical management. The courses were developed and delivered by the Institute of Applied Science of the University of the South Pacific under a contract to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Funding for the work was provided by the Global Environment Facility and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme. The objectives, comments, and actions from the existing Sound Chemicals Management Policy (2011) remain relevant to Palaus management of hazardous chemicals. Some are discussed again in the Action Plan from the Training Workshop but the full policy is included here for completeness. This appears in Appendix 4. Similarly, the 2007 Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plan for the management of pesticides, PCBs, and unintentional POPs contains some action points that remain relevant (Appendix 5). Additional ones for the new POPs will be relevant when the Stockholm Convention NIP is updated. As Palau continues with their refinement of the Draft Action Plan for Hazardous Chemicals developed during the Training, they will harmonize these two attachments.

The use of Starlicide in preliminary trials to control invasive common myna Acridotheres tristis populations on St Helena and Ascension islands, Atlantic Ocean

Feare, Chris J.

Introduced common mynas Acridotheres tristis have been implicated as a threat to native biodiversity on the oceanic islands of St Helena and Ascension (UK). A rice-based bait treated with Starlicide® was broadcast for consumption by flocks of common mynas at the government rubbish tips on the two islands during investigations of potential myna management techniques. Bait was laid on St Helena during two 3-day periods in July and August 2009, and on Ascension over one 3-day period in November 2009. As a consequence of bait ingestion, dead mynas were found, especially under night roosts and also at the main drinking area on Ascension, following baiting. On St Helena early morning counts at the tip suggested that whilst the number of mynas fell after each treatment, lower numbers were not sustained; no reduction in numbers flying to the main roost used by birds using the tip as a feeding area was detected post-treatment. On Ascension, the number of mynas that fed at the tip and using a drinking site, and the numbers counted flying into night roosts from the direction of the tip, both indicated declines of about 70% (from about 360 to 109 individuals). Most dead birds were found following the first day of bait application, with few apparently dying after baiting on days 2 and 3. Despite the low concentration of Starlicide used, aversion to the bait was apparent during the trials. These results indicate that Starlicide may contribute to myna control programmes but questions remain over the mode of action of the chemical (in terms of individual differences among birds the responses to its toxic properties) and the longer-term susceptibility of birds to baiting.

Prevention, Eradication and Containment of Invasive Species: Illustrations from Hawaii

Burnett, Kimberly

Kaiser, Brooks

Pitafi, Basharat A.

Roumasset, James

Invasive species change ecosystems and the economic services such ecosystems provide. Optimal policy will minimize the expected damages and costs of prevention and control. We seek to explain policy outcomes as a function of biological and economic factors, using the case of Hawaii to illustrate. First, we consider an existing invasion, Miconia calvescens, a plant with the potential to reduce biodiversity, soil cover, and water availability. We then examine an imminent threat, the potential arrival of the Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis). The arrival of the snake to Guam has led to native bird extirpations, power outages, and health costs.

Whales in a Changing Ocean Conference Report 4-6 April 2017

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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SPREP

To celebrate the Year of the Whale in the Pacific Islands, the Government of Tonga hosted a regional conference, Whales in a Changing Ocean, in Nukualofa, 4-6 April 2017. The conference was organised by SPREP, the Auckland Institute of Studies and the Tongan Government, and was supported by the Governments of Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand, the European Union, and a number of other generous donors. Sixteen governments were represented at the conference, three at Ministerial level and the others at the senior official level. Both regional and international NGOs participated in the conference, as well as experienced researchers and whalewatch operators. The conference was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni, and the Tongan Minister of Fisheries, the Hon. Semisi Fakahau.

Pacific Climate Change Roundtable Report

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SPREP

The Pacific Climate Change Roundtable 2017 was made possible with the collaborative support, coordination and financial assistance of the following key partners: · Federal Republic of Germany Foreign Office · Government of Australia · CSIRO · The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) The success of the PCCR belongs with the participants which represented Pacific island government focal points, national and sub-national government representatives, key stakeholders including civil society, non-government organisations, private sector and those integrated across cross-cutting sectors involved in climate change and resilient development in the region. The 2017 PCCR will be the last such meeting in its current format and will be succeeded in 2018 by the Pacific Resilience Meeting. Acknowledgment of the Government of Switzerland is duly noted for its past generous support towards the PCCR from 2008 to 2015.

Joint Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Roundtable Meeting Report

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SPC

SPREP

UNISDR

The FRDP and PRP have an inclusive approach and are committed to working through a collective effort, linking climate change and disaster risk management. The FRDP and PRP also represent a risk informed approach to development guided by the principles of the Framework for Pacific Regionalism. The role of the proposed Taskforce is particularly important and will be supported by a support unit and technical working groups. The challenge is translating the FRDP into practical actions and resource mobilisation. As espoused in the FRDP inclusivity is important, however large groups can be hard to operate and the challenge ahead is how stakeholders move together for practical actions that benefit the region. The key messages are integration of the two communities of practice; and mainstreaming community based disaster risk management. On implementation it was acknowledged that no agency can do the work alone and must involve different stakeholders and their respective strengths.

Pacific Community Results Report 2016

Pacific Community (SPC)

This report presents an overview of the contribution that the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SCP) makes through its work in the Pacific Island region. It also describes SPC's progress towards achieving the specific organisational objectives set out in its Corporate Strategic Plan 2013-2015, which include a more integrated way of working. SPC's regional and subregional work complements country-specific work carried out in cooperation with each island member.

The Knowledge Manager's Handbook : a step-by-step guide to embedding effective knowledge management in your organization

Lambe, Patrick

Milton, Nick

The Knowledge Manager's Handbook takes you step by step through the processes needed to define and embed an effective knowledge management framework within your organisation. Knowledge management experts Nick Milton and Patrick Lambe guide you through each stage of creating and implementing a knowledge management framework to deliver business value and organisational knowledge. This book tackles the essential aspects of knowledge management - including roles and accountabilities, processes, technology and governance - and shows how each of these can be tailored to your organisation's specific needs and optimized to deliver long-term benefits.

Designing a Successful KM Strategy : A guide for the knowledge management professional

Barnes, Stephanie

Milton, Nick

When a firm's Knowledge Management program isn't aligned with organisational strategy, its success can be no more than a happy accident - if it succeeds at all. In Designing a Successful KM Strategy, Stephanie Barnes and Nick Milton present a practical, step-by-step guide to crafting a KM strategy that supports your organisation's unique needs and goals.

The New Edge in Knowledge : How knowledge management is changing the way we do business

Hubert, Cindy

O'Dell, Carla

The best thinking and actions in the fast-moving arena of collaboration and knowledge management The New Edge in Knowledge captures the most practical and innovative practices to ensure organizations have the knowledge they need in the future and, more importantly, the ability to connect the dots and use knowledge to succeed today. Build or retrofit your organization for new ways of working and collaboration by using knowledge management Adapt to today's most popular ways to collaborate such as social networking Overcome organization silos, knowledge hoarding and ""not invented here"" resistance Take advantage of emerging technologies and mobile devices to build networks and share knowledge Identify what can be learned from Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon to make firms and people smarter, stronger and faster Straightforward and easy-to-follow, this is the resource you'll turn to again and again to get-and stay-in the know. Plus, the book is filled with real-world examples the case studies and snapshots of how best practice companies are achieving success with knowledge management.

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