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Les ressources et les écosystèmes vitaux dont dépendent les îles océaniennes pour leur alimentation et leur subsistance subissent une pression grandissante. Les principales menaces sont le changement climatique, une question extrêmement problématique pour la viabilité environnementale, économique et sociale des États et territoires insulaires océaniens. Le changement climatique affecte déjà de manière bien réelle les écosystèmes forestiers et littoraux, nos océans, les réserves d’eau douce, la biodiversité, et bien évidemment tous les aspects du quotidien, en particulier les communautés des petits pays à faible altitude, dans lesquels le niveau de la mer et les changements météorologiques créent des perturbations sociales et économiques.

The 22nd SPREP Meeting (22SM) was convened in Apia, Samoa from 13 to 15 September 2011. Representatives of the following SPREP countries and territories attended: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, France, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, United States of America and Vanuatu.   Ministers from French Polynesia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu were present. Observers from a range of regional, international and non?governmental organisations (NGOs) also attended.   A list of participants is attached as Annex 1.  

THE Government of Western Samoa and the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (hereinafter called SPREP),HAVING regard to Article 8 of the Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.

The Tenth SPREP Meeting (10SM) was convened in Apia, Samoa, from 15 to 18 September 1998. Representatives of the following SPREP countries and territories attended: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America and Vanuatu. Representatives of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Forum Secretariat and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) attended as Advisers. South Pacific Organisations Coordinating Committee (SPOCC) partners, Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) were also represented. Observers from a range of regional, international and non-governmental organisations were also present. A list of participants is attached as Annex I.

The very high level of representation and the composition of the delegations to this meeting have clearly demonstrated the importance of the environment to the people of the South Pacific, and constitute also a forceful testimony to the desire, particularly of the island countries, to conclude this Treaty and allow SPREP to concentrate fully on fulfilling its mandate of addressig the environment concerns of the South Pacific