Resilience in education: An example from primary school in Fiji and technical vocational education and training

In the Pacific, the capacity of curriculum writers for integrating the content of climate change into their curricula and/or taught Resilience [Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)] in education is limited. This paper described the findings of a 2018 study on the integration of climate change into primary and secondary schools’ curricula and taught resilience in education in TVET. It involves teachers (n = 30) from Kadavu and Levuka islands, curriculum writers and editors from the Ministry of Education, GIZ, SPC, and USP—in Fiji. An exploratory design was used to explore the curricula for Fiji and the EU PacTVET project at SPC. Information was collected from workshops and training events, interviews and project documents. Using BEKA (Benchmarking, Evidencing, Knowing, Applying) and the concept of ako (e.g. to study or educate), a model of climate change and resilience in education was designed as part of this research to help Pacific schools with their curricula. These results indicate how behavioural changes may shape Resilience, thus placing them in a better position to achieve the UNFCCC, the SDGs, the Sendai Framework and the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP) targets and objectives by 2030 and beyond

Practical guide to Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries and Territories

Color illustrations; mapsThis Practical Guide is the compilation of good practices identified and developed by experts in the region through J-PRISM Phase I. This covers all solid waste management (SWM) issues from the technical ones, such as waste generation survey and landfill improvement, to the managerial ones, such as contract management and user pays system. These good practices have high applicability to other Pacific islands, although modification and adaptation are always necessary

Battling invasive species in the Pacific : outcomes of the regional GEF-PAS IAS project : prevention, control and management of invasive alien species in the Pacific islands 2011-2016.

color illustrations; mapsThis publication is a snapshot of how Pacific Invasive Species Battlers are protecting their islands with the assistance of the Global Environment Facility’s Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS) project “Prevention, control and management of invasive alien species in the Pacific”. The project, one of the largest investments in invasive species management in Pacific history, has raised the benchmark of invasive species management in the Pacific and enhanced the regional mechanisms that are the envy of other oceanic regions. We hope the people within this story inspire and assist other battlers to join the fight and protect our islands from invasive species

South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Annual report

volumes : illustrations ; 30 cm. Annual.Annual report of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Began publishing under this title in 2005. Previously published under the title South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Annual report. Pacific Collection holds hard copy of this publication from 2014 backward, cataloged under call number HC681.Z9 E5744 Published in both English and French (the latter as "Rapport Annuel.