Climate Change Resilience
11 July 2013, Nadi, Fiji - "Work hard but always look at the scoreboard" were the words of encouragement from the Chief Executive Officer of Tonga's Ministry of Education Emily Pouvalu.
She said this during her presentation on Education on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management – Priority Areas and Best Practices – on Wednesday morning.
She was quoted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Region Environment Programme's Director General – David Sheppard – while giving his closing remarks at the end of the Joint Meeting of the 2013 Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Pacific Climate Change Roundtable.
Though the meeting has been tiring, Sheppard says "it has been a very interesting and rewarding experience".
Sheppard said the four day meeting was "ground breaking, as well as stimulating and challenging".
The meeting has brought together key related sectors to discuss on issues that are affecting the region.
In moving forward – Mr Sheppard suggests that "we must listen to and we must be willing to learn from each other. We must build approaches based on trust and open and clear communication."
"The bottom line from any process is that it must deliver improved results and outcomes for Pacific countries on climate change and disaster risk
reduction."
"We should be opportunistic and use key events such as the Governing Council Meetings of SPREP and SPC to advance the strategy."
"We should consider how key events for our region such as the landmark SIDS Conference in Samoa next year can be used to showcase and advance
climate change and disaster reduction in our region."
The Joint Meeting of the 2013 Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Pacific Climate Change Roundtable is the first joint meeting to be held in the Pacific Region.
She said this during her presentation on Education on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management – Priority Areas and Best Practices – on Wednesday morning.
She was quoted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Region Environment Programme's Director General – David Sheppard – while giving his closing remarks at the end of the Joint Meeting of the 2013 Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Pacific Climate Change Roundtable.
Though the meeting has been tiring, Sheppard says "it has been a very interesting and rewarding experience".
Mr. David Sheppard (Director-General, SPREP) and Ms.Tagaloa Cooper (Climate Change Coordination Adviser, SPREP)
Sheppard said the four day meeting was "ground breaking, as well as stimulating and challenging".
The meeting has brought together key related sectors to discuss on issues that are affecting the region.
In moving forward – Mr Sheppard suggests that "we must listen to and we must be willing to learn from each other. We must build approaches based on trust and open and clear communication."
"The bottom line from any process is that it must deliver improved results and outcomes for Pacific countries on climate change and disaster risk
reduction."
"We should be opportunistic and use key events such as the Governing Council Meetings of SPREP and SPC to advance the strategy."
"We should consider how key events for our region such as the landmark SIDS Conference in Samoa next year can be used to showcase and advance
climate change and disaster reduction in our region."
The Joint Meeting of the 2013 Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Pacific Climate Change Roundtable is the first joint meeting to be held in the Pacific Region.