Regional News September 2010

U.S. EPA Applauds American Samoa's Decision to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags
News Release - HONOLULU - The US Environmental Protection Agency today applauds the Governor, Legislature and residents of America Samoa for enacting restrictions banning plastic shopping bags - reducing their waste and protecting the environment in a single action. "We welcome American Samoa's leadership in the Pacific islands to ban plastic shopping bags," said Jared Blumenfeld, the EPA's Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. "This... more
ADB Sells First Clean Energy Bond
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sold $232.2 million in Clean Energy Bonds to support its renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Asia and the Pacific. ADB's inaugural Clean Energy Bond issue follows the successful sale in April of its first Water Bond which is supporting ADB's work in the water sector in Asia and the Pacific. As part of its Energy Policy, ADB is targeting $2 billion a year in clean energy investments by... more
Tonga and Tuvalu Collaborate to Protect Whales and Dolphins
Press Release - Tonga and Tuvalu are the newest signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect cetaceans in the Pacific islands region. The signing took place during the 21st Annual Meeting of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme held in Madang, Papua New Guinea from 6 to 10 September. The Memorandum of Understanding for the conservation of cetaceans and their habitats in the Pacific islands region operates in the spirit of mutual... more
ADB, UNICEF Join Forces for Children with Major Agreement
NEW YORK, USA (23 September 2010) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today signed a major agreement, joining forces across Asia and the Pacific region to fight disparities, reduce poverty, and ensure that equitable and sustainable development benefits all children. The signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two agencies comes at a critical time with only five years remaining until the 2015... more
Asia Represents the World's Best Hope for Achieving MDGs, ADB President Tells UN
NEW YORK, USA - Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today that Asia and the Pacific, home to three-fifths of humanity and two-thirds of the world's poor, represented the world's best hope for achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)."No global effort to achieve the MDGs will succeed unless our region succeeds," Mr. Kuroda said in his address to the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly. The... more
News Release on Three-day summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
FSM Vulnerability Assessment
New Road Map for SPREP
Pacific Biodiversity: An important topic for Environment Ministers
Fiji's Fiji Times Purchased
ADB, Japan Fund Social Support Schemes in Cook Islands, Mashall Islands, Tonga
Fiji's Commerce Commission Blocks Rival Paper's Bid to Buy Fiji Times
Women Vulnerable to Climate Change
21st SPREP Meeting opens in Papua New Guinea
New Regional Plan to Conserve Pacific Wetlands
Pacific Women Call for Stronger Regional Processes to Accelerate Equality
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Voter registration
By STEVE BANI Vura Heights, East Honiara
Call to Reduce Common Nuisance in Honiara.
By GEOFFREY MAURIASI USP, Lacuala Campus, Fiji
Anti Corruption Bill
By CHARLES KOULI Gizo, Western Province

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