Central Islands
Choiseul
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Western Marovo
Malaita South
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Western Kolombangara
Makira
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Guadalcanal
Isabel
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Western Shortlands
Western Munda
Western Tetepare
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 BY LEANNEM
General News
6 September 2019, Apia, Samoa – Environment Ministers from around the Pacific region met today in Apia, Samoa at the conclusion of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment (SPREP)’s 29th Meeting of Officials, to identify key priorities in relation to some of the most
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Waste Management and Pollution Control
4 September, 2019, Apia, Samoa – Unmanaged disaster waste can negatively impact the recovery efforts of countries affected by natural hazards. This was the key message expressed at a special side event held last night, where the draft Regional Disaster Waste Management
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Island and Ocean Ecosystems
The 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18) convened in Geneva, Switzerland following the cancellation of the meeting in May in Sri Lanka in
… Read MoreAUGUST 20, 2019 BY LEANNEM
Environmental Monitoring and Governance
19 August 2019, Apia, Samoa - The regional Inform project is holding a meeting this week to review progress towards building national and regional capacity to improve environmental decision-making through strengthening planning and reporting in the Pacific.
Read MoreTo provide an enabling environment for the socio-economic development of the Solomon Islands through the application of necessary safeguards with regard to sustainable use of natural resources, the provision of meteorological services, reducing the risk and impact of climate change and other hazards to communities and leading and managing disaster preparedness and their consequences.
The Programme Management and Coordination Unit (PMCU) was established within the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) in 2015.
The Objective of the PMCU is to ensure that Projects and Programmes within the MECDM (both SIG and Donor funded) are implemented in an effective and efficient manner.
The PMCU achieves this by working with Project and Programme implementation officers within the MECDM and with other relevant stakeholders.
In doing so, the PMCU ensures that the implementation of these Projects and Programmes will contribute to the achievement of their intended outcomes.
The MECDM continues to receive funding support from the Solomon Islands Government (SIG), the country’s Development Partners and international funding agencies.
These fundings will help the Ministry to implement its Projects and Programmes as well as priortise areas for project intervention within the following sub-sectors:
Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Waste Management
Environmental Management
Biodiversity Conservation
Meteorological Services including Early Warning Systems.
The PMCU will continue to work with the technical divisions within MECDM and with relevant development partners in project planning and design as well as in project implementation.
The following are links to websites of important international funding mechanisms and institutions that can provide funding support to help the MECDM implement relevant sectoral priorities at the country and community level:
The Global Environmental Facility
SIG Funded Projects
Donor Funded Projects
The following are projects that are wholly or partially funded by the Solomon Islands Government (SIG).
The following are projects that are wholly or partially funded by donor organizations.