Scholarships Available in September 2013: (1) MSc “Sustainability” – University of Leeds (2) MSc “Climate Change and Development” – University of Sussex The University of Leeds would like to invite applications for the MSc in ‘Sustainability’ programme for entry in September 2013. Scholarship information is provided below. This suite of courses provides state-of-the [...]
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SIDS DOCK Pacific Regional Meeting
The purpose of the SIDS DOCK Pacific Regional Meeting is to review the work of the first phase of the SIDS DOCK Support Programme funded by the Government of Denmark and to plan the next phase. The goal is to get consensus on the SIDS DOCK Platform design in a timely manner. The objectives of [...]
News from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Waste Management training opportunities for the Pacific Applications are being invited by SPREP for two Train-the-Trainers waste management courses (in March and April 2013) targeting Pacific islanders. Both courses focus on developing the skills of Pacific islanders in environmentally sound and practical waste management techniques with an emphasis on training the participants to become trainers [...]
Pacific islands drop diesel for 100 percent solar power
Source: Alertnet // Peter Madden by Peter Madden The island nation of Tokelau switched on the third and final installment of its new solar energy grid last week, earning praise around the world as the first country to become entirely solar-powered—except it’s not a country. Made up of three tiny tropical atolls – a few [...]
Low Carbon Economy in Small Islands
Belmopan, Belize: For the Cook Islands, located in the South Pacific, transformation of the energy sector through the development and deployment of renewable energy resources and technologies is not, “just an option.” According to The Honourable Henry Puna, Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Renewable Energy of the Cook Islands, “it is the only way.”