posted 7 Jun 2015, 14:22 by Bodeker Scientific
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updated 7 Jun 2015, 14:22
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Apia, Samoa, 17 to 30 May 2015The Review of the Pacific Islands Global Climate Observing System (PI
GCOS) (“the Review”) in-country consultation phase continued in May 2015. Pene
Lefale, the Review Team Leader, visited Apia, Samoa from 17 to 30 May 2015 and
met with representatives from United Nations, Pacific Regional Organisations,
Development Partners and Samoa government officials - the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), the Secretariat of the Regional Programme (SPREP), Samoa
Meteorological Division, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and
Meteorology (MNRE), United Nations Education and Scientific Organization
(UNESCO), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Japanese International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), Samoa Ministry of Health (MoH), Samoa National
Health Services (NHSs), etc. The meetings focused on the Review – the what,
why, when and how questions, i.e. purpose, the reasons why we’re doing it, when
is the Review expected to be completed and how (consultation process). Considerable
time was spent meeting with SPREP and WMO staff. SPREP and WMO were the
agencies responsible for coordinating and managing the PI GCOS Programme from
2002 to 2012. The next in-country is Tonga in July 2015. |
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