Key Stakeholders at Honiara Inception Workshop. Source: SIBC Online
Honiara, Solomon Islands / 13 September 2023 – The Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC+) Project for Solomon Islands started its inception workshop this week with key national partners and stakeholders in Honiara and Guadalcanal Province. The inception workshop formally launched the project and reconfirmed commitment of key partners to strengthen momentum by stakeholders in the implementation of the project.
The Kiwa PEBACC+ Project aims to develop, sustain, and institutionalize ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to climate change impacts and threats in targeted countries and territories.
In his opening remarks, Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Deputy Secretary, Mr. Chanel Iroi said, “The key objective of today’s inception workshop is to introduce the project and share lessons as well as see how the Kiwa PEBACC+ project may be able to build on or strengthen ongoing initiatives.
“The project will give us an opportunity to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems, economies and populations of Solomon Islands to the impacts of climate change. The Ministry of Environment remains committed in this partnership with SPREP in ensuring the successful implementation of the Kiwa PEBACC+ project in Solomon Islands over the project tenure,” said Mr. Iroi….
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