Samoa
National Designated Entity
Energy profile
- Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:SamoaRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
SPREP - Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - is the lead intergovernmental agency coordinating and delivering environment and climate change strategies and initiatives in the Pacific. For over 25 years SPREP has been working with and supporting its 21 Pacific Island Country (PIC) and Territory (PICT) Members to address their environmental and climate change priorities to support sustainable development and Pacific island livelihoods.
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The Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) is one of the nine stakeholder groups of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Established in 2009, the WGC now consists of 27 women’s and environmental civil society organizations, who are working to ensure that women’s voices are heard and their rights prioritized in the fight against climate change.
- Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:AustraliaRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
The Pacific Community SPC is the principal scientific and technical organization in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. SPC is an international development organization owned and governed by 26 country and territory members. SPC works for the well-being of Pacific people through the effective and innovative application of science and knowledge, guided by a deep understanding of Pacific island contexts and cultures.
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PacGeo is an open access geospatial data repository for the Pacific Region providing premier geophysical, geodetic, and marine spatial data sets. Developed through collaboration between the GeoScience Division of Secretariat of the Pacific Community (GSD/SPC), University of Sydney, Geoscience Australia (GA), and GRID-Arendal. The development of PacGeo was combined with targeted training and capacity building activities conducted at the Pacific Maritime Boundary Working Group Meetings, held twice yearly at the University of Sydney and at other ad hoc events in the region.
- Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:ColombiaRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
We have organized initiatives since 2012 working on the strategic lines of climate change, biodiversity, and water and on the transversal lines of education, empowerment, governance, and planning. We are moved by the rescue of local knowledge and intergenerational equity to build resident cities and territories with low GHG emissions.
- Type:OrganisationKnowledge partnerCountry of registration:DenmarkRelation to CTCN:Consortium PartnerKnowledge PartnerSector(s) of expertise:
- UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre works to implement UNEP's climate change strategy and energy programme. They provide advisory services to assist developing countries to deliver on the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.
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This website provides a sharing platform for institutions and governments in the Pacific. It is intended to improve understanding of climate change issues in the region and to leverage more climate change initiatives and innovation in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). Target audiences are PICTs, regional stakeholders and development partners. It covers themes of adaptation, mitigation, governance, education and cooperation. It provides a variety of resources and country profiles for countries in the region.
- Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:CanadaRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
ESSA is an international environmental consulting firm with over 37 years of experience in resolving complex natural resource and environmental management problems.
- Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:South KoreaRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
The KRIC is an organization established to conduct mid-to-long-term climate change mitigation strategies through systematic R&BD on global climate change, and to conduct research on clean energy developement and international climate change response research.
- Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:New ZealandRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
eCoast is a marine consulting and research company that services range from highly technical expertise in the coastal zone to undertaking workshops with coastal communities.