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.
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This guide aims to help address this challenge by providing the missing identification and evaluation assistance that those looking for adaptation solutions initially face. More specifically, it focuses on adaptation technologies for building resilience to climate change induced hazards in the water sector.
- Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:South KoreaRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
KIOST is a research and academic organization in the field of science technology specializing in maritime affairs that studies on new scientific knowledge regarding the ocean. KIOST utilizes its workforce and infrastructure to promote national level official development assistance projects including a project to enhance the capacity to observe climate change in Peru. KIOST plays an important part in domestic and international cooperative networks.
- 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:BelgiumRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:
Established in 1959, AGRER carries out studies and provides technical assistance for the design and implementation of projects and programs in the framework of international co-operation, bilateral and multilateral agreements. AGRER provides services financed by the European Union, the World Bank, specialized agencies of the United Nations, Regional Development Banks, and other public or private clients.
- 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.
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This website is the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) programme, partnership of several regional agencies, national agencies and communities in 14 Pacific island countries. Each country hosts a pilot project in a thematic area to demonstrate how climate change adaptation can work on the ground. The PACC programme promotes mainstreaming at all policy levels. Knowledge it generates is intended to serve as the basis for future climate change adaptation in the region.