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Plant Health Clinic to benefit Samoan farmers
The ability to diagnose emerging pest and diseases affecting horticulture crops in Samoa are being strengthened through the training of a core group of plant doctors who will establish plant health clinics to help farmers with environmentally-friendly methods to treat affected crops. Funded by the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR), and in partnership […]
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U.S. Government Launches Project Preparation Training in Kiribati
Tarawa – As part of its commitment to strengthen the resilience of Kiribati communities against the effects of extreme weather events and natural disasters, the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), formally launched its Project Preparation Training together with partners from the Government of Kiribati this week. The training, which […]
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U.S. Government-Supported Training to Boost Tonga’s Resilience Against Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Nukualofa, Tonga – Today the CEO of s Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), Mr. Paula Ma’u launched a USAID supported training program that will strengthen the skills of local government and NGO managers to better monitor and evaluate activities associated with the second Joint National Action Plan for […]
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U.S. Government launches Project Preparation training in Papua New Guinea
The U.S Ambassador, Catherine Ebert-Gray, today launched the first Project Preparation training conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Papua New Guinea. The training aims to develop the skills of government and non-government stakeholders from Papua New Guinea in prioritizing areas of support that align with their climate adaptation plans and […]
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U.S. Government and CCDA launch Project Management Training in Papua New Guinea
Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray, U.S. Ambassador for Papua New Guinea, alongside Mr. Ruel Yamuna, the Managing Director of the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) today launched a Project Management course for 69 Papua New Guinean leaders to better manage projects that prevent and mitigate the impact of natural disasters in the country. The course […]
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United States – U.S. Government presents completion certificates to participants of Project Management Training in Tonga
Nukualofa – On international women’s day, 9 Tongan women were presented graduation certificates by Mr. Sean Callahan, USAID’s Deputy Mission Director for Pacific Islands and Mongolia . Mr. Callahan presented certificates of completion to participants who attended the first Project Management course conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) […]
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USAID READY HANDS OVER JOINT ORGNIZATIONAL REPORT TO CCDA
The United States Agency for International Development through their Ready project today handed over an Organizational Assessment report to the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) in Port Moresby. CCDA is Papua New Guinea’s apex organization for coordinating Government’s climate resilience efforts and the country’s National Designated Authority for the Green Climate Fund. The […]
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Papua New Guinea’s office of Climate Change and Development (CCDA) and Oil Search Limited have established CCDA’s first-ever public-private partnership on climate change resilience during the 2018 APEC Economic Leaders Week in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
On the periphery of the 2018 APEC Economic Leaders Week on the 14th November 2018, the government of Papua New Guinea, through the Office of Climate Change and Development (CCDA) and Oil Search Limited (OSL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The CCDA is PNG’s lead entity for coordinating and managing Government’s climate resilience efforts […]
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CCDA Launches new Corporate Plan
On November 14, the U.S Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Ms. Catherine Ebert-Gray in partnership with Honorable John Pundari, PNG’s Minister for Environment & Climate Change launched the corporate plan for the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) at the APEC International Media Center in Port Moresby, PNG. The Corporate Plan is a strategic plan […]
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USAID Participates in MOU Between Oil Search and CCDA PNG
U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Catherine Ebert-Gray attended a ceremony where the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) assisted in the creation of a public-private partnership, formalized today, between the CCDA of the Government of Papua New Guinea and Oil Search Limited. The goal […]