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#EbA is a Nature-based approach that is using the full potential of #ecosystems to protect #biodiversity and enhance social / economic resilience to #climatechange.

In the Kiwa Initiative, our #PEBACC+ regional project is scaling up Ecosystem-based Adaptation interventions. For instance, in Taveuni, #Fiji, where the deterioration of soil quality, degraded water catchments and low #agricultural yields over the years is threatening food security, the local communities have decided to address this issue with the use of native tree #reforestation and #agroforestry.

Conscious that they needed to make an effective change happen and thanks to the Kiwa Initiative PEBACC+ project, local #communities are now improving Ecosystem-based Adaptation #EbA interventions in order to improve agricultural soil and water catchment health.

The Kiwa PEBACC+ Project Manager at Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Ms. Loraini Sivo, explained:

“The implementation of Kiwa PEBACC+ project specific to Taveuni will scale up reforestation and the agroforestry programme as well as train decision-makers on EbA and Nature-based Solution #NbS approaches, green infrastructure, and environmental protection. The project continues to receive support from local and traditional leaders; this is important to provide a solid foundation in carrying on the work while also ensuring that there will be sustainability after the project period."

Click in this article to learn more about #EbA in the context of the Kiwa PEBACC+ project in #Taveuni: https://urlz.fr/nmPa

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This week marks the beginning of fieldwork for the Barana Community Nature and Heritage Park, as part of the Kiwa #PEBACC+ regional project in the Solomon Islands. It’s an exciting moment as planned activities are transforming into impactful actions!

What is the objective of the Kiwa PEBACC+ project in the Solomon Islands?

- Supporting ecosystem and forest rehabilitation activities in Barana Community Nature and Heritage Park and its Information Center.

- Enhancing landscaping and capacity building at the Honirara Botanical Garden.

- Executing provincial Ecosystem and Socio-Economic Resilience Analysis and Mapping (ESRAM) assessments while implementing Ecosystem-based Adaptation #EbA solutions in Small Malaita and Maramasike Passage, Malaita Province.

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Since 2015, the PEBACC project held by Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has been dedicated to developing, sustaining, and institutionalizing Ecosystem-based Approach #EbA and Nature-based Solutions #NbS for climate change adaptation across Pacific countries and territories.

After a first phase of implementation, the second phase, under the Kiwa PEBACC+ project, is now expanding to three new sites in the Solomon Islands, aiming to:

• Support ecosystem and forest rehabilitation activities, along with the Information Center at the Barana Community Nature and Heritage Park
• Contribute to the Honiara Botanical Garden’s landscaping and capacity development
• Undertake provincial Ecosystem and Socio-Economic Resilience Analysis and Mapping (ESRAM) assessments, implementing EbA options in Small Malaita and Maramasike Passage, Malaita Province

On September 12th, the PEBACC+ team, joined by stakeholders and Mr. Stuart Chape, SPREP Director of the Island and Ocean Ecosystems Division, gathered in the Solomon Islands for the inception workshop of the Kiwa PEBACC+ project.

We would like to thank the valued stakeholders present, including the Solomon Islands Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Forestry and Research, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology, National Herbarium and Botanical Garden, The Nature Conservancy in the Pacific, and the Small Grants Programme under the UN Development Programme and Global Environment Facility.

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Nicolas Rocle, Coastal and marine specialist at SPREP, is explaining the objectives of the Kiwa Initiative’s PEBACC+ regional project.

Watch his interview: Meet Nicolas Rocle, PEBACC + project leader ! - YouTube

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This Friday, March 11, 2022, the Initiative community welcomed the team of the second Kiwa regional project: PEBACC+.

This new Kiwa regional project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program, aims to develop a participatory approach. The PEBACC+ team will rely on local communities to analyze the climatic and non-climatic threats as well as the services that the different ecosystems can provide, but also to identify the most favourable and robust adaptation options in the face of climate change in Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna.

The Director General of the Ocean Regional Environment Programme, Kosi LATU and the Director General of the French Development Agency Rémy Rioux, also representing the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) signed the agreement of the new regional project in Noumea and in videoconference with the Initiative community, donors representatives and SPREP team.

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During her visit to Vanuatu, Mrs. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, visited several restoration sites of the Tagabe River and its watershed.

These replanting and revegetation activities were initiated more than 5 years ago thanks to the PEBACC project (2015-2020) implemented by SPREP, and are currently being pursued within the framework of the PACRES (Pacific Climate Change Resilience) project funded by the European Union.

Through the regional project PEBACC+ (Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change) coordinated by SPREP and funded by the Kiwa Initiative and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), this work will be strengthened and expanded from 2023 to 2026, in partnership with the government, associations, upstream farmers and coastal communities. This will involve providing various technical and financial support for tree nursery and mangrove planting activities, the creation of buffer zones to combat erosion and flooding, awareness-raising and mobilization of local communities, waste management, and governance for integrated management of the Tagabe River.

The Tagabe River and its watershed provide major environmental services to the communities of the Port Vila area (drinking water supply, protection against erosion and flooding around the banks to the mangroves). The activities envisaged within the framework of the Kiwa PEBACC+ project thus aim to strengthen the climatic resilience of the populations through ecosystem-based adaptation activities.

Many thanks to Mike Waiwai, Director of the Vanuatu Climate Change Department, Judy Kalotap, Head of the Forestry Department's nursery, Bani Arudovo, Patrick Saki Fong and Presley Dovo, in charge of replanting and monitoring operations,for their welcome, to Mathilde Kraft and Nicolas Rocle from SPREP, who accompanied the delegation.

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Our partner, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP is hiring for Kiwa PEBACC+ Project.

The following positions are available in their respective countries:

Project Manager - Fiji

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Country Coordinator - Solomon Islands

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Country Coordinator - Vanuatu

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Finance & Administration Officer  - Fiji

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Communications Officer - Fiji

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Application closes on Friday, October 7, 2022.

The Kiwa PEBACC+ (Pacific Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change) project, coordinated and implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP, aims to strengthen and diversify ecosystem-based adaptation activities in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. Relying on strong stakeholders’ participation, the project will address climate and non-climate environmental challenges that communities are experiencing, using Ecosystem-based Adaptation approaches in a more systematic way as well as promoting and mainstreaming into public policies.