Environment
A four-year journey with Te Ipukarea Society
Saturday March 23, 2019Liam Kokaua writes of his career with Te Ipukarea Society and how much he has learned while working with the Cook Islands’ environmental champions.
Building capacity to deal with medical disasters
Friday March 22, 2019Rarotonga’s emergency management teams have met to build awareness and build their capacity to deal with health disasters on the island.
Advancing Rarotonga’s stormwater management
Friday March 22, 2019Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) co-ordinates the Pacific International Waters Ridge to Reef Project (the Project), a relatively small project, that looks at capacity building, public private partnerships and monitoring land-based activities and their effects on the environment.
Agriculture co-ordinator visits
Tuesday March 19, 2019Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) sub-regional co-ordinator for the Asia Pacific Eriko Hibi was in the country last week to discuss further partnership engagements with the Cook Islands.
Spanish ambassador visits OMC
Monday March 18, 2019The Ambassador of Spain to New Zealand, Fernando Curcio Ruigómez, visited the Ministry of Marine Resources last Thursday.
EOC opens at Tupapa Centre
Monday March 18, 2019The Tupapa Maraerenga Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is prepared to manage and coordinate procedures in the event of a disaster, with the opening of its control base last Thursday.
Courtesy call by Japanese ambassador
Saturday March 16, 2019Japanese ambassador Hiroyasu Kobayashi, accompanied by First Secretary Noriko Tanaka, visited the Ministry of Marine Resources on Wednesday.
Fisheries at launch of handbook
Saturday March 16, 2019Ministry of Marine Resources secretary Pamela Maru recently launched the Pacific handbook for Gender Equity and Social Inclusion in Coastal and Aquaculture at the 11th Pacific Community (SPC) heads of Fisheries Meeting in Noumea, New Caledonia.
Seminar to help understand access to green funding
Wednesday March 13, 2019What is a climate project and what does it mean? This is the main challenge for proposal writers – to clearly identify the key factors that make the difference between a successful proposal for Green Climate Funds (GCF) and an ineffective one leading to a lengthy wait.