Workshop aims to enhance national capacities in MEA reporting & data management
Environment Director-Haden Talagi said after a lapse of 10 years the training has been brought back and hopes it will upskill his staff
A joint Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Environmental (MEA) and Social Management System Workshop was held this week in Niue.
Facilitated by a four member team from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) through their Legal Services and Governing Bodies Department and Environmental Governance Programme.
Environment Director-Haden Talagi said after a lapse of 10 years the training has been brought back and hopes it will upskill his staff in learning the various processes of accessing funds for certain projects in his department.
Sessions include enhancing Niue’s capacity in reporting, managing data, applying an analysis tool and the Niue Environmental and Social Management System.
SPREP’s Environmental Law and Policy Officer- Kathleen Taituave-Afereti shared more on the training.
The workshop aims to enhance national capacities in MEA reporting, data management, and environmental impact assessment.
Talagi also highlighted one of the challenges when it comes to accessing funds for certain projects.
“One of the challenges is the amount of time it takes to negotiate funding and access funding and for the funding to arrive in Niue. We are looking at about two years to access the funding so all the projects we have negotiated previously, they are beginning to show fruition now. It’s the time it has taken and our capacity constraints.” Talagi said.
Participants include representatives from government departments, NGOs and the private sectors.
The workshop is part of SPREP’s ongoing commitment to strengthening environmental governance in Pacific Island countries.
