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Project at the UNFCCC COP28
Project

at UNFCCC COP28

Climate Change is a serious problem faced by the world today, especially the Pacific Small Island Developing States
(PSIDS). Its impacts are getting more extreme. If we do not act now, the next generations will be affected immensely.

Every year, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC meet to negotiate what needs to be addressed about the
effects of climate change on the global environment. At the upcoming COP28 in Dubai, SPREP’s Pacific Adaptation to
Climate Change and Resilience (PACRES) Project aims to facilitate four side events at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion.

The side events are climate resilience-related and focus on:
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1. Private Sector engagement and investment in building partnerships

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3. Building resilience through interventions

4. Amplifying climate actions through available innovative tools

For more information, please check the SPREP website www.sprep.org for regular updates from 30 November.

What is the Pacific EbA Tool?
Did you know?
The Pacific Ecosystem based Adaptation Tool (EbA) provides decision support
for planning for EbA initiatives in the Pacific. It provides guidance on the types The €12.18 million PACRES Project is
of EbA interventions that may be considered depending on local circumstances funded primarily by the European Union (EU)
and requirements across the region. Developed under the PACRES Project, with targeted support from Monaco and Swiss
the EbA tool can be found at: ebatool.pacificclimatechange.net Confederation and is delivered jointly by the
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP), the Pacific Islands Forum
What is the MMEL Tool? Secretariat (PIFS), the Pacific Community (SPC)
and the University of the South Pacific (USP).
SPREP Mainstreaming, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MMEL) It aims to increase regional, national adaptation
Decision Support tool will support Pacific Island countries in all sectors. and mitigation solutions to climate change
Developed under the PACRES Project, the MMEL tool will assist in guiding, concerns in 14 Pacific countries and Timor Leste.
planning and decision making around climate related projects in the Pacific.

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