Report of the 21st SPREP Meeting of Officials and High Level Ministerial Segment 6 – 9 September 2010 Madang, Papua New Guinea Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) SPREP Library/IRC Cataloguing-in-Publication Data SPREP Meeting (21st : 2010 : Madang, Papua New Guinea) Report of the Twenty First SPREP Meeting, 6 – 9 September 2010, Madang, Papua New Guinea. – Apia, Samoa : SPREP, 2011. p. cm. ISBN: 978-982-04-0412-0 1. Environmental policy – Oceania – Congresses. 2. Conservation of natural resources – Oceania – Congresses. 3. Environmental protection – Oceania – Congresses. I. Pacific Regional Environment Programme. II. Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). III. Title. 363.7099 Report on the 21st SPREP Meeting of Officials and High Level Ministerial Segment 6 – 9 September 2010 Madang, Papua New Guinea Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) PO Box 240, Apia, Samoa Telephone: (685) 21 929 Fax: (685) 20 231 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sprep.org Record of the 21st SPREP Meeting Table of Contents Officials Meeting Opening and Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Agenda Item 1: Official Opening ....................................................................................................... 1 Agenda Item 2: Appointment of Chair and Vice‐Chair ....................................................................... 1 Agenda Item 3: Adoption of Agenda and Working Procedures .......................................................... 2 Agenda Item 4: Action Taken on Matters Arising from Twentieth SPREP Meeting ............................ 2 Agenda Item 5: 2009 Overview ......................................................................................................... 2 5.1 Presentation of Annual Report for 2009 and Director’s Overview of Progress since the 20th SPREP Meeting ....................................................................................................... 2 5.2 Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Report on the 2009 Annual Work Programme and Budget .................................................................................................................................... 4 5.3 Audited Annual Accounts for 2009................................................................................................ 7 Agenda Item 6: Institutional Reform and Strategic Issues ................................................................. 7 6.1 SPREP Strategic Plan 2011 ‐ 2015 .................................................................................................. 7 6.2 ICR and EC Assessment Follow up ...............................................................................................10 6.3 Regional Institutional Framework (RIF) Update ..........................................................................11 Agenda Item 7: Strategic Financial Issues ........................................................................................ 11 7.1 Report on Members’ Contributions ............................................................................................11 Agenda Item 8: Regional Conventions ............................................................................................ 11 8.1 Report on the Conference of the Parties to the Noumea Convention .......................................12 8.2 Report on the Conference of the Parties to the Waigani Convention ........................................13 Agenda Item 9: 2011 Work Programme and Budget ....................................................................... 13 9.1 Island Ecosystems Progamme .....................................................................................................13 9.1.1 Regional Marine Species Programme ..................................................................................13 9.1.2 CBD COP10 preparations .....................................................................................................14 9.2 Pacific Futures Programme .........................................................................................................15 9.2.1 PIFACC Mid‐Term Review ....................................................................................................15 9.2.2 Review of Regional Meteorological Services .......................................................................17 9.2.3 Directions in the UNFCCC Process .......................................................................................19 9.2.4 Global Environment Facility (GEF) developments and issues in the Pacific ........................21 9.2.5 Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention .........................................................................23 9.3 Consideration and Approval of Proposed Work Programme and Budget for 2011 ....................24 Agenda Item 10: Corporate Services ............................................................................................... 25 10.1 New Salary Banding Model .........................................................................................................25 10.2 Annual Market Data ...................................................................................................................27 10.3 Appointment of the SPREP Director – proposed revisions.........................................................27 10.4 Appointment of Auditors ............................................................................................................28 i Record of the 21st SPREP Meeting 10.5 Amendments to Staff Regulations ..............................................................................................28 10.6 Report by the Director on Staff Appointment Beyond 6 years ..................................................29 Agenda Item 11: Items Proposed by Members ............................................................................... 29 11.1 Mainstreaming Invasive Species and Biodiversity – A paper by New Caledonia .......................29 11.2 Streamlined reporting by Pacific Island countries to the biodiversity‐related multilateral environmental agreements – final report – A paper by Australia ..............................................30 11.3 Country Profiles – Exchange of Information by Members on year of Biodiversity ....................30 Agenda Item 12: Regional Cooperation ........................................................................................... 31 12.1 CROP Executives Meeting Report ...............................................................................................31 Agenda Item 13: Statements by Observers ..................................................................................... 31 Agenda Item 14: Other Business ..................................................................................................... 31 Annexes Annex I: List of Participants........................................................................................................... 32 Annex II: SPREP Director’s Opening Remarks .................................................................................. 47 Annex III: Opening Remarks by Hon. Minister of Environment and Conservation of PNG – Hon. Benny Allen .......................................................................................................... 50 Annex IV: Agenda ........................................................................................................................... 54 Annex V: SPREP Director’s Annual Report – Summary ..................................................................... 56 Annex VI: Observer Statements ...................................................................................................... 61 High Level Ministerial Segment Summary of Discussions ................................................................................................................. 83 Agenda Item 15.1: Welcome ceremony for Ministers ..........................................................................83 Agenda Item 15.2: Introduction to Meeting .................................................................................. 83 Agenda Item 15.3: Environmental Financing .................................................................................. 83 Agenda Item 15.4: Climate Change ................................................................................................ 84 Agenda Item 15.5: Recommendations from the Officials Meeting .................................................. 86 Agenda Item 15.6: Strategic Plan .................................................................................................. 88 Agenda Item 15.7: Madang Communiqué ..................................................................................... 88 Agenda Item 16: Date and venue of Twenty‐Second SPREP Meeting ........................................... 89 Agenda Item 17: Close ............................................................................................................... 89 Attachment I: Opening Address by Hon. Minister of Environment and Conservation of PNG – Hon. Benny Allen ........................................................................................... 90 Attachment II: Keynote Address by GEF ................................................................................... 91 Attachment III: Statement by Hon. Minister of Natural Resources and