PAFPNet Discussion queries have been maintained as a function of the PAPP program, which concludes in June 2018. We hope that revisions of the SPC Land Resources Division IT system will include PAFPNet after this date.
Your membership to PAFPNet is highly valued and we do appreciate any feedback or comments you may relay to the network.
The e-Discussions (mostly running between 2014-2018) provide useful insights into members' needs and challenges. They provide direction for follow-up activities.
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PAFPNet Discussion Query Consolidated Responses (27 March 2018)
The “Climate Change Adaptation and the Role of Agriculture” discussion query ran from 27/3-13/4/18 to assist in collating Pacific viewpoints for contribution to the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) Forty-eighth session Bonn, Germany, 30 April to 10 May 2018 in relation to Item 8: “Koronivia joint work on agriculture”. This will guide work to address vulnerabilities of agriculture to climate change and approaches to addressing food security of the Pacific Climate Smart Agriculture alliance.
PAFPNet Discussion Query Consolidated Responses (until 17 May 2018)
In this PAFPNet discussion query we asked your views and advice on successful ways to reduce potential beetle breeding sites. What resulted was a wide ranging discussion about emergency responses, biological control and phyto-sanitation. The consolidated responses will assist in drafting regional phytosanitary guidelines for coconut plantations, sawmills and landfills.
Consolidated Responses for the PAFPNet Discussion for the Third quarter of 2016
Date: 20/07/16 - 16/09/16
“The Conservation, Management and Sustainable Utilization of Forest”
For the third quarter of 2016, PAFPNet hosted the discussion topic themed around the Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the conservation, management and sustainable utilization of forest genetic resources in the Pacific. The Action Plan is an important guide for PICTs in developing and implementing relevant policies, strategies and activities within their own national and local settings to contribute to the sustainable management and development of Pacific forest and tree genetic resources for present and future generations.
Consolidated Responses for the PAFPNet Discussion for the First quarter of 2016
Date: 17/03/16 - 22/04/16
“Re-building the Agriculture sector and Farmer Livelihoods – Post – Disaster”
For the first quarter of 2016 PAFPNet hosted the discussion topic themed, “Re-building the Agriculture sector and Farmer Livelihoods – Post – Disaster” where in just 2 years, both Fiji and Vanuatu have faced their most devastating natural disasters on record. Six questions were underlined for the discussion that triggered an extensive and thorough exchange of views and altogether 15 replies were received. Thank you very much for participating!
Tropical cyclones Winston and Pam, both Category 5s, have caused cataclysmic losses in both countries. Extreme weather events like TC Winston and Pam are not unexpected in the Pacific, which is one of the most vulnerable areas in the world to natural disasters due to powerful tectonic forces constantly shaping the region and the occurrence of unusually warm ocean conditions. Scientists and Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have predicted that the natural disaster frequency has risen and that their intensity will be more and more severe, hence causing major destructions especially to small and vulnerable countries such as Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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