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What gives me hope: Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia
Environmental challenges are a major cause of concern. Can efforts to address them be a source of hope?
In this collection of interviews to kick off 2023, Global Environment Facility Council members share what motivates their work for a healthier, more biodiverse, climate-resilient planet.
For Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia of Samoa, what matters is having leaders who are willing to “walk the talk” and turn global declarations into specific action, country by country.
Managing genetic biodiversity in the Pacific
Biodiversity is a valuable resource. The world benefits from biodiversity and associated local traditional knowledge, so when these are exploited by parties with large financial resources – for example for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals – source countries need to be compensated.
UN Environment and others are working to ensure that benefits from the use of such resources are used to protect environments and the people who rely on them.
Informing action: Pacific nations unite on the environment
The people of the Pacific islands may be among the smallest contributors to climate change, but they are on the frontline of its impacts.
The GEF and Samoa: A Genuine Partnership.
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Suluimalo Amataga Penaia, Operational Focal Point;
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Aliioaiga Feturi Elisaia, Political Focal Point;
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Anne Rasmussen, ACEO, GEF Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
This year's 25th anniversary of the Global Environment Facility is an equally significant milestone in the Samoa/GEF partnership. For a quarter of a century, ever since the Facility’s pilot phase, Samoa has been - and continues to be - a grateful recipient of its financial support and assistance.
Samoa starts cross-sectoral response to climate change adaptation
Apia, Samoa —Samoa is set to adopt a whole-of-government approach to climate change adaptation through a US$12.3 million initiative, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Rehabilitation and Sustainable Management of the Apia Catchment
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
To rehabilitate and manage the Apia Catchment in a sustainable manner in order to improve the quality and quantity of the water resources for enhanced water supply and hydropower generation, social-economic advancement and reduced environmental adverse impacts. This is being achieved through a focus on identifying and rehabilitating vulnerable areas upstream of rivers and it is enforced by the endorsement of catchment Watershed Management Plans as directed by the Water Resources Act.