Climate Change centre

Groundbreaking ceremony for Climate Change Centre in Samoa

The ceremony will take place at the headquarters of Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in Vailima.

The Pacific islands region is on track to have its own Climate Change Centre based at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme in Samoa with groundbreaking scheduled for Friday.

Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said the centre would play a critical role in enhancing the awareness of the complexities of climate change, its impacts, threats and opportunities such as building capacity and resilience.