Pacific Climate Change Office

NZ to fund staff at Pacific Climate Change Centre

Speaking at the opening of the centre yesterday, New Zealand's Minister for Pacific People, Aupito William Sio, said positions including manager, a readiness advisor and technical advisors would be integral to the success of the centre.

Aupito said New Zealand recognised t he Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), who will run the centre, as the leading voice for environmental issues in the Pacific and the key pillar for the region's effort to deal with the climate crisis.