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PACC Inception Meeting in Tonga
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The PACC Inception Meeting was carried out on the 2nd of March at the Moulton Hall, Free Wesleyan Church in Nuku�alofa.
The workshop was opened by Hon. Lord Ma�afu, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. He indicated that Tonga is making the utmost efforts at all levels to address climate change and the PACC project is contributing to that endeavor in a considerable way.
According to the PACC Coordinator Mr. Paula Taufa, the Inception Meeting was a success as a lot of critical issues such as implementation arrangements and funding were clarifies - “it is usually good to have a clear understanding of project details between us the Project staff and the communities so that no misunderstanding creeps in”.
Key PACC stakeholders that attended the meeting included the Tonga Water Board (TWB), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Land, Survey and Natural Resources (MLSNR), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Ministry of Work (MOW), Meteorological Services Unit and the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Sectors, District Officer of Hihifo, Town Officers from the six villages and Staff of Ministry of Environment.
SPREP was represented at the Inception Meeting by the Project Manager Mr. Nakalevu and the Climate Change Adaptation Officer Mr. Fine Lao.
From: http://www.sprep.org, 31 March 2010.
