Tuvalu receives money from the South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme each year
By Yvette D'Unienville
Tuvalu, as member of the South pacific Regional Environmental Programme has been receiving financial benefit each year for implementing environment activities.
ccording to the SPREP Grants and assistance report covering period 2000 to July 2007, Tuvalu has received a total of 815, 863 US $s for that period.
Acting Director of Environment, Enate Tauaa seemed satisfied with the amount of financial assistances SPREP provided Tuvalu so far.
He said SPREP's financial assistance to Tuvalu has been increasing in the later years.
The assistance covered costs of countries activities associated with environment benefits such as in-country trainings, and country's participation at meetings and workshops sponsored by SPREP consultancy costs.
The report was one of the items on the agenda of the 18th SPREP Meeting mid which was underway last week.
Tauaa represented Tuvalu to the SREP annual General Meeting is usually held in Spetember each year to asses SPREP activities that have been implemented in member countries and to discuss financial matters.
The meeting approved the budget for SREPS Programme next year.
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