Indo-Pacific Environmental Security Forum 2024
Location:
Natadola, Fiji
Date:
August 6-9, 2024
Overview:
The Host Nation of Fiji and United States Indo-Pacific Command
(USINDOPACOM) will host the 2024 IPESF in Natadola, Fiji in August
6-9 2024. The 2024 IPESF will focus on national resilience and
humanitarian assistance through environmental security. The 2024
IPESF general themes can be inclusive of, but not limited to, the
following topics: • Water Security and Public Health (i.e. safe
drinking water, water resource protection and management, water
supply and storage management, wastewater management) • Natural
Resource Conservation, Protection, Restoration, and Management
(i.e. Biodiversity conservation, addressing wildlife trafficking
and crimes, integration of ridge to reef and traditional
methodology practices) • Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness,
and Response (i.e. disaster preparedness education,
people-centered early warning systems and services, disaster
policy, disaster response training, and hydro-meteorological
services) • Boosting National Resilience and Adaptation to end
Poverty (i.e. resilient basic infrastructure, nature-based
solutions and the blue economy, key industry business continuity
planning)
Forum Host:
The Fiji Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration and The Ministry
of Environment and Climate Change
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