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USP is committed to providing the
highest possible quality education and research while addressing the
changing circumstances and needs of the Pacific region.
The Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development
The Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD;
PACE for short) has its origin in the Strategic Plan of USP 1999 and in
the collective thinking of the USP environmental group represented by the
Advisory Group on Environment (AGE). Since then PACE-SD has made
substantial progress towards establishing itself firmly as a Centre of
Excellence in Environmental Education and Research and has made
considerable progress.
Since its inception in 2001, PACE-SD has been the forefront of a variety
of Pacific environmental issues. In recognition of the need for the
university to develop a more focussed and collaborative approach to
environmental education, research, consultancy and capacity building in
the Pacific Island region, PACE-SD was inaugurated in August 2001The
Centre is designed to work with all other relevant sections of the
university, regional and international environmental organizations,
regional governments and NGOs to promote environmentally sustainable
development. The Pacific region and the individual Island nations have
made a strong commitment to international efforts to prevent further
irreversible environmental change and to promote sustainable development
by becoming party to numerous international Multilateral Environmental
Agreements
PACE's commitment both at national and regional level:
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To improve levels of environmental education at all levels, including
strengthening of human resources through improved tertiary education;
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Strengthening of the technical capacity within the region;
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Increase awareness among policy makers and the general public of the
nature of the environmental issues and current resource intensive
development activities that serve as threats to environmentally and
culturally sustainable development in the Pacific Islands.
Mission
To work with all other relevant sections of the university, regional and
international organisations, regional governments and NGOs to promote
environmentally sustainable development
Vision
To be a Centre of Excellence for teaching, training and research-based
capacity building for environment and sustainable development in the
Pacific Islands region
Role of PACE
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To facilitate Pacific Island Countries use of USP's knowledge and
expertise in issues of environment and sustainable development;
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To recognise the need to achieve a greater level of integration among
disciplines;
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Preserve the strength that comes with the individuality of single
discipline;
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Encourage scientific innovation, creative thought and knowledge
development in each individual investigator;
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Enhance networking and outreaching to build capacity and to create
awareness on sustainable development challenges;
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Promote scientific research in environment, climate change and integrate
community based adaptation strategy
Current activities:
The major activities of PACE-SD focus on climate change, in particular:
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Teaching and Training with strong support from AusAID's Climate Leaders
Program and USP-EU Global Climate Alliance program.
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Working with the rural communities to help them adapt to
climate change; and
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Research and Consultancy in support of the above
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