📋 Tender Overview
A traditional welcome ceremony was accorded to Pacific Island member countries attending the 6th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum and the 13th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference and Expo in Nadi this morning 141122.Several Pacific Island Ministers Heads of Delegation and Chief Executive Officers are attending the meeting to discuss the challenges faced by Pacific Islanders while accessing clean drinking water and proper sanitation.Speaking at the opening ceremony Minister for Infrastructure and Meteorological Services Jone Usamate highlighted that a collaborative approach towards ensuring access to clean water and treatment of wastewater is the way forward.The challenges faced by us in the Pacific revolves around the effects of climate change on resources lack of climate-resilient infrastructure ensuring availability of water for the coming generation and mitigating environment risks when it comes to human activities.It is very timely for all of us to converge and collaborate as many of our Pacific Island countries and territories leaders are in Egypt for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 sharing experiences about the crucial role of water in climate action.As Pacific Island countries we have an opportunity-seeking greater global attention at the UN 2023 Water Conference that would further strengthen our role in the Pacific for increasing accessibility of water and sanitation services.It is the second time Fiji is hosting this event under the theme Resilience and Water Security.
