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KOLONIA, Pohnpei – On June 17-18, 2019, the FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management (DECEM) had a two-day training in Pohnpei State regarding the Inform & iCLIM Data Portals Projects and the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) National Implementation Plan (NIP) Project. DECEM representatives conducted the Pohnpei State trainings are Mr. Snyther Biza, GIS and Data Officer; Mr. Skiis Dewey, IT Officer, and Ms. Caroline Werthog, POPs NIP Project Coordinator.

The Federated States of Micronesia’s State of Environment Report 2018 is now published and ready for its official launch. The SOE presents concise information on the state of environment for FSM with the approval of the FSM national government through the leadership of the Department of Environment, Climate and Emergency Management (DECEM).

**APIA, Samoa** - From April 8 to 11, 2019, representatives from the governmental-environmental agencies from Samoa, Palau, Kiribati, and FSM participated in a workshop about managing the Inform data portal - facilitated by the Inform team at SPREP: Paul Anderson, Tavita Su’a and Julie Callebaut. With this Inform team at SPREP, participants learned about environmental data management, state of environment training, their individual environmental data portals and other areas of data management, GIS.

Kosrae State – June 4, 6 & 7, 2019, officers from KIRMA, DREA, KCSO, AG, DOH, IOM and JICA received focused capacity training on the use and management of the FSM national environmental data portal, an on-line tool to address the on-going challenges of compiling high-quality, and up to date data on the environment including a place to store data. Technical officers from FSM DECEM conducted the training on behalf of the Inform project team, and it was held at the Kosrae State Governor’s conference room.

WENO, Chuuk – On June 13-14, 2019, the FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management (DECEM) had a two-day training in Chuuk State regarding the Inform & iCLIM Data Portals Projects and the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) National Implementation Plan (NIP) Project. DECEM representatives visiting Chuuk to conduct the trainings are Mr. Snyther Biza, GIS and Data Officer; Mr. Skiis Dewey, IT Officer, and Ms. Caroline Werthog, POPs NIP Project Coordinator.