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MPs attend 3 day retreat

November 22, 2015 10:02 pm

Members of Parliament are attending a three day parliamentarian retreat at the InterContinental Hotel in Sigatoka.

The MPs are been briefed on the various Global Environmental Funds having secured $67 million from the Green Climate Fund – one of only 8 countries in the world to do so.

MPs are also expected to learn the importance of social media and how they connect with citizens through social media, as well as using social media to highlight their work and integrating it into a communications strategy.

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Other topics on the agenda include research techniques for parliament and utilizing the small grants program.

The workshop is being facilitated by UNDP Pacific, the Fiji Parliament and the Departments of Energy, Agriculture, Environment and Finance.