The report of the 1991 feasibility study on climate in the Pacific region titled "The Changing Climate in Paradise" identified a number of projects aimed at raising the state of climate in this region. Some of these projects are currently funded and  under way. In order to implement the remaining projects identified, the SPREP secretariat has been seeking fmancial assistance, in particular for sub project 4.2; "Regional Meeting of Directors". The first meeting  of Directors of Meteorological Services for SPREP member countries and territories was convened in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 19-21 October 1993. This meeting was funded by the New Zealand Government  as the major sponsor, with assistance from the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu, the World Meteorological Organisation and the Vaisala (Australia) company.