3rd pacific islands development forum ii

Pacific Islands Development Forum II

Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi June 2014 IUCN ORO

IUCN in Oceania IUCN has been active in the region for many years.

– 29 Australian members – 10 New Zealand – 18 Pacific Islands – State Members (Region) – Nauru, Fiji, Solomons, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, – PNG? Palau? Kiribati? Tuvalu?, Marshals – Australia, New Zealand, USA, France, China, Japan, Malaysia

Quotes from IUCN DG “Nature can and does provide solutions to development challenges such as climate change, and food, water and energy security.

It is time governments included nature in development strategies.”

Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General

IUCN’s Programme framework 2013-16

BIODIVERSITY Species Marine P/Areas

GREEN ECONOMY − Sustainable Energy −Sustainable Transport − Private Sector −Green Growth and Leadership

GOVERNANCE Law Economics

NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS Water and Wetlands Mangroves Food Security

Big development issues in the Pacific .. & Tropics

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Unsustainable use of Natural Resources o

Logging

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Mining

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Fishery – offshore / inshore

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Governance

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Emerging social challenges o o

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Right Education & Targeted Capacity Health

Dependence on fossil fuel: Barking up the wrong tree…

Managing Resources • Who owns the tap?

• Who decides?

• Who benefits?

• Are we still in control?

Fisheries? Forests? Mining? Oil and Gas?

A new narrative •

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Shift from Vulnerability to Value o

Climate change lens - 10m people in 30m sq Km of healthy ocean

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Per capita lens is not relevant

More than Tuna…. Healthy ocean habitats o

Support efforts for conservation and management

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Large and small MPAs

Pacific Island Region – Environment and Culture: Gift of Global Value

Pivotal Decade – Getting Sustainable Development right….

Economy

Society Environment Status Quo

ECONOMY

Greening Growth ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

Leadership Space Coalitions

Inaugural meeting of the Green Growth Core Group

Outcomes of Natadola GGLC Core Group •

Green Growth is not optional for the Pacific.

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The current model of exponential, cumulative growth without consideration of environmental, social and inter-generational values must be revised.

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we must turn it into an opportunity to force change

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Re-invent our future based on value, not vulnerability, on value, not volume.

Defining Green Growth

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GGLC proposes a process to define Green Growth in the Pacific context

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GGLC proposes a set of guiding tools that would allow for more informed discussions

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GGLC sets a number of results to be achieved in promoting a Pacific definition of Green Growth

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GGLC proposes a way forward on implementing Green Growth.

PARTNERSHIPS

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Minerals

Forestry

Tourism

Re-defining National Development Strategies on conservation – Development axis

National talanoa

Fisheries

Education

Extractives

Consultative process

Creating Multiple Platforms

Forestry

Tourism

GG Fisheries

Education

Integrating Green Growth principles in National Development Strategic Plans 2015 Engaging communities through the talanoa process

Partnerships in LEGGASI

IUCN Contribution of network and focus on biodiversity and environment

PLP Towards a Pacific style in the development of Coalitions of leaders around a key priority

GIZ

UNESCAP

economic analysis of GG projections and inclusion of UN perspective

LEGGASI

for Climate adaptation priorities and specific contribution to Solomon Islands RT.

PROMOTING OWNERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

TONGA /HA’APAI GREEN GROWTH

VANUATU NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

FIJI GREEN GROWTH DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

STRATEGY MSG DECLARATION ON ENVIRONMENT

SOLS PM ROUNDTABLE/ NDS REVIEW

PNG GREEN GROWTH COALITION PROCESS

GG SPACE

PIDF PROCESS

2015 - 2030

As we see it: Green Growth is about:

• Placing culture and Pacific values at the centre of development • Identifying the “transition” path from current brown economy to new green economy • Get “sustainable development” right • Sustainable Development – Conservation Axis: • Unique spaces for greater innovative partnerships

LET’S GET IT RIGHT! Tenkiu tu mas

© Stuart Chape

© Stuart Chape