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