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EUROPEAN UNION
PROJECT STAKEHOLDER
MEETING REPORT
VENUE: HOLIDAY INN, PORT VILA, VANUATU
DATE: 8-10TH OCTOBER, 2013
Purpose:
To share achievements, challenges and actions engaged to
address these during the implementation phase of the project activities and to solicit stakeholders’ contributions on
ways forward for the project beyond 2014.
Objective:
1. To outline the achievements and challenges of the
project so far
2. To deliberate on the way forward for the project and the project sites
To operate with
honesty,
transparency,
respect and
integrity as effective
regional partners and
collaborators
EUROPEAN UNION
3. Discuss and consolidate ideas with the stakeholders on the way forward beyond 2014
Meeting Outcomes:
Stakeholders will be aware of the project’s objectives and
updates and will also be able to address challenges of the
project especially within the 15 counties where the project
is being implemented. Success stories and achievements
from the communities were also documented an updated
on, way forward for the ICC’s and their communities were
outlined and tabulated from this meeting. The meeting
outcomes in attached in Annex 1.
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Registration and Opening:
Ms. Ashmita Ali led the registration team, where 75
participants were able to register themselves for the
Day 1 updates and activities. Registration was carried out daily in the morning and also in the afternoon. The signed registration sheets are attached
(Annex 4).
The Minister for Minister of Climate Change, Environment, Energy, Meteorology, Geo-hazards and
Disaster Management, the Honorable Mr Thomas
Lakin opened the meeting with a traditional opening
ceremony by the Fatuana Matua Cultural Group
The minister opened the meeting with a speech (Annex 5).
There was also a brief given by the European Union
representation from their Vanuatu office, Mr Peter
Marien, who attended the first day of the meeting.
Presentations Day 1:
Presentations were given by the Senior Management Team of the University of the South Pacific,
Professor John Bythell; Director of PACE-SD; Professor Elisabeth Holland, the Project Team Leader, Dr
Sarah Hemstock; Project Component 1: Capacity
Building, Dr Helene Jacot Des Combes and presentation on Climate Services by Dr Antoine NYeurt.
Their presentations and the response for the stakeholders are attached.
Presentations Day 2:
Day 2 was comprised of updates and presentations
from the Component 2: Community Engagement of
the project by Mrs Aliti Koroi. There were given by
the Project Manager on the status of the projects
implemented in the 15 countries within the project
sites.
There was a briefing from Ms Tupeope Samani on
the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) component of
the project and reiterate on the processes in place
and how the different country coordinators are to
align their work to it, etc.
The project was fortunate to have the presence of
Mr Francois Colsen the ROM officer from the EU office who briefly gave a session on the ROM exercise
and all that it pertains and his expectations with the
staff and the how is was going to consult with the
project staff especially the ICC’s during the duration
of the meeting.
There was group work in the afternoon, where the
ICC’s together with their stakeholders got together
and discussed on the challenges, successes and the
way forward for their countries in terms of the project. These outcomes are presented below.
Presentations Day 3:
The last day of the meeting had the stakeholders listening in on presentations given by Mr Ronil Prasad,
Projects IT Officer, and the project Communication
team- Mr Jone Tuiipelehaki and Mr Christopher
Ward.
There was also a presence of the team from the
C-CAP project also from PACE-SD; Mr Stephen Smith
gave a brief overview of the project and the work
that is being carried out in countries around the
region.
The team from SPREP under the FINPAC (FinnishPacific) project and the COSPAC (Climate and
Oceans Support Program in the Pacific) project gave
a brief of the work that they will be partnering with
PACE- SD on. Their project was based on Traditional
Knowledge documentation in the Pacific regarding
Climate Change- and the ICC’s have expressed their
appreciation towards this initiative and have shown
support in collaborating with the SPREP team.
The project management team had general discussions with the stakeholders and the ICC’s on the
projects and to clarify some issues and questions
they would have during the meeting. The day then
ended with the presentation of the meeting outcomes back to the stakeholders before wrapping up
for the day.
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Aim:
To share achievements, challenges and actions engaged to address these during the implementation
phase of the project activities and to solicit
stakeholders’ contributions on ways forward for the
project beyond 2014
Objectives:
1. To outline the achievements and challenges of
the project so far
2. To deliberate on the way forward for the project
and the project sites
3. Discuss and consolidate ideas with the stakeholders on the way forward beyond 2014
Outputs:
1. Address challenges of the project
2. Document success stories and achievements
3. Outline of the way forward for the ICCs and their
communities
Overall Meeting Brief:
The second USP-EU GCCA Stakeholders’ Forum was
held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 8-10 October 2013
and was attended by the in-country coordinators
and their stakeholders from the Cook Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, the Republic of
Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua
New Guinea, the Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor- Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu
and Vanuatu. Also attending were representatives
from the USAID C-CAP and USP - EU GCCA project
staff.
The Stakeholders expressed their deep appreciation
to the Government and the people of Vanuatu for
the fabulous arrangements and excellent hospitality
in hosting this forum.
The Stakeholders noted with appreciation the statement on the relevance of having the USP-EU GCCA
project delivered by Professor Elisabeth Holland,
the Director of PACE-SD and Professor of Climate
Change at USP.
The Stakeholders recognized the constraints faced
by the project management team in implementing
this project over 15 PICs located in a vast Pacific
Ocean where travel has been a major barrier. The
Stakeholders noted the progress of the project to
date and the achievement presented by Dr Sarah
Hemstock, Project Team Leader. The project is in line
with USP’s current strategic plan and PACE-SD vision
and mission.
The Stakeholders noted the briefing made by Mr.
Francois Colson, EU Delegation Representative in
which he introduced the EU monitoring tool- Result
Oriented Monitoring (ROM).
The Stakeholders noted the progress in each of the
three major components of the USP-EU-GCCA project. The update on component 1 (Building Capacity) was presented by Dr Helene Jacot Des Combes,
Lecturer at USP. The Stakeholders noted that the
project had trained and produced 35 Post Graduate
Diploma graduates, 22 Masters of Science in climate
change graduates, and 4 PhDs graduates.
The Stakeholders noted the progress on component 3 (Applied Research) which was presented by
Professor Elisabeth Holland. A number of Pacific
students are undertaking research on understanding
science, climate projection, local knowledge adaptation strategies, rapid assessment reports, knowledge centre, website, and mirror RCC Portal.
The Stakeholders noted the progress with the
project on Seawater Temperature Monitoring managed by PACE-SD. The importance of monitoring
the health of coral was presented by Dr Antoine N’
Yeurt, Fellow Researcher with PACE-SD.
The Stakeholders welcome the opening statement
provided by Hon Thomas Lakin, Minister for Climate
Change, Environment, Energy, Meteorology, Geohazards and Disaster Management for Vanuatu.
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The problems of excess seaweeds and abundant
presence of Crown of Thorns was noted. The likely
usefulness of seaweeds for use as liquid fertilizers,
renewal biofuels and best practice guide was noted.
The challenge facing the project is on its sustainability.
The Stakeholders noted the progress with component 2 (Community Engagement) provided by Mrs.
Aliti Koroi, Project Manager of USP-EU- GCCA. The
seven major steps of this component include- NPAC
set up and site selection; Community Training program; Rapid Assessment and shortlisting of sites;
Community Participatory Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment; Development of Community Adaptation Plans, Implementation; and M & E Plans.
The Stakeholders noted the update on M & E work
presented by Ms Tupeope Samani, Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer of USP-EU-GCCA. All countries
would be able to design their logframes with relevant indicators for effective monitoring purposes.
The Stakeholders noted the roadmap process for a
regional strategy on integrating CCA and DRM presented by Dr Helene Jacot des Combes. The formulation of a strategy for Disaster and Climate Resilient
Development in the Pacific (SRDP) was noted.
The Stakeholders welcome the progress each country state of implementation and reaffirmed their
support for continuous implementation to successfully complete the activities before end of the
project.
The Stakeholders welcome the IT services and website update provided by Mr Ronil Prasad, IT specialist of USP-EU-GCCA.
The Stakeholders welcome the updates on Newsletter, posters and DVDs presented by Mr Christopher
Ward, Graphic specialist of the USP-EU- GCCA.
traditional knowledge and climate change which is
being developed in partnership between SPREP and
USP-EU-GCCA. This topic was presented by Mr Ame
Tuisavusavu, Research Assistant of USP-EU-GCCA.
The overview of FINPAC (Finnish Pacific Project)
hosted by SPREP was presented by Ms Christina
Lela-Gale from SPREP.
Outcome statements
1. Identifying challenges:
The following gaps, concerns and challenges were
identified:
Following the building of the regional students
capacity there is a need to position the graduates at
government departments and relevant noon government organisations and civil society where they can
make the most of their learning
There needs to be a region wide research on the
impacts of climate change to human health
Funds to implement the activities of the project is
not sufficient and cannot meet the expectations of
the communities in the various project sites
While the amount of funding limits the efficient
implementation of the project, there is also an issue
of accessing the project sites because of changing
weather patterns
Due to the geography of certain islands, the cost of
transport is very high and thus takes up most of the
project implementation fund
Logistical challenges eat into the implementation time
Community expectations of the project is very high
The Stakeholders welcome the overview of USAID
Coastal-Community Adaptation project presented
by Mr Stephen Smith, Chief of Party, USAID C-CAP.
The Stakeholders welcome the work on survey on
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Through the internet, there is more emphasis on the
science of climate change adaptation compared to
traditional knowledge
There needs to be more emphasis on integrating
traditional knowledge and the science
The intellectual property rights of traditional
knowledge must be addressed appropriately
There needs to be more effective integration of the
science and traditional knowledge of climate change
adaptation
Integrate climate change to formal and informal
educational sectors
What happens after that project – sustainability of the
project
Should the integration of the CCA and DRM be an
action plan, or policy
Certain countries don’t have an M&E log frame
How will various traditional knowledge be recorded
taking into account the type of TK that may be too
taboo to share
Can the flexibility of the questionnaire be extended
to a nationwide baseline survey? A confirmed
budget line is needed to support the questionnaire
activities
Recognise the different country protocols of TK and
highlight how to appropriately capture this in the
process
Ecosystem based climate change adaptation is not
mentioned in the questionnaire
Language barrier. The questionnaires need to be in
the local language and dialect
Each ICC needs to present country updates in a more
formal and systematic manner
Community members part of the USP-EU GCCA
project should be able to participate in regional
forums to talk about the effectiveness of the project
in engaging the communities
2. Addressing Challenges/Success stories/
Achievements/Way Forward:
The following success stories and achievements
were raised which directly provided solutions to the
challenges identified above.
There has been an interest from development partners to engage PaCE-SD students as interns. This
provides an opportunity for students that have had
no work experience to gain some. Student alumni
members of PaCE-SD have been engaged with
relevant government departments, regional organisations and non-governmental organisations. There
are also discussions in finalising the MoUs with
development partners to provide them with interns.
Through the project, a student from Fiji has graduated with qualifications on the impacts of climate
change to human health. Moves are underway to
identify any gaps within this research area and have
another regional student pursue this area of study.
ICCs from certain countries have been able to
engage the NPAC members and the organisations
that they represent to contribute resources and
funding to support the implementation of projects.
In some countries, communities themselves have
also raised match funding to cover for necessary
costs that otherwise would not be covered by the
project.
There is an opportunity to extend the implementation of the project but it will be a no cost extension
from the project.
How will open ended questions be addressed using
SPSS (software to analyse social data)
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Community discussions must be open and transparent. There should be full disclosure about the project
aspirations and the funding available for implementation. When dealing with community expectations,
it is important to remember that the activities must
be sustainable.
Exit strategy to include a community based and
centered toolkit to ensure that community members
continue with the activities of the project
Developing local ownership of the project is critical
to ensure that the communities can sustain the project. Engagement from the local communities can be
achieved through training are critically important to
keep project sustainable
Funding for the implementation phase must be
extended with full funding (Phase 2)
Must involve community members in the implementation phase
Regional governments must build their capacity in
order to access climate funds and implement their
own projects
Using the component 2 matrix, to guide the remaining implementation period
Seek more funding sources from either development
partners and donors
An appreciation process by the project to the
communities
Design a new project based on the lessons learnt
from the project to seek more funding
Best practice report on traditional knowledge and
how it is applied
M&E officer to design and work on the log frame as
well as the M&E plan
Flexibility and control of the questionnaire process
is given to the ICCs to record or share or not certain
knowledge that may be taboo to certain communities
Through the GCCA project, any publications done
with information from the communities on traditional knowledge will have the ICCs and the communities as primary authors
A working group made up of the USP school of
education, PaCE-SD, SPREP, GIZ and SPC are working
on the integration of climate change into the school
curriculum
The project has afforded regional students to conduct climate change research in their own region
and this needs to be continued
Regional students that are recipients of the USP-EU
GCCA project sign a two year bond to remain in the
region
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Per Country challenges/ Solutions and Way Forward
Country
1. Building on project
achievements
2. Future Challenges
3. Addressing challenges
and key
Cook Islands
Set up of NPAC
Integrate into country CC/
DRM country Team
Have Quarterly meetings
Project site-Tongareva
V&A and Draft Adaptation
Plan Action Plan
I mplementing the priorities
in the plan in a timely manner
(water & Food security and
Coastal
Protection
Finding Economic Activities
and improving social
services to keep the
Tongareva people on their
island
FSM
No USP campus- Administration complication
Geography – difficulty of ICC
arrangements- from other
countries MCT not set up to
look on ground implementation so
sub-contracted site work
Late start
L ack of leading Agency- so
far; informal network
Priorities: top down approach
at national and bottom up at
state
Toolkit already on the ground
Established network (multisectoral)JRM Network: NATState- NGO & Regional
Sustainability:
Risks: Dissolving of networks:
solution- Build local capacity
within local Agency
Funding- solution-MCT; maximizing funding pool Bilateral,
multilateral Leverage funding
Mitigation projectssupport climate research/
services
Fiji
17 RA
3 V & As
2 WSMP submitted
1st Demo Site completed &
officially open
2nd Demo site 80%
completed
3rd Demo site (Planning
stage) FJD 25,000 external
funding (Labasa cane Producers Association)
FJD 6,000 external funding
(1st & 2nd demo site committee) FJD 1500 (external
funding for secondary school
water project-Vanua LevuFamily Initiative Statement
of cooperation between USPEU-GCCA Project and LCPA &
Rotary Pacific Water for Life
Foundation Establishment
of 3 water committees CC
Summit 2012 & 2013, 1st Best
Practices Report Community
Training & Awareness on Water Mgt & CC Partnership with
Government/Stakeholder
committees. Media release
(project visibility) Project
Reporting (NPAC)
Project timeframe
Implementation timeframe
Infrastructure
Working conditions
Future funding
Complete 3rd site
M & E with indicators Manual
for water supply system Exit
strategy Source other funding
National Training
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Kiribati
V & A completed on 3 sites:
Ewena Village-Rainwater
Harvesting; Buariki villageRainwater harvesting; Kuria
island-water Reticulation
Implementation Nov- March
Grassroot Network group
established- TOT 27
-awareness on CC; further
training at community level;
Outreach to outer islands
beyond the project;
Ensure sustainability of the
project KNEG membershipnetworking with govt, all climate change players  Assist
with Adaptation Action Plan
+ KJIP ECD (Environment CC
Division)- member of Environ.
Youth Group. Joint activities
with ECD. (350 Pacific) mangrove growing waste mgt
Value added programsC-BED; 4S Literacy; Food/Nutrition; Coconut sugar; virgin
oil
Assist Media/ ResearchersPACMAS- Radio Kiribati
Politic- strengthen
relationships thru KNEG
Territorial tendencies
Dependency mentality- a
ddiction disease (promote
ownership)Lack of social
capital- no voluntary
Geographical dispersement of
islands
Transport
Communication- (planning
well)
RMI
Re-establishing relevance/
reformulating to: work with
existing networks;
localized processes/methodology/ Reimaanlok
Six V & A Assessments
RMI National Training
Reimaanlok facilitator training
Increased level of understanding of community members
awareness Integrate V & A (
collaborative approach):
Water harvesting/sanitation
(Land Grant);
Youth engagement (Youth
Bureau/IA); Womens Engagement (WUTMI); Capacity Building/Mentoring(USP
students);
Sustainability:
A. Community Ownership
Further Funding
Collaborative efforts Impacts
Encourage local funding
Educating our three communities about Adaptation strategies eg now they are aware
of DRR/DRM- keeping fit +
eating healthy foods so they
can escape faster in times of
disasters Convince the communities that relocations to
the upper terrace is a must
ICC promoted to another job
Land tenure- family owned
land for evacuation centre
Continuation/ extension of
this project
CC to remain in a part time
consultant role
Consult wider family at earliest opportunity + explain the
reason for constructing Evacuation centre at upper terrace
lobby EU to extend & urge
all ICCs to submit reports on
time
Niue
B. Partnership within the
communities

Include community at every
step
Build confidence + capacity to
take the lead/ownership
Establish of LRC
Roles of each clearly defined
Partnership with stakeholders Allocating projects of partners
NPAC uodates/transparency
Build existing projects into
GCCA projects (MC/JNAP/ SPC
- GCCA/etc)
Logistics (Transport/monitor- Harmonizing actions/adaptaing)
tion Atolls plan
Piggyback
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Commence writing of community sustainable development 2013-2018: Plans-aim to
target Government + external
donors infrastructure projects
such as an evacuation centre
Makefu Poster-1st ever to attach to this meeting report +
submit to cabinet
TK workshop with NZ-Niue
Newtown community in NZ
+ Tau Penina Niue + 75 plus
elderly folks in Niue
Nauru
Establishment of NPAC
Site selection- shortlisting-2
sites Meneng statehouse &
Meneng Terrace Water security issues
Community Engagement- CC
awareness , V & A assessment
Adaptation Planning- ongoing till end of October 2013
(procurement/implementation Nov-Dec 2013
Maintenance HR/Parts Procurement availability
Cost of electricity-water
pumps
Sustainability of project
Capacity building/ Grassroot
funds Taiwan
Funding
Effective M &E
Samoa
Capacity Building-Understanding CC; Risk + Mgt
Completion of Adaptation
Plan
Evacuation route & Centres:
identified by community
Quality & Mgt of water Workshop/Training
Donor WorkshopRadio program-every Tuesdays
NPAC in place
18 Rapid Assessments done
ie- selecting sites; adaptation- our 6sites have been
selected- 3 of which are demo
sites
V & A Plan and M & E Plan
Selected 7 committees per
site based on 7 thematic
areas
Governance structure for
contact established
First Aid Kit already distributed managed by women’s
committeeC-CAP- help with Water tanks
UNESCO- help with education
awareness
SPC-GCCA- assist with Food
security
Extension- formal Education
certificate
Sharing future community,
lack of funding
Lack of funding for implementation of the Plan
Find institution/Ministrieslink with SUNGO RC Training
Link with funding Agency
Preparation of proposal CSSP
GEF
No funding
Direct community to Govt
Unable to transfer knowledge Ministries/Donors and other
to communities eg water test- NGOs
ing kits
Business Plan Education/
Donors not ready with their
Training
application template
Refer to DMO/DRM or CSSP
Meet at ad hoc basis
Communities to continue to
Limited funds available
boil water before drinking/
cooking
Only 3 demo sites are funded
Need to train them about ad- Templates reviewed & upministration, how to run mtgs dated
Change in leadership yearly
Utilization & mgt of these kits
All reports/plans endorsed by
NPAC members
Be opened minded Fund all
sites
Provide training by SUNGO
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Timor Leste
Rapid Assessments, rapid
Assessment Report
NPAC meeting, identifying
3 final villages V & A assessments in 3 villages
Draft Country Report
Extensive Mapping (GIS) of
3 villages Increase Project
Visibility (TV 3, Community
Radio, newspaper Implementation of Pilot Projects
Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
Community Based Adaptation Plans- How to integrate it
with existing plans (PDS)
Time line: Is it enough?
Amount of funding: Not many
Donors working on CC Stakeholders coordination: can
they work together to achieve
common goal?
Not enough CC data available:
difficult to make predictions
and translate to communities Awareness, education,
languages
Infrastructure: bad roads &
bridges making access difficult Institutional Support
weak: No CC directorate
Gender equality/equity
Tuvalu
RA completed (3 sites - Nukulaelae,
Nanumaga, Funafuti)
2012 (Oct-Dec)
- V&A assessments &
Adaptation Action Plan (20132014) Nukulaelae (8 water
tanks), Nanumaga (7 biogas
units), Funafuti (15 overheads
tanks with hand pumps)
- Mainstream AA plans 20132014 into Island Strategy Plan
2010- 20165 at local level
for Nukulaelae, Nanumaga &
Funafuti
- Local contribution at local
level for selected projects
under 2013 Annual Budget.
- Nanumaga (A$5,000 – FTF)
- Nukulaelae (A$ 150,000)
Support (lacks) from the Kaupule when no fund is available from the project
- Lack of capacity for Kaupule
planners on coordinating &
facilitating & implementing &
monitoring of Action Adaption plans at the local level
- Lack of fund to provide the
technical assistance at the
local – high cost of transportation
- Scatterness of the islandspoor
communication and network,
irregular schedules of the ship
Solomon Islands
The use of existing Adaptation
Plans to tap into funding from
Government and relevant
National Stakeholders
- Linking plans to Provincial
and National plans and strategies
- Exisiting plans can be
marketed to donors
- Plans to be developed
into Community Adaptation
Plans (including Resource
Management
- Enhancement and empowerement of community committee and ensure sustainability
Sustainability of project
Capacity building/ Grassroot
funds Taiwan
Funding
Effective M &E
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Government Supportliaising with secretary of
state for environment (SEMA)
Recruitment of CC staff (18)
Establishment of new CC
Directorate
Fundraising (Govt, Ausaid,
USaid, Giz, UN (UNDP,
UNESCO, ADB, World bank,
etc.. communities, private
sector (construction)
-The continuous link between
the government and USP
through the current institution engagement and this will
highly likely ensure distribution of the project and the
work the project has started
(encourage transparency)
-To look for other sources of
funding
-Empowerment of communities to take initiative and lend
in adaptating to impacts of
Climate Change and matters
of Sustainable development
Establishing or formulating a
-Establishing or formulating a
Monitoring and Evaluation
Plan
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Palau
Adaptation plans will be integrated into existing Protected
Area management plans
- Improved capacity at state
level Rapid Assessment, Adaptation plans report will be
used by other agencies
- Increased level of
awareness on cc and
Political buy in by future administrations which may not
support the project’s plans
V&A prosess be intergrated
in the P.A.N management
planning process to have full
climate change lens incorporated
PNG
Successful completion of
Rapid Assessments done
in all six proposed sites
(rough seas, isolated
areas, long distances
could not stop, we made it to
the remote rural communities) Successful completion of
- V&A Assessments done
in three project
demonstration sites
- Awareness conducted
and climate change
information shared in all six
proposed sites
- Communities are really
pleased to have access
to climate change
information back in the
remote areas through this
project (EU-GCCA & C-CAP)
Working together with
relevant stakeholders (Governments, NGOs, community,
individuals,etc), and establishing networks
Traveling to very remote
areas by road and further by
sea (Examples: Mailu Island
and Manumanu village) in
odd hours (evenings). High
transport cost (land, sea and
air), when hiring vehicles and
boats/dinghies Change of local level government council
members (LLGs) recently, new
councilors were elected into
office and forming new Committees. The communities
indifferences through already
existing political or other societal problems, only few will
respond (particularly leaders) Research Assistant (Miss
Rose) could not work together with me because she was
staying with C-CAP and her
pay not sorted out quickly.
Arriving in a community when
other activities are already
happening (events clash)
When weather conditions are
not good (e.g., strong winds,
rough seas, rainy periods, etc)
- No USP Campus
Alignment of District Development 5 year plan, eg. Local
Member’s Support (Joint
Distrcit Planning and Budget
Priority Committee)
- Ward Councilor
- Church Ministries - 4. Clan/
existing traditional link
distribution system - Planning
& Budgets support
- 2. Ward development
committee
- 3.Church ministries
(youths, women, etc)
- 4. Resource ownership
& leadership
Tonga
Documentations (Lessons
learnt Best Practices)
- Maintanace
- Logistics/Cost/Time
- Sustanability
- Cultural Protocols
- Community Participation
- Engagement, Ownership
- Training and Monitoring and
Evaluation
- Funding (Community
Extreme)
- Building on project
achievements
- Future challenges
- Addressing
challenges and key actions
that can help the sustainability of the projects objectives
beyond 2014 Community
Adaptation Plan endorsed by
NPAC - Developed budgetaccording to 3 community
implementation plan
-Community plans and
budget sent to PMU
for endorsement
-Confirmation of land
ownership (water
source area) Technical
confirmation
- Advertise expression
of interest
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Vanuatu
Assessments done
- Activity planning
- Activity
implementation in
process (Dec 2013)
- Project team- coaching
sustainability
-To meet project (pilot purpose) as replicable models
USP should become the focal
point to engage NGO’s feedback and membership in TWO
- USP should engage local experts and not foreign
experts in providing technical
assistance (i.e working with
communities)
- M&E should be objective
(scientific) and subjective
(qualitative) of systematic
change
-Community buy-in (financial
contribution)
- Draw up comprehensive
Traditional Knowledge Framework from within the region
for Pacific region to benefit
from (Good Practice shared)
- Capacity building should be
a two way process (provide
practice session for participants)
- Integrate CC& DRM
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Government Supportl- Ongoing funding (10 year
minimum) to see community
visible result and mindset
changes- systematics changes
- The need to continue building up champions eg, USP
EU-GCCA
- Dispersion of islands- limited
funds= limited community
projects- awareness need to
infiltrate to rural areas (more
communities)
- Community pilot adaptation
programs should be simple in
the rural context and replicable
- Alternative financing mechanism
- Capacity building communities to have champions to
sustain projects
- Regular stakeholder meeting
(for lessons learnt)
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USP EU-GCCA Stakeholder Meeting Brief Dates:
8 -10th October, 2013 Venue: Holiday Inn,
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Brief for the meeting:
The University Of The South Pacific, EU-Global Climate Change
Alliance (EU-GCCA) Project that is being implemented by the Pacific
Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, is hosting its
Stakeholders Meeting for the year 2013.
This meeting is to bring together the 15 ACP countries that the
project is being implemented in and these are namely; Fiji, Samoa,
Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon, Timor Leste, Niue, Tuvalu, Palau, Cook
Islands, FSM, Marshall Islands, Nauru, PNG and Kiribati.
This meeting is a follow up from the one held in Fiji, in 2012 where
all the project stakeholders got together to discuss the project’s
output thus far and the way forward for the USP EU-GCCA project.
Aim:
To share achievements, challenges and actions engaged to address
these during the implementation phase of the project activities
and to solicit stakeholders’ contributions on ways forward for the
project beyond 2014.
Objectives:
1. To outline the achievements and challenges of the project so far
2. To deliberate on the way forward for the project and the project sites
3. Discuss and consolidate ideas with the stakeholders on the way forward beyond 2014
Outputs:
1. Address challenges of the project
2. Document success stories and achievements
3. Outline of the way forward for the ICCs and their communities
List of Participants
The participants list will consist of the following:
1. ICCs
2. 2 NPAC representatives from every country
3. USP EU-GCCA project management and team; and C-CAP
project staff
4. EU Representatives
5. Vanuatu Government and NPAC representatives
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USP EU-GCCA Project Stakeholder
Meeting Agenda
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The Pro-vice Chancellor
Professor John Bythel
The EU representative for the Pacific delegation
The Director for PaCE-SD
Professor Elisabeth Holland Ladies and Gentlemen.
On behalf of the Vanuatu government and its people it is my honour and privilege to
welcome you all to our beautiful country. We would also like to express our gratitude in
selecting Vanuatu as the venue for this very important meeting – the University of the South
Pacific European Union Global Climate Change Alliance Project Stakeholders Meeting.
Climate change is a threat that the pacific island people are all too familiar with. It might be
expressed or explained in different ways, but the effects are more pronounced now than ever
before.
With the release of the latest climate change assessment report by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, the science is clear – climate change is unequivocal and caused by
human activity.
The time for action is now. Whether it is at the community, national, regional or the global
level - activities undertaken by the USP-EU GCCA project highlight that we cannot work in
isolation of one another. And we acknowledge the European Union in their efforts to support
adaptation activities in this region.
In addition, we have also been a part of globally relevant meetings to add support to the
pacific voice.
Without further ado I now declare the second stakeholders meeting for the USP-EU GCCA
project open and I wish you all the best in your deliberation and look forward to hearing
about your outcomes.
Thank you very much
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Pacific Centre for Environment and
Sustainable Development, USP
Sainimere Veitata
Project Officer
Project Management Unit
Jone Tuiipelehaki
Communication Consultant USP
EU-GCCA Project