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Outcomes of the SIDS Conference
(September 1st – 4th 2014, Apia, Samoa)
Kate Brown, GLISPA
Prepared for Special meeting on the Guadeloupe Conference
Partipation
1. 115 countries attended approximately 4000 people.
2. Agency heads – good showing – Head of UNFCC Sec, CBD Sec, GEF Sec,
UNDP, Commonwealth Secretariat to name a few.
3. Meagre media coverage
4. Relatively low level participation of non SIDS high level people
Outcomes
 Outcome Document: SIDS accelerated modalities of action (SAMOA)
Document.
 SIDS remain a special case for sustainable development but it recognises
SIDS ownership and leadering to overcome their SD challenges.
• SUSTAINED AND SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ECONOMIC
GROWTH WITH DECENT WORK FOR ALL
• Climate Change
• Sustainable energy
• DRR
• Oceans and Seas
• Food security and nutrition
• Water and Sanitation
• Sustainable Transport
• Sustainable consumption and production
• Health and NCDs
• Gender Equality and women’s empowerment
• Social development
• Biodiversity
• Invasive Alien Species
Outcomes
Outcome Document: SIDS accelerated modalities of action (SAMOA) Document.
 Means of Implementation
• Financing
• Trade
• Capacity Building
• Technology
• Data and statistsics
• Institutional Support for SIDS
• SIDS Priorities for the post 2015-Agenda
• Monitoring and accountability
Big themes: Oceans, Energy, People
Outcomes
Partnerships Theme
• 297 partnerships were registered before the meeting between
governments, businesses and civil society organisations
• UN estimates the total value of these commitments at over USD $1.9
Billion.
Notable partnerships
GLISPA
SIDSDOCK
Climate Resilient Islands Partnership (Commsec)
See all the partnerships at:
http://www.sids2014.org/index.php?menu=1507
GLISPA @ UNSIDS
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Arrival & Welcome of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage
GLISPA Leaders Sail on Board the Hōkūle’a in Celebration of International Year of SIDS
Island Bright Spot Exchange & Kava-Side Chat
Participation in Partnership Panel on Oceans, Seas and Biodiversity
Leaders Inspiring Action High Level Event: A celebration of commitments to build
resilient and sustainable island communities through innovative partnerships
Results
Catalyzed significant leadership from 11 countries and 2 organizations making
commitments and 6 new and strengthened partnerships towards conservation of island
biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods
16 bright spots were identified and shared that have potential to be scaled and replicated
GLISPA EVENT SPOTLIGHT RELEASED SHORTLY
Links
SIDS Meeting
Summary of the Meeting: IISD http://www.iisd.ca/vol08/enb0857e.html
Link to Samoa Pathways Document
http://www.sids2014.org/index.php?menu=1537
Link to partnerships database: http://www.sids2014.org/index.php?menu=1507
GLISPA
Coverage of the Arrival and UNSG:
Oiwi Television News Coverage
Ban Ki Moon’s Climate Summit Blog “This Is Our Chance”
National Geographic “Hōkūleʻa Welcomes the United Nations SecretaryGeneral”
Huffington Post “Aboard the Hokulea: Sailboats, Small Islands and the
Stewardship of Nature”
Coverage of GLISPA High Level Event
IISD “Island Leaders Commit to New Partnerships through GLISPA”
Le Matinal “Pour le PEID, l’heure n’est plus aux débats mais à l’action”
NRDC “Stringing a Lei of Action Around the World”
Coverage of Bright Spots Event
Watch Oiwi TV Coverage
Island Bright Spots in Conservation and Sustainability Booklet
Moving Forward
• CBD COP12, October, Korea. www.cbd.int/cop
• International Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change: from Strategies
to Action, 22 to 25 October 2014, Guadeloupe, www.guadeloupe2014.com
• Milan Expo Island Summit including the GLISPA Steering Committee, 2015,
Italy. http://www.expo2015.org/en
• Worldwide Voyage arrival in New York City and DC, mid-2016, USA.
www.hokulea.org
Thank you
Contact [email protected] for further information
Go to www.glispa.org