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Implementing the Mauritius Strategy+5 A Pacific regional perspective on implementing the priorities articulated in the Mauritius Strategy and MSI+5 Tuiloma Neroni Slade Secretary General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat The Pacific Region The Pacific Way in implementing the MSI The Mauritius Strategy and Pacific Plan: coherence 1 in time and development objectives Pacific Plan a practical integration and translation 2 of Mauritius Strategy Reform and streamlining of regional organisations 3 to deliver better outcomes for the region a key focus of the Pacific Plan The Pacific Plan For strengthening regional cooperation and integration 1 • A ‘living’ Plan implemented by way of establishing a regional process of integrated policy and decision making for sustainable development •Inclusive of national and regional stakeholders •Annual reporting, monitoring, evaluation and refinement processes •Significant developments over last 5 years in key areas such as transport, energy, climate change, ICT, ocean management. Pacific Plan & Development Effectiveness Pacific Plan guides development partners to better 1 understand region – And where best to focus their efforts and assistance 2 Supported by the Cairns Compact to strengthen development coordination and effectiveness – Support to strengthen Member States planning and financial systems – Fostering donor harmonization and aid effectiveness – Ultimately, to strengthen and ensure effective whole of government and non-government sector Partnerships! IMPLEMENTING THE MSI+5 DECLARATION Accommodating the Challenges and Vulnerabilities of SIDS Support to SIDS must take into account the specific 1 challenges, constraints and vulnerabilities that they face • Acknowledgments of the Barbados Programme of Action and its implementation strategy, the MSI, call for a matching commitment of action 2 SIDS-tailored approaches are required that recognise and take into account their special needs and circumstances Specific Challenges of Pacific Island Countries 1 Pacific Island Countries face all the acknowledged vulnerabilities of SIDS - Small size, narrow resource and export base, exposure to global forces, natural disasters, limited capacity 2 In addition they face particular challenges isolated in the large expanse of the Pacific Ocean •Extreme isolation – challenges trade, transport, tourism, cost of imports and fuel •Exposure to oceanic elements – natural disasters, cyclones, sea level rise and storm surges •Young countries – facing contemporary challenges of nationhood, and adaptive needs to strong traditional tenure systems of land and property holdings Why Regional level intervention is important 1 The Pacific Plan and its regional architecture focus on overcoming the vulnerabilities of our Pacific Island Countries. Interventions are designed to address the special 2 circumstances of Pacific Island Countries -Climate change – vast array of issues, human security in particular -Geographic isolation – ICT, sea and air infrastructure -Energy security – bulk procurement, conservation -Fisheries and management of oceanic resources The way forward for the Pacific 1. Improved access to international financing 2. SIDS – SIDS partnerships 3. Strengthening development coordination 4. Improved coordination and engagement with UN system 5. Sustained focus on the effort and outcomes at the national level