Download Sub Regional Cooperation for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Sub Regional Cooperation for
Implementing the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development
Expert Consultation for Asia and the
Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.
9-10 November, 2015
Order of Presentation
• Existing Plans, Opportunities and
Regional Cooperation & Frameworks
• Sub Regional Cooperation – How to
make it more effective?
• The Challenges…
Existing Plans and Opportunities within SPREP
1. Biodiversity
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The Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation
(PIRT)
Framework for Nature Conservation 2014-2020
Ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) Program
EbA/natural solution focused programs and projects
National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan
Control and management of Invasive Species Programs
Conservation of threatened and migratory marine
species covered in SPREP's Marine Species Action Plan
Pacific Ocean Alliance
2. Climate Change
• The Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR)
• The Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC)
• SIDS Dock
• Pacific Climate Change Center (PCCC)
• Climate Change Portal
3. Waste Management
• Pacific Regional Waste and Pollution Management Strategy 2016-2025
(Cleaner Pacific 2025).
• 1 JICA/SPREP Partnership for the Regional Initiative in Solid Waste
Management in Pacific Island Countries (JPRISM)
• Pacific Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Joint
Implementation of the Basel and Waigani Conventions
• AFD/SPREP Regional Solid Waste Management Initiative
• PACPOL Strategy and International Maritime Organization Conventions
• Regional chemicals and hazardous waste management
4. Environment Governance
• Promotes partnership for Capacity Building in Environmental
Governance and Leadership
• State of Environment Reports and National Environment
Management Strategies.
• Pacific National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS) Regional
Support Partnership
• Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change and Pacific
Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for
Action (to be replaced by the Strategy for Resilient Development)
5. Food Security
• Framework for Action on Food Security
– providing support to PICTs to improve their capacity to meet
phytosanitary and biosecurity standards.
6. Transport and Energy
• Framework for Action on Transport Services
– Central Pacific Shipping Commission
• Framework for Action on Energy Security
– Pacific Energy Advisory Group
– Pacific Regional Data Repository for Sustainable Energy for All
(PRDR for SE4ALL)
7. Sustainable Resource Management
• Pacific Regional Roadmap for Sustainable Fisheries
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community-European Union Deep Sea
Minerals Project (SPC-EU DSM Project)
8. Social Development
• Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network and Pacific NCD
Parthership
• Pacific Youth Development Framework Partnership
9. Statistics
• Ten-Year Pacific Statistics Strategy
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CROP Sustainable Development Working
Group (SDWG) - Rio,
BPoA, SAMOA
Pathway – CROP Working Group Mechanism
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MDG Technical Working Group (MDG)
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SPREP/SPC/PIFS/ESCAP/UNDP is part of Inter
Agency Consultative Group (IACG) – improve
collaboration in the region and link
to global
prep process
Sub Regional Cooperation – How to make it
more effective?
• Strengthening Development Coordination
- Countries, CROP Agencies, UN Agencies
- SREP Strategic Plan
- Framework for Pacific Regionalism.
• Improve development partner coordination
- Sub regional environment cooperation and
network.
Challenges
• Geographical isolation with its environment challenges
• Capacity , Small size and limited resources
• Indicators and reporting burden
• Slow Multilateral Process
• Accessing funds for Environment Programs
• Changes in Global economy
• Political tension
• Create a synergy for cooperation among programs