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Executive Summary

 This is the continuation of the Voyage to Disaster Resilience in Small Islands.

 Multi-stakeholder partnership – to include/give emphasis

IP communities are predominant in many small island communities

vulnerable sectors such as PDs! elderly! "omen! children

#isherfol$ as main inhabitants of small islands

Role of the academe and scienti%c community

 Context/Rationale

 &e" normal/climate change impacts

eather patterns – e'treme "eathers! enhanced monsoons

Impact to ecosystems of climate change – ocean acidity! etc.

 Vulnerabilities in small islands tightly lin$ed to their under(

development

 Tourism development as common trend) must imbibed *Precautionary

Principle+

,tilisation of traditional ecological $no"ledge! e.g.! ecosystem management!

-S! Indigenous $no"ledge systems and practices

Strengthen small islands policy and programs to"ards building resilience

onte't(speci%c policies recognising small island conte'ts

ddressing poverty and ine0uitable relationships

 ddress limited resources

ater scarcity! food security

Very limited access to basic services/ 1ac$ of 2asics

 ritical consideration of technology and innovations to address isolation and

limited resources

oastal protection

3angroves and beach forest – coastal greenbelt advocacy

 Professionali4ation of 1DRR3 o5cers

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Roll out of DRR( directives! plans! tools to 18,S

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larity on roll out of ! PDR! &DRP and &DPP

Issues to be raised during the R 9:979 sunset revie"

IR computation to include municipal "aters

Integration of plans to DSSP

Professionali4ation of 1DRR3 o5cers

reation of a Special oncerns ommittee for Small Islands and a Special

Pro;ects ,nit in the DI18 and other dministrative

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