indian ocean commission project financed by the europ ean union (edf10)
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Implementation of the Small Island developing States Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region (ISLANDS). INDIAN OCEAN COMMISSION Project Financed by the Europ ean Union (EDF10) Inter Regional Partnerships for Rio+20 Building resilience in Small Island economies - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Implementation of the Small Island developing States Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region (ISLANDS)
INDIAN OCEAN COMMISSION Project Financed by the European Union (EDF10)Inter Regional Partnerships for Rio+20 Building resilience in Small Island economies CTA event – Mauritius 23-24 April 2012
Four Questions
ISLANDS ProgrammeImplementation of the SIDS Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region
The value of speaking “One SIDS voice” State and Non-State
Inter-regional partnerships amongst SIDS
“Blue Economy” in the “Green Economy” at Rio+20…for SIDS
One can we get ACP/CTA to support “One SIDS voice” by the next SIDS International Meeting in 2014
Programme Expected Results
ISLANDS ProgrammeImplementation of the SIDS Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region
Result 1A Monitoring and Evaluation system for the implementation of the MS is developed at national, regional and international level.
Programme Expected Results (ctnd)
ISLANDS ProgrammeImplementation of the SIDS Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region
Result 2Four flagship projects contributing to the mitigation of SIDS vulnerabilities are supported:
A regional Coral Reefs facility (CRF) is operational; Capacities for Risk Financing Mechanisms against natural and climatic disasters adapted to the Region are assessed and the setting-up of identified mechanisms is supported;
The development of National Sustainable Development Strategies is supported; and
The WIO Coastal Challenge (WIO-CC) is operational.
Programme Expected Results (ctnd)
ISLANDS ProgrammeImplementation of the SIDS Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region
Result 3ESA-IO SIDS are supported in the development and consolidation of their capacities to leverage investments and other commitments for the support of national and regional programmes and interventions in four thematic areas, e.g. Coral Reef Rehabilitation, Risk Financing Instruments, National Sustainable Development (SD) Strategies, and a Regional Coastal Challenge Initiative. Result 4International partnerships and increased international investments and other programme support for the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO SIDS are strengthened.
Implementation Strategy
ISLANDS ProgrammeImplementation of the SIDS Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region
Filing gaps of the MS by: Providing a coherent process at national and regional levels towards sustainable
development; Clearly identifying key actions required, and the amount of resources required to
achieve the expected results; and Formulating a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) mechanism for countries to gauge
their performances towards the implementation of MS. Capacity Building :
The core approach for implementation in this Programme is to promote the ownership of the Programme by the beneficiary countries. The main goal of the ISLANDS programme is to launch the process of Sustainable Development in particular areas with the beneficiary countries and to support the development of partnerships that will continue on the long-term.
Other pillars of the programme are: Regional cooperation and integration, SIDS-SIDS knowledge exchanges, and a methodology to deal with the large asymmetries between the developmental stages of the beneficiary countries.
Implementation Strategy (ctnd)
ISLANDS ProgrammeImplementation of the SIDS Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region
Put the beneficiary countries in the driving seat by giving them the presidency for the running of regional technical committees:
Madagascar – The development of a disaster insurance scheme;
La Réunion – The setup of a Regional Coral Reef facility;
Comoros – The promotion of sustainable development high level policies;
Seychelles – The setup of a Western Indian Ocean Challenge initiative on Climate Change.
ISLANDS Contacts
ISLANDS ProgrammeImplementation of the SIDS Mauritius Strategy in the ESA-IO Region
Mr. Christophe Legrand, ISLANDS Team Leader [email protected]
Mr. Christophe Raoelina, ISLANDS Economist [email protected]
For information on the project as well as on its activities, send your queries to Mrs Virginie Torrens: [email protected] ; Phone: +230 250 2904; Fax: +230 427 2808.