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Pacific Islands Development Forum

Pacific Islands Development Forum. A Presentation. Background. Endorsed by 2012 “EWTP Meeting” "Endorsed the convening of the Pacific Islands Development Forum for the purpose of engaging leaders from key sectors in implementing green economic policies in PSIDS…”

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Pacific Islands Development Forum

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  1. Pacific Islands Development Forum A Presentation

  2. Background • Endorsed by 2012 “EWTP Meeting” • "Endorsed the convening of the Pacific Islands Development Forum for the purpose of engaging leaders from key sectors in implementing green economic policies in PSIDS…” (Source: Official Communiqué) 2

  3. What is the PIDF Civil Society Public Sector Private Sector PIDF • Pacific’s most inclusive South-South platform for action on the Green Economy • Regional counterpoint to PSIDS UN Missions • Pacific Sub-regional link for UN High Level Political Forum 3

  4. Why PIDF ? Oceans at risk: the hidden costs of fossil fuel • A changing global & regional environment • Evolution of the PSIDS NY • Importance of South-South Cooperation • Establishment of HLPF 4

  5. “A United, Distinctive and Sustainable Pacific Society” PIDF Vision United – All Pacific People. Distinctive – Only Pacific People Sustainable – A Pacific Society that has re-balanced the three pillars of development. 5

  6. PIDF Mission Multi-stakeholder Governance Inclusive Strategies Genuine Partnerships Green/Blue Pacific Economies • Enabling Green–Blue Pacific Economies through • Inclusive Strategies, • Multi-stakeholder Governance, and • Genuine Partnerships. 6

  7. PIDF Purpose Facilitate use of tools and innovations Accelerate integration of 3 pillars of development Transformative changes • To drive, through regional and national frameworks, transformative changes by focusing exclusively on the sustainable and inclusive development of the PICs by: • accelerating the integration of the three pillars of sustainable development to balance the pursuit of economic growth against the needs of societies and the sustainability of the environment; and • facilitating the use of tools and innovations such as green economy, adaptive leadership, and genuine partnerships to stimulate robust debate while fostering an inclusive change agenda that address the root causes of unsustainable development practices. 7

  8. PIDF Function Serve as a dynamic regional partnership platform where leaders and representatives of PICs take ownership of their decisions and actions to address their special development needs Provide for an inclusive regional multi-stakeholder forum for leaders of governments, private sector and civil society Serve as the Pacific regional counterpart for the south-south groupings and other regional and international arrangements that focus exclusively on the sustainable development of SIDS 8

  9. Multi-sector • Environment, • Economic • Social PIDF Innovation Multi-stakeholder • Public Sector • Private Sector • Civil Society Multi-level • International • Regional • National • Inclusivity, Integrative Participatory, • Multi-level: • Multi-stakeholder: • Multi-sector: • Focus on Green Economy • Promotion of South-South Cooperation 9

  10. Leadership Recognition of Role of Healthy People Value of the Pacific Common and Collective Long Term Financing – Support To Communities Our Ten Priorities Rigor in Implementation of Key National and Regional Commitments Reform of Financial System Education and Capacity Building Sustainable Transport Food Security Re-Energizing The Pacific 10

  11. SPC Genuine Partnerships Others MSG PIDF USP WWF IUCN 11

  12. Annual Summit Stewardship Leadership Leaders Council Executive Board Senior Officials Committee Secretariat 2014 Annual Summit 2014 Leaders Council 12

  13. PIDF Secretariat • Official Opening: 26 April 2014 • Coverage under Fiji Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1971 • Host Country Agreement signed 20/6/14 • Guiding Principle: “Less is more and more for less” • Work Plan and Budget approved 18/6/14 • Staff: 8 • Finance: • Fiji Government • Pacific Partners: Timor Leste, Nauru • Development Partners: UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, China, Russia, Turkey 13

  14. Work Program 14

  15. Work Program 15

  16. Conclusion • Historical endeavor: • Establishing Pacific’s first and truly representative and participatory platform on the Green Economy; • Empowering the People of the Pacific as primary stakeholders in their development to initiate the process and make joint decisions about its outcome; • Giving value to voices never heard at this level of decision making in the Pacific. 16

  17. Thank you Questions 17

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