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FAO and SIDS A long-lasting partnership

FAO and SIDS A long-lasting partnership. Rome, 2 December 2003. Purpose of side event. Integrate agriculture in sustainable development. Contents. SIDS process FAO achievements Trends and issues Agriculture within SIDS Agenda 21. Alliance Of Small Islands States (AOSIS)

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FAO and SIDS A long-lasting partnership

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  1. FAO and SIDS A long-lastingpartnership Rome, 2 December 2003

  2. Purpose of side event Integrate agriculture in sustainable development

  3. Contents SIDS process FAO achievements Trends and issues Agriculture within SIDS Agenda 21

  4. Alliance Of Small Islands States (AOSIS) PacificCaribbeanAIMS

  5. SIDS members of FAO Pacific region: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu (Tuvalu, F.S. of Micronesia) Caribbean region: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize#, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic*, Grenada, Guyana#, Jamaica, Haiti*, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Seas: Maldives, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau#, Sao Tome and Principe, Cyprus, Malta, Bahrain*

  6. Emergence of SIDS Agenda FAOInter-Regional Conference, 1992 UN Global Conference, 1994 FAO Ministerial Conference, 1999

  7. BPOA or SIDS Agenda 21 16 areas: climate, disasters, wastes, oceans, freshwater, land, energy, tourism, biodiversity, transport, science, institutions and human resources ...

  8. Plan of Action on Agriculture in SIDS Global trading environment Sustainable agriculture Fisheries needs Forestry, environment and natural hazards Institutional strengthening

  9. Review of SIDS Agenda 21 Pacific: Samoa, 4-8 Aug. 2003 AIMS: Cape Verde, 1-5 Sept. 2003 Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago, 6-10 Oct. 2003 Inter-regional: Bahamas, 26-30 Jan. 2004 Prep. meeting: 12-14April 2004 International Conference: Mauritius, 30 Aug.-3 Sept. 2004

  10. FAO within the UN process FAO Plan of Action SIDS Agenda 21 Millennium Development Goals

  11. FAO’s assistance to SIDS Two decades:US$ 300 million1300 projects Since 1994: US$ 95 million607 projects

  12. Adjusting to globalization since 1994: US$ 7.5 million Multilateral trade negotiations Access to WTO Nutrition Codex Alimentarius Food control and safety

  13. Agriculture diversification since 1994: US$ 40.4 million Enhancing traditional food systems Agriculture-tourism linkages Integrated pest management Sustainable water use Genetic resources

  14. Fisheries needssince 1994: US$ 9 million Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement Monitoring, control andsurveillance Regional cooperation

  15. Forestry and the environmentsince 1994: US$ 9 million Code of Conduct of Logging of Indigenous Forests Forest policy review (Caribbean, 1998) Agro-forestry Mangrove and coastal management Watershed management

  16. Policies and emergenciessince 1994: US$ 14 million Initiative to Support the Review and Update of National Policies and Strategies Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System Natural disaster management

  17. Issues and trends

  18. Issues from sub-regional meetings National security Vulnerability to global developments Trade regimes Oceans and unregulated fishing Breakdown of food systems Regional institutions ODA to SIDS (-50% since 1990)

  19. FAO observed trends Relative poverty Food import dependency Nutrition-related health diseases

  20. Weaknesses Small-scale Land and water insecurity Agriculture homogeneity Ecological and economic vulnerability Poor inter-sectoral integration

  21. The way forward Bahamas, January 2004 New York, April 2004 Mauritius, August 2004 Implementation of BPOA + MDG + JPOI Formulation of AOSIS negotiating position

  22. Agriculture in SIDS Agenda 21 • Bahamas • FAO Report to Secretary-General • SIDS inter-sectoral dialogue • New York • FAO trade study • SIDS steps towards a trade coalition

  23. What after Mauritius? Thank you for your comments

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