Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region

1. Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region Overview for the Fisheries Sector Dr. Christopher Bartlett, Technical Advisor

2. GIZ • German Agency for International Cooperation • Fully government –owned • Implements technical cooperation on behalf of German Government and others • Assistance to Pacific island countries since the seventies

3. Role of GIZ • Provides technical assistance, no direct budget support • Provides long- and short term advisors & training • Advisors work in close collaboration with regional & national counterparts & development partners • Programmes & projects are seen as joint efforts between all parties involved to achieve objective • CCCPIR joint effort among countries, SPC, SPREP, USP and GIZ • Close collaboration with USAID, AUSAID & EU

4. CCCPIR quick facts • German government funded • 17.2 million Euro • 2009-2015 • Implemented by GIZ in collaboration with SPC, SPREP and many others

5. Programme objective The capacities of regional organisations in the Pacific Islands region and its member states to adapt to climate change and mitigate its causes are strengthened

6. Programme Structure CCCPIR

7. Regional Structure CC advisor Micronesia with SPC office Pohnpei (Fenno) CC advisor in Solomon Islands CC advisor Samoa & SPREP in Apia (Rachael) CC advisor in Vanuatu (Christopher) Institutional attachment: SPC Noumea, CC Coordinator (Brian) Country officer: (Sitiveni) CCCPIR Programme office Suva; Education, Energy, REDD+ Project Admin Unit (PAU)

8. Country Focus

9. Programme Structure CCCPIR

10. C 1. Strengthening regional advisory and management capacity - SPC Coastal Fisheries Management Officer • 3 years • 300,000 Euros - Tuna Modeling SPC FAME • Improved CC & tuna models • resolution of <2 degrees • Develop national adaptation and response actions • 398,040 Euros • SPREP CC Portal • Technical Consultancies and regional steering - MSG CC & Environment Technical Advisory Committee

11. C 2. Mainstreaming climate considerations and adaptation strategies • Kiribati – National CC & Fisheries Strategy (w/ joint CC missions) • PNG - incorporate CC into specific fishery management plans, e.g. sea cucumbers • Vanuatu – National CC & DRR Policy and Action Plan (JNAP) • Nauru- JNAP support (w/ joint CC missions)

12. C 3. Implementing adaptation and mitigation measures • Kiribati - cost benefit analysis training with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources + pilot sites (Sept 12) • Yap - Documentation of traditional and local marine knowledge and management practices + pilot site (July 12) • Chuuk -Mangroves rehabilitation and climate resilience • Solomon Islands - Ridge to Reef approach in Choiseul province • Tuvalu - ridge to reef approach community management • Nauru- expansion of community based ecosystem approach + 2 pilot sites (August 12) • Vanuatu- CC proofing and economic analysis of community aquaculture

13. C 4. Sustainable tourism and climate change • Reducing emissions and environmental impacts from tourism • Supporting community based tourism initiatives to adapt to climate change

14. C 5. Sustainable Energy Management • Financial and policy advice • Support in formulating bankable investment proposals

15. C 6. Climate Change and Education • Regional- work with USP and CETC to develop CC community training modules • Kiribati & Vanuatu - support to national qualification authorities to develop competencies and skills in fisheries and climate change (TVET), • Kiribati - development of education resources on CC, that include fisheries relevant elements (coral reef ecosystems poster for primary education) • Vanuatu- DVD on community based, coral reef management & climate adaptation

16. Requesting SPC-GIZ technical assistance under • Component 2: Mainstreaming or • Component 3: Pilot Implementation Contact your national CC focal point and/or SPC focal point with a specific fisheries-related priority request.