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SIDS Environment Outlook Partners’ Meeting Annual GEO Statement Commonwealth Secretariat, London

SIDS Environment Outlook Partners’ Meeting Annual GEO Statement Commonwealth Secretariat, London 12-13 June, 2003. GEO Process & Pacific Islands Environment Outlook 2004 (BPOA+10 Pacific SIDS Regional Preparatory Meeting) Apia, Samoa 4-8 August, 2003. What is GEO?.

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SIDS Environment Outlook Partners’ Meeting Annual GEO Statement Commonwealth Secretariat, London

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  1. SIDS Environment Outlook Partners’ Meeting Annual GEO Statement Commonwealth Secretariat, London 12-13 June, 2003

  2. GEO Process & Pacific Islands Environment Outlook 2004 (BPOA+10 Pacific SIDS Regional Preparatory Meeting) Apia, Samoa 4-8 August, 2003

  3. What is GEO? • The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) -series of reports on the state of the global environment, and associated products • The GEO Process: a consultative, participatory, capacity building process initiated by UNEP for global environmental assessment and reporting in response to the requirement of Agenda 21 and UNEP GC (18th Session) decision of May 1995

  4. Key Questions that GEO addresses… • What are the major regional & global environmental problems, both current and emerging ? • What are the major demographic, social, & economic driving forces behind the observed problems & trend? • Where are we heading if we do business as usual? • Where do we want to be heading ? • What is being done to address environmental concerns and what can be done in future to move forward on the path of sustainable development ?(i.e. what are alternative policy packages and the implication if implemented?)

  5. The GEO Process Co-ordination of Global Environment Outlook process (UNEP) Collaborating Centre network: analysis of scientific environmental assessment and policy responses Regional consultations on environmental assessment findings and policy implications Supported by International Working Groups (data, models, scenarios, policy) Input by UN Organisations through UN Systemwide Earthwatch

  6. The GEO Partners UNEP COORDINATION Policy insight specialized inputs methodology specialized and regional perspectives specialized inputs substantive data and information substantive data and information GOVERNMENT POLICY MAKERS NGO AND SCIENCE COMMUNITIES GEO WORKING GROUPS (data, modeling, scenario, policy) GEO COLLABORATING CENTRES GEO ASSOCIATED CENTRES DATA BANKS/OTHER RESOURCES UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS capacity building and training GEO PROCESS FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS

  7. GEO Collaborating Centre network

  8. GEO SUB-REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

  9. Global Level: • Global Environment Outlook 1997 (GEO-1) (English and Chinese) • Global Environment Outlook 2000 (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) • GEO-3 (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian and Spanish)

  10. GEO-3 Content – A Typical Example : Chapter 1: Integrating Environment and Development: 1972–2002  Chapter 2: State of the Environment and Policy Retrospective: 1972-2002  Chapter 3: Human Vulnerability Climate Change  Chapter 4: Outlook: 2002-32  Chapter 5: Options for Action

  11. Other GEO Products • Pacific Islands Environment Outlook • Asia Pacific Environment Outlook –1 • Asia Pacific Environment Outlook –2

  12. Annual GEO Statement Mandate UNEP Governing Council Decision 22/1/IB (2003) calls for: “annual global environment outlook statements on the environment, inter alia, highlighting significant environmental events and achievements during the year and raising awareness of emerging issues from scientific research and other sources”

  13. SIDS Environment Outlook Mandate UNEP Governing Council Decision 22/13 (2003): strengthen the institutional capacity of SIDS to effectively achieve the sustainable development goals ... through the provision of dedicated technical and financial support  increased funding for activities, particularly in connection with preparing for and implementation of the outcomes of the 2004 Mauritius international meeting

  14. SIDS Environment Outlook Objectives highlight the state of the environment in SIDS regions, showing the trends of national, regional and global significance  provide policy guidance, early warning information on environmental threats

  15. SIDS Environment Outlook Objectives produce materials to feed into national and regional processes leading up to the international meeting in Mauritius in 2004 which will review the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS  help to catalyse and promote international cooperation and action based on the best scientific and technical capabilities available

  16. SIDS Environment Outlook Booklets AREAS OF FOCUS  African Atlantic  Caribbean  Pacific Islands  Western Indian Ocean

  17. SIDS Environment Outlook Booklets ISSUES TO HIGHLIGHT  the pressures, impacts and policy responses critical to SIDS implementing sustainable management of fisheries, coastal areas and exclusive economic zones and the continental shelf  the development of community-based initiatives on sustainable tourism, which are necessary to conserving and managing natural resources

  18. SIDS Environment Outlook Booklets ISSUES TO HIGHLIGHT  measures critical to help SIDS effectively reduce, prevent and control waste and pollution and their health-related impacts  efforts to build capacity for maintaining and managing systems to deliver water and sanitation services, in both rural and urban areas

  19. SIDS Environment Outlook Booklets ISSUES TO HIGHLIGHT issues related to the adverse effects of climate change, sea level rise and climate variability  environmental policy measures aimed at poverty alleviation

  20. Pacific Islands Environment Outlook • Executive Summary (5 Pages) • Section I : The Environment and Sustainable Development in the Pacific 1972 –2003 (15 – 20 Pages) • Section II : Policy Analysis 1972 –2003 (14 pages) • Section III: Option for Consideration (15 pages) • Total Pages: < 56 pages plus cover

  21. Booklet Outline • Section I : The Environment and Sustainable Development in the Pacific 1972 –2003 (15 – 20 Pages) • A brief overview of the state of the development 1972 – 2003 (+trends) in the Pacific • Natural and man-made disasters; • Freshwater; • Urbanisation; • Atmosphere • Marine and coastal areas (inc. land use issues) • Development and the environment: Threats and Drivers • Trade (e.g. energy, agriculture, issues of subsidies, etc); • Energy • Food and water security • Tourism • Vulnerability & health

  22. Booklet Outline • Section II : Policy Analysis 1972 –2003 (14 pages) • Assessment of policy responses at the national and regional levels and the regional and international efforts to support the policy development and implementation, with boxes on ´best practice´and ´lesson learned´. • National responses to global and regional MEAs; • Action Plans and Non-binding Instruments; • Laws and Institutions; • Economic Instruments; • Industry and New Technologies; • Financing of Environmental Actions; • Environmental Information and Education, and • Social Policies.

  23. Section III: Option for Consideration (15 pages) • Identification and discussion concerning policy options and other types of potential interventions for the future which might be national, regional and global in nature and include suggested practices and innovative possibilities(e.g. systems that take into consideration land-use patterns, soil erosion, watershed management and waste disposal, etc).

  24. SIDS Environment Outlook Process Regional Level • Research and draft the contents of the booklets. • Circulate the draft material to expert reviewers at national, regional and global levels. • Revise and finalize the draft material. • Make the draft material available to remaining regional preparatory meetings of the Barbados +10 process.

  25. SIDS Environment Outlook Process Global Level • Inception meeting • Finalize general structure of the contents and production schedule. • Review and provide comprehensive comments on the draft material. • Facilitate cover and page design of the booklets.

  26. SIDS Environment Outlook Process Global Level • Facilitate editing and layout of the booklets. • Draft global SIDS section based on input from the draft regional sections. • Translate Indian Ocean Islands report into English, and Caribbean into Spanish. • Facilitate production of the booklets. • Organize the launch of the booklets and facilitate distribution.

  27. Timeline 2003 June : Inception Meeting July –August : Development of Outline and Research Sept –Oct : Development of a draft booklet Oct-Nov : Technical review of first draft booklet Nov – Dec: Preparation of Second Draft and review 2004 January : Distribution of Second Draft at Inter-regional Preparatory Meeting of the International Meeting of the SIDS (Barbados +10) in Nassau, Bahamas February : Incorporation of Feedback from countries into second draft booklet to produce final booklet March – July : Translating, editing, designing and Printing of the booklet August :Launch and distribution of the booklet at the International Meeting of the SIDS (Barbados +10) in Mauritius.

  28. THANK YOU

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