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Sustainable Sea Transport Talanoa 2014 & International Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change. Opening Address Feleti Teo PIDF Secretary General. 2014 PIDF Summit. Green Growth in the Pacific : Building Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships. Commitment areas of the PIDF.
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Sustainable Sea Transport Talanoa 2014& International Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change Opening Address FeletiTeo PIDF Secretary General
2014 PIDF Summit Green Growth in the Pacific : Building Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
Commitment areas of the PIDF Leadership Recognition of the role of healthy people Value of the Pacific common and collective Long Term Financing – Support to communities Rigor in implementation of key national and regional commitments Reform of financial system Education and capacity building Sustainable transport Food security Re-energising the Pacific
Where are we going?PIDF mission Enabling green-blue Pacific economies through inclusive strategies, multi-stakeholder governance, and genuine partnerships
Where are we going? Outcome of PIDF work program Regional and national frameworks implementingeffective transformation of unsustainable development practices through the use of innovative tools such as green-blue economy, adaptive leadership, and genuine partnerships for Pacific communities
From a “divided” and imbalanced house … Economic Development (growth) and Inequality Social Development (Inclusivity) Environment (Sustainability)
Towards Our Goals with Our partners United, Distinctive and Sustainable Pacific Society Green-Blue Pacific Economies Economic Development Social Development Environmental protection • Enablers including 10 commitment areas
Convergence and integration Alignment with national mechanisms including planning processes and integration with sectoral strategies Supporting national green growth approaches: Fiji, PNG, Tonga Supporting sub-regional frameworks (e.g. MSG Green Growth Framework) Creating an enabling environment for community participation and private sector leadership
Conclusion Climate change is the greatest threat to security of ocean and people Dependency on imported fossil fuel is the largest inhibitor of development ambitions SIDS 2014. Enabling green-blue Pacific economies is key