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Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
Towards a Pacific Green Growth
Framework
2014 PIDF Summit Plenary
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
2013 Summit – Key Outcomes
• A Pacific that asserts a distinctive Pacific model of “green growth in blue economies” that is aligned to sustainable development principles
• A Pacific that reaffirms the importance of Government leaders undertaking bold, transformative and adaptive leadership.
• Pacific Leaders that champion Green Growth and Sustainable Development by adopting innovative and “outside of the box approaches”, revisiting traditional practices and improving existing mechanisms.
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
2013 Summit – Key Outcomes
• A Pacific that integrates our spirituality into our development paradigms and models
• A Pacific that enhances protection of critical ecosystems through the enforcement of legislation, creation of protected areas and creating awareness and promoting advocacy on our role as stewards of this creation
• Commitment to Action
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
Commitment areas of the PIDF
a. Leadership
b. Recognition of the role of healthy people
c. Value of the Pacific common and collective
d. Long Term Financing – Support to communities
e. Rigor in implementation of key national and regional commitments
f. Reform of financial system
g. Education and capacity building
h. Sustainable transport
i. Food security
j. Re-energising the Pacific
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
Where are we going?PIDF mission
Enabling green-blue Pacific economies through
inclusive strategies, multi-stakeholder
governance, and genuine partnerships
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
Where are we going? Outcome of PIDF work program
Regional and national frameworks implementing effective transformation of unsustainable development practices through the use of innovative tools such as green-blue economy, adaptive leadership, and genuine partnerships for Pacific communities
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
How? Key focus of PIDF work
• Inclusive and stewardship leadership
• Innovative practices and approaches
• Genuine, equitable and durable partnerships
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Green-Blue Pacific Economies
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Enablers including 10 commitment areas
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
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
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
Convergence and integration
• Providing a platform for coordinated support and alignment
• Alignment with global processes • Engaging CROP agencies, donors,
the UN System, INGOs in the green blue Pacific economy
• Develop a Pacific Green Growth Framework
Green Growth in the Pacific: Building Resilient Sustainable Futures and Genuine Partnerships
Recommendations
1. Commit to establishing or strengthening national mechanisms that support the development and implementation of green–blue economies, and that provides a clear link to the work of PIDF.
2. PIDF provides a convergence point for the development of a Pacific Green Growth Framework, supporting national responses and aligning regional support.