Solomon Islands is emerging from four turbulent years (1999 - 2003) of an ethnic crisis with a very weak economy, a rapidly growing population and a government system struggling to cope with the delivery of basic services. The country's people are
custodians to globally significant terrestrial and marine biodiversity that is at risk of being over-exploited and lost due to uncontrolled and unsustainable development activities. In recognition of the importance of environmental management and
A healthy environment is paramount to the well being and security of Solomon Islanders and with approximately 85 percent of the population relying on a subsistence lifestyle, sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity is critical. Loss of biodiversity and environmental services can lead to hunger, poverty, disease and conflict and is a threat to the internal security of Solomon Islands. It also leaves coastal communities vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to loss of protection for coastal habitats.
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This chapter is concerned with describing the evolution of the FSM Sustained Growth Strategy (SGS), and the fiscal challenges facing the nation resulting from the need to implement the provisions of the amended Compact. Discussion starts through detailing the FSM's negotiating strategy for the amended Compact and in outlining the principal objectives that the FSM sought
to securemacroeconomic stability and sustainable development. These objectives are compared with what the FSM and U.S. finally agreed, and which are embodied in the terms and conditions of the amended Compact.
Recognizing the critical importance of the FSM's natural environment to the health and prosperity of this and future generations of Micronesians, the Environment Sector shall support the protection of the Nation's environment and achieve sustainable development of its natural resources. These efforts include the development, adoption and enforcement of policies, laws, and regulations in pursuit of the above-stated goals; the reduction and prevention of environmental degradation and all forms of pollution; adaptation to climate change: the
A key objective in the development process of the NDS has been to mobilize the active participation of all key stakeholders relevant to the successful implementation of the objectives of the NDS. The aim of this is to foster a sense of ownership amongst stakeholders to ensure their cooperation and commitment to the implementation of the various stages of the NDS.
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The National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS) declares the development journey for a better quality of life for every Nauruan. It is a road map that reflects the reforms needed to be put in place and the strategies for implementation, as the platform for a better life today and tomorrow. The NSDS therefore marks a key milestone in Nauru's development process.
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When you are faced with major challenges it is important to stop, take stock of your current position and then to plan how you move forward. Population and finance are major challenges currently facing this country that need this type of
approach. There are serious concerns that if our population drops much lower than the very things that make us a nation, such as our spiritualism, language, heritage and social values will be threatened. The recent loss of a major source of income has highlighted our precarious financial position. It has
Since Independence, successive governments have prepared many-
worthy development plans and strategies that have promised to realize our national vision, as enshrined in our Constitution. While the plans and strategies were often soundly based, they have not been translated into results on the ground, and as a consequence, our nation is well short of achieving the national vision. In real terms, the plans of the past represent little more than an historical record of good intentions.
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During the 1995 national crisis and subsequent economic reform programme (ERP), several national consultation forums saw key policy measures and economic structural changes introduced. These had considerable influence on current national sustainable
development initiatives including the draft NSDP and NESAF.
This report is prepared in response to the need to contribute to and facilitate implementation of national support to the formulation of National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS) in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It is an
The aim of this report is to assess if the five key principles of the internationally agreed National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS) requirements (UNDESA 2005) are adequately incorporated into Fiji's national priorities and targets, strategies, indicators, and institutional framework. A national sustainable development strategy is a tool to integrate the national policies and plans from the various sectors with the aim of ensuring that economic development is socially responsible and maintains an adequate natural resource base for future generations.
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The Report is about Kiribati" National Strategies for Sustainable Development. The Environment Act and the National Development Strategies 2000- 2003, the basis for the
The Common Country Assessment (CCA) is an assessment of the overall development situation of the country that is undertaken by the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in collaboration with the government and other development partners. As well as providing an overall description of the state of development in the country, the CCA identifies key development issues and challenges facing the country that the UN system, along with other agencies and the government, need to address in their
People care about coasts. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people live their lives on and derive their livelihoods from
coasts and coastal resources. Hundreds of millions more people who don't live on the coast use them for recreation or depend on
the resources and environmental services they produce. The damage caused by human activities, whether it is from habitat loss, pollution damage or increased exposure to natural disasters caused by things such as mangrove destruction, attract great political and public concern.
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The economic survival of various production sectors, and of the people depending on those sectors for their livelihoods, is intricately connected to the conservation and
In addition, the Leaders have also called for the implementation of the respective regional frameworks, regional strategies and or regional plans of actions (See Annex 1) in relation
to sectoral and cross sectoral themes, including on climate change and disaster (Initiatives 5.5 and 13.4), and energy (Initiative 5.4, and mitigation aspects of aspects of 5.5). These regional policies and frameworks of action guide the efforts of regional organisations and development partners in supporting member countries to address their respective national
This Partnership Agreement is the result of an extensive Government led formulation process that used the Medium Term Development Strategy as its cornerstone and constitutes a single and unified United Nations Country Programme (UNCP) for 2008-2012 for UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, UNHCR, UNAIDS, OCHA, OHCHR, IFAD, UNIFEM, ILO, UNESCO, FAO, and UN HABITAT.
This report was prepared for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The report reviews the state of the environment and development in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the constraints and opportunities for sustainable development. In preparing this report, the FSM has used the term sustainable development to mean attainment of a level of natural resource utilization and environmental quality at a level sufficient to maintain the desired degree of
economic development and quality of life appropriate for the cultures of the FSM.
This report was prepared for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The report reviews the state of the environment and development in the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and the constraints and opportunities for sustainable development, in preparing this report, the RMI has used the term sustainable development to mean maintenance of
The Cook Islands is made up of 15 islands spread out over an exclusive economic zone of approximately two million square kilometres (750,000 square miles) in the Southern Pacific Ocean. Two of these islands are uninhabited. Total land area is just
under 240 square kilometres with Rarotonga the center of Government and commerce representing just over 28 percent of the total.
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