The Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Pacific Regional Joint Preparatory Meeting for the 12th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Image source: Pacific Island Parks CPPS Workshop on Integrated Regional Oceanic Policy 28-30 October 2015
Forum Member Countries
TOURISM LIVELIHOODS CULTURE TRANSPORT SHIPPING FOOD SECURITY Source: http://travel-pictures.1-my.com/ Source: http://eblackaudio.wordpress.com/ Source: www.marineinsight.com SHIPPING TRANSPORT FOOD SECURITY
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat The Forum’s mission is to ensure the effective implementation of the Leaders’ decisions for the benefit of the people of the Pacific. The Forum’s goals are to stimulate economic growth and enhance political governance and security for the region, through the provision of policy advice; and to strengthen regional cooperation and integration through coordinating, monitoring and evaluating implementation of Leaders’ decisions.
Marine Sector Working Group Plus Observers – e.g. NGOs, donors
Framework for Pacific Regionalism Framework for Pacific Regionalism Vision Values Objectives Forms of Regionalism Process for Priority Setting Process for Measuring Progress Annex: Tests for Regional Action
The Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy Guiding Principles: Improving our understanding of the Ocean Sustainably managing and developing the use of ocean resources Maintaining the health of the Ocean Promoting the peaceful use of the Ocean Creating partnerships and promoting cooperation
Six Strategic Priorities of the Oceanscape Jurisdictional Rights and Responsibilities Good Ocean Governance Sustainable development, management and conservation Listening, Learning, Liaising and Leading Sustaining Action Adapting to a rapidly changing environment
Progress of Implementation Marine Spatial Planning (Source: www.beachchairscientist.com) Leaders from Kiribati, Nauru & Marshall Islands shake hands after signing their Trilateral Maritime Boundary Agreement in 2012
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Action 2A – Leaders mandate a strengthening of the regional institutional framework for ocean governance and policy coordination.
Pacific Ocean Alliance CROP Private Sector Donors Pacific Ocean Alliance Civil Society Member Countries International Organisations
Lessons Learnt Aspirational objectives and agreement is fine – but identifying clear actions is required to inform progress Implementation requires strong leadership and political champions Funding mechanisms to support implementation are essential Governance to support decision making and implementation is key – don’t just focus on “the policy”
Thank you, Vinaka, Gracias elizabethb@forumsec.org