National Sustainable Development Strategies in Pacific Island States - Workshop 4-5 May, 2006, New York presentation by Fiji

Current Status of the NSDS No official NSDS No official NSDS SDP 2003 – 2005 coverage SDP 2003 – 2005 coverage Mid Term Review of the SDP Mid Term Review of the SDP SDP SDP Draft SDP Draft SDP

ANALYSIS of SDP 3 pillars of SD 3 pillars of SD Sectoral policies Sectoral policies Poverty Strategies Poverty Strategies Environment – not adequately covered Environment – not adequately covered SDP – reference to other key documents such as Environment Management Act SDP – reference to other key documents such as Environment Management Act

SDP Vission Vission - A Peaceful and prosperous Fiji Mission Mission - Develop and implement the best political, social and economic policies to advance the goals of Peace and Prosperity

Guiding Principles 6 guiding principles of SDP 6 guiding principles of SDP - good governance - environmental sustainability - respect for our cultures & tradition - respect for law & order - respect for human rights - honesty in public life

What should be in the NSDS Guiding principles of the SDP Guiding principles of the SDP Guiding principles of the NSDS Guiding principles of the NSDS Improvement required to integrate the two principles together Improvement required to integrate the two principles together

Stakeholders Participation National Social & Economic Summit National Social & Economic Summit NEDC & 9 SWGs NEDC & 9 SWGs Quarterly meetings of the SWGs Quarterly meetings of the SWGs Bi-annual meetings for the NEDC Bi-annual meetings for the NEDC Cabinet Cabinet

Achievements Achievement towards National Goals – measured by KPIs Achievement towards National Goals – measured by KPIs Achievement towards International Goals – MDGs Achievement towards International Goals – MDGs Use the same monitoring mechanism Use the same monitoring mechanism

SDP Achievements 635 KPIs 635 KPIs SDP Mid Term Review SDP Mid Term Review 60 % KPIs achieved 60 % KPIs achieved Inclusion of MDGs Inclusion of MDGs Draft SDP contains 490 KPIs – most are outcomes and measurable KPIs Draft SDP contains 490 KPIs – most are outcomes and measurable KPIs

MDG Achievements Not included in the initial SDP Not included in the initial SDP Assessment made during the mid term review of the Plan Assessment made during the mid term review of the Plan Monitoring the MDGs Monitoring the MDGs

Challenges Comprehensive assessment of the SDP required Comprehensive assessment of the SDP required Lack of information provided Lack of information provided Duplication of efforts – formulation of NSDS Duplication of efforts – formulation of NSDS Integration of the Pacific Plan Integration of the Pacific Plan

Way Forward National Stakeholder Workshop National Stakeholder Workshop Further consultation with Heads of Orgs Further consultation with Heads of Orgs Improvement to integrate SDP and NSDS Improvement to integrate SDP and NSDS

Conclusion Election - Change of Govt soon means a new Plan Election - Change of Govt soon means a new Plan NSDS/SDP Formulation - Timely NSDS/SDP Formulation - Timely