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National Support to the Formulation of National Sustainable Development Strategies in the Pacific: A Regional Approach
About Pacific SIDS Project
The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation from the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), as well as the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, called upon countries to formulate and begin implementation of NSDS by 2005.
In response to the inter-governmental decisions and in order to assist countries in achieving their NSDS goals and priorities, UNDESA in 2005 formulated a project “National Support to the Formulation of National Sustainable Development Strategies in the Pacific: a regional approach”, funded by the Government of Italy.
The Pacific SIDS invited to participate in the project include
- Cook Islands,
- Fiji,
- Kiribati,
- Marshall Islands,
- Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),
- Nauru,
- Niue,
- Palau,
- Papua New Guinea,
- Samoa,
- Solomon Islands,
- Tonga,
- Tuvalu and
- Vanuatu.
Two phase approach
The project is being implemented in two phases. Phase One focuses on the preparation of national assessment reports and the convening of an international workshop, to share experiences and agree on a common approach to the development and implementation of National Sustainable Development Strategies in Pacific SIDS.
Phase Two will focus on selected interventions in Pacific SIDS to further the development and implementation of NSDS.