- Establishment of foundational scientific tools and provision of technical assistance to understand how these tools can be used. The foundational scientific tools include satellite mapping of coral reefs and nearshore ecosystem; baseline data on ocean acidification to monitor the effects and impacts of ocean acidification and other climate-related changes on the coastal and coral reef ecosystems of Timor-Leste; Enhanced the Government of Timor-Leste's capacity to develop and implement an ecosystem approach to fisheries management plans.- The baseline data produced will support the Government ...[more]

The Partnership implements South/South exchanges and cross-regional learning that strengthen the regional institutional framework supporting climate change planning and finance at the national level within Small Island Developing States (SIDS).Specifically, the Partnership will achieve: 1. Shared services and materials: online tools, databases, meta-data, educational material, and publications.2. An inter-regional network of climate modellers to support planning for climate change.3. Knowledge sharing on the integration of adaptation and disaster risk reduction, and national planning for clim...[more]

Sustainable development of Small Island Developing StatesThe objective of this partnership is to enhance resilience to climate change and extreme weather events- This platform will serve as a repository for regional climate change information and data and will help in sound decision making.- It will help build strategic partnerships with key regional institutions promoting sharing of knowledge, lessons learnt and best practices between states and other regions as well as ensuring maximum synergies with existing initiatives.

Seeing Blue was launched as an ongoing initiative to create a dialogue based and action driven caucus to protect the ocean and address the issue of marine debris and misuse. As a Small Island Developing State, Mauritius's identity and economy are inexorably tied up with the health of its oceans. However, as data shows, the oceans are on the brink of collapse due to human activities such as overfishing and pollution, the systemic impacts of which are felt worldwide, even in landlocked countries. With over 70% of fish stocks collapsed and 6.4 million tons of debris being dumped in the oceans yea...[more]

In May of 2009, Pacific Island Forum Leaders met with the Government of Japan at the 5th Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM 5) in Hokkaido, Japan. At the PALM 5 Summit, Leaders issued the Islanders Hokkaido Declaration which reaffirmed Leaders commitment to collaborate and cooperate on a wide range of issues.A significant part of the Declaration was the launch of the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) Fund, The PEC Fund is an initiative designed to promote the development and implementation of practical pacific-tailored approaches to combating the impacts of climate change. The Government o...[more]

SIDS Youth AIMS Hub (SYAH) is a youth-led non-governmental organisation focused on advancing and implementing youth-led sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) found in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea (AIMS) region. Owing to the geographical dispersion of SIDS within the AIMS region, lack of access to youth funding, and the common need to set up an entity that will enable SIDS youth within the AIMS region to collaborate on addressing common needs, the youth participants of the My World, My SIDS AIMS Regional Youth Meeting organized by UNE...[more]

In a broad sense, this partnership will allow for the coordination of student and staff mobility activity between the - State, Society & Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) at the Australian National University (ANU) and partner institutions across the Pacific, under the Australian Government's New Colombo Plan. These activities will be carried out under the existing MoU's that exist between the ANU and partner institutions in the region.Through coordination between relevant academic experts in Australia and the Pacific, this partnership will allow for knowledge transfer on key issues and topics co...[more]

The FINPAC (Finnish Pacific) Project is a regionally coordinated meteorological project targeting the adaptation needs of Pacific Island Communities (PICs) to the effects of climate change. Accordingly, the adaptation approach developed in this project is based on the development of the capacity of National Meteorological Services (NMSs) to respond to the growing needs of communities to prepare and respond to the changing weather patterns and climate trends using improved meteorological services.

Our objective is to enhance research, innovation and collaboration to better serve the needs and aspirations of Pacific communities. We will meet this object, and hence contribute to the sustainable development of SIDS by pursuing the following goals:GoalsValidate and generate knowledge through research and publication on priority challenges in the Pacific region;Share physical and intellectual resources, in an equitable manner, to facilitate quality research;Develop shared research training initiatives;Collectively work with regional and international organizations to strengthen the quantity ...[more]

The objective of the Partnership is to advance a policy framework and best practice guidelines for a resilient and sustainable tourism sector in the Pacific (focusing on SPTO member countries). Explicit consideration of knowledge and experience both related to disasters and climate change impacts will be integrated in a holistic approach. The Partnership will contribute to the sustainable development of SIDS by:a. reducing risk arising from natural hazards in the Pacific, which is critical to ensure that investments into sustainable tourism development are not compromised;b. addressing the vul...[more]

This partnership addresses challenges facing PSIDS, specifically related to the development of PSIDS capacities in Science and Technology and their application for sustainable development. The network, Applied Science and education projects are envisaged that will encourage uptake of emerging technologies in PSIDS. Our Initial projects concern application of DNA monitoring technology (with emphasis on LAMP technology1,2). Our proposed projects will integrate local and Indigenous knowledge, specifically in the area of natural resource management, and indigenous education ensuring sustainable o...[more]

The partnership aims to integrate traditional forms of knowledge and indigenous approaches to facilitating disaster risk reduction and social resilience within regional and national emergency response and disaster management strategies/policies. The partnership with stakeholders will offer workshops designed to highlight the policy gap in the disaster management strategies of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Attention is drawn to considering the ways in which indigenous knowledge and practices might be adapted to shape disaster response frameworks, inform local and national governance a...[more]

This innovative project brings together a wide range of national, regional and global women and youth led CSOs and networks, along with representatives from National Women's Machineries (NWMs), other relevant Government ministries and departments, and High level State representatives from NY Missions and Capitals, along with key regional development institutions to discuss, strategize and agree on short-term, medium and long-term priorities and political partnerships to advance transformative gender, climate change and DRR positions into the global sustainable development and CC agendas.

The Global Action Programme on ESD pursues the overall objective to use ESD as a key driver for contributing to the resilience and sustainability of Societies. The Partner Networks of the Global Action Programme will bring together ESD stakeholders from different world regions to exchange experiences and learn from successful cases in implementing ESD in national education systems. SIDS have been a priority target group of UNESCO's Climate Change Education country programmes in 2012-2015. Recommendations and lessons learned from these activities provide an important knowledge pool to draw upon...[more]

Established in 2012, the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves aims to study, implement and disseminate island and coastal strategies to preserve biodiversity and heritage, promote sustainable development, and adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. This network is formed by the representatives of twenty islands and coastal biosphere reserves around the world and is open to all islands and coastal biosphere reserves that want to join it.

The partnership aims to contribute to local economic development in Small Island Developing States by:- Assessing tourism quality and sustainability of SIDS islands. - Evaluating and improving their status as sustainable tourism destinations, including shared focus on energy, water and climate adaptation and mitigation.- Strengthening local capacity to enhance sustainability performance, and to enhance destination quality.- Creating a coordinated framework to continue, improve and structure the existing cooperation in the field of tourism destination sustainability, between the Green Destinati...[more]

As the understanding of the ocean and marine environment is critical for the sustainable development of SIDS, Mauritius, in line with the Ocean Economy Roadmap, is spearheading the establishment of a Faculty for Oceans which would not only help build the skills base of youth and mature students from SIDS and landlocked countries like, but also significantly enhance the technical and normative knowledge around ocean matters. The Faculty would also serve to develop a knowledge platform and intensify research and teaching in SIDS whilst empowering SIDS to undertake their own benchmarking practice...[more]

Vision and mission of the SIDS Youth Network is to create a sustainable network that promotes and facilitates knowledge sharing, youth participation, collaboration and friendship within and between SIDS.

The Mauritius OTI would serve as a platform to attract scientists and entrepreneurs to use the waters of Mauritius as a test bed for the development of marine technologies. Three programmes have been identified, namely for 18-month, 24-month and three-year projects which would address the challenges of water resources through research and innovation on technologies for ocean wave energy, desalination as well as instruments in seaport-related activities such as systems to track assets at sea, fleet management, ship control systems and data management. Applied research to develop and adapt techn...[more]

To support Ministries of Education and other Institutions to provide quality and comprehensive approaches to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education at primary and secondary school levels.The program will contribute to the development of future Pacific Island leaders who are sensitized to the issues of SRH and gender equality.