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Kingston Outcome of the Caribbean
Regional Preparatory Meeting for
the Third International Conference
on Small Island Developing States
Sixteenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the
Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Georgetown, Guyana
11 July 2013
The Process
• Caribbean SIDS met from 2-4 July 2013 in
Kingston, Jamaica to discuss the following:
–Progress made in implementation of
the BPoA and MSI;
–Gaps and constraints related to
Implementation of the BPOA and the
MSI;
–Strengthening the Implementation
Framework for the BPoA and MSI
I. Review of SIDS Concerns
• Reaffirmed the following:
– The BPoA and the MSI;
– patterns of production and consumption are
indispensable in achieving global sustainable
development; - the principle of common but
differentiated responsibilities as set out in
Principle 7 of the Rio Declaration on Environment
and Development;
Unique International Position of SIDS
• Recalled the following:
– the unique and particular vulnerabilities;
– the international community’s commitment to
support SIDS;
– the decision to convene a Third International
Conference on Small Island Developing States;
• Acknowledged that SIDS remain a special case for
sustainable development
Women and Youth
• Underscored the vital role of women in
achieving sustainable development;
• Stressed the following:
– the active participation of young people in
decision making processes;
– that South-South and SIDS-SIDS cooperation
complementary to North-South cooperation
Multidimensional issues
• Recognised the following:
– the importance of the cultural identity of people
and the need to develop cultural industries and
initiatives;
– many multi-dimensional issues require an
integrated approach to sustainable development;
– the management of the natural resource base;
– Sustainable patterns of consumption and
produciton
II. Gaps and constraints related to
Implementation of the BPOA and the MSI
• Caribbean SIDS have progressed in the areas of
gender, health, education and the environment.
However, the following gaps prevail:
– lack of political will on the part of most
developed countries;
– Climate change. Need concerted action to keep
the global temperature below 1.5 degrees Celsius;
Gaps and constraints related to
Implementation of the BPOA and the MSI..
- Natural disasters. Need to promote a
preventative approach;
- Health - the burden and threat of Non
Communicable Diseases;
- ODA – overall decline impacted negatively
on that ability to respond to crises;
Gaps and constraints related to
Implementation of the BPOA and the MSI..
- Graduation to middle-income status;
- Use of GDP as a measure of development;
- Social integration policies particularly young
people, older persons and persons with
disabilities;
Gaps and constraints related to
Implementation of the BPOA and the MSI..
- Crime and violence
- Unemployment. Particularly for women and
youth and the brain drain;
- Migration. Deal with the challenges and
opportunities that migration presents;
Strengthening the Implementation
Framework
• Financial resources. The need for new and
additional predictable financial resources;
• A concrete framework. For enhancing the
implementation of sustainable development;
• Technology transfer. To provide
environmentally sound and appropriate
technologies;
Strengthening the Implementation
Framework …
- Financing for development. Through
multilateral, bilateral and triangular cooperation;
- Rio+20 processes and the post-2015
development agenda;
- High-level political Forum. This has replaced
the CSD as of 2013 and SIDS issues should be
highlighted there;
Strengthening the Implementation
Framework ….
- MEAs. Increased support for implementation
and reporting on these agreements;
- Balanced integration of the 3 dimensions of
Sustainable Development;
- Climate Technology Centre and Network.;
- STI for Sustainable Development;
Strengthening the Implementation
Framework ….
• Statistics and data gathering
• Disasters. Scale up support to SIDS for
resilience-building and provide financing for
early warning systems.
Strengthening the Implementation
Framework …
-Community empowerment – vulnerable
groups;
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy;
- The UN SG’s initiative on Sustainable Enegy
for all. (SE4All).
Strengthening the Implementation
Framework …
- Sustainable agriculture and rural
development. To promote food and nutrition
security;
- Caribbean SIDS platform on SCP. Provide
resources for development;
- Poverty eradication. Promote a peoplecentred approach;
- Health. NCD and CDs.
Strengthening the Implementation
Framework …
• UN System. Emphasize the need for
strengthened institutional frameworks among
the UN system to increase effectiveness and
efficiency in fulfillment of its functions and
mandates in providing more coherent support
to Caribbean SIDS in the implementation of
the BPOA and MSI, while ensuring appropriate
accountability to Member States.
Thank you