Caricom to discuss SIDS at Int’l meeting

Aug 23, 2014 News

The Regional Integration body Caricom will be viewing the Third International Meeting on Small Island Developing States (UNSIDS) in Apia, Samoa, come September 1st to 4th, 2014. According to a press statement from Caricom it’s an important opportunity to engage the international community on the development challenges facing the Region.
It was noted that over the past two years Caricom Member States; have been fully engaged in the processes leading up to the meeting which is being held under the theme “The Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States through genuine and durable partnerships”.
Caricom is recognized by the international community as the major driver of the (Small Island Development States) SIDS-Programme of Action (SIDS/POA). The meeting presents an opportunity to seek ways of harmonizing the SIDS/POA framework with the strategic development objectives outlined in the Community’s Strategic Plan 2015-2019 recently approved by Heads of Government.
It was explained that the SIDS/POA had its genesis in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, 1992). At the conference it was recognized that SIDS share unique characteristics that make them economically, environmentally and socially vulnerable to shocks over which they exercise little or no control, placing them at a distinct disadvantage in comparison with larger countries.
The SIDS/POA was adopted at the first UNSIDS which was held in Barbados in 1994 and defined various challenges that SIDS face in their efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth and development.
This Programme of action was reshaped at the international review meeting in Mauritius in January 2005 and highlighted the need to accelerate efforts to assist small island states in building resilience to environmental, social and economic vulnerabilities.
The strategy adopted addressed new and emerging issues, including the impact of HIV/AIDS, security concerns, the importance of information and communication technology, the need for special and differential treatment in the face of erosion of trade preferences, and the protection of indigenous culture and cultural industries.
Since 1994, much action has been taken by Caricom (SIDS) towards their sustainable development using most of their own available resources to implement the SIDS/POA with limited assistance from international development partners. Many sustainable development initiatives, programmes and projects have been instituted at the regional and national levels. “The Region’s strategy has been geared towards building on and expanding areas in which there is already some level of ongoing activity, demonstrated interest and institutional capacity” the release stated.
It was noted that the approach of building synergies, filling gaps and utilizing existing national and regional institutions should optimize the effectiveness of any new financial resources, strengthen capacity, reduce lead time and increase the sustainability of activities that would improve the lives of the people of the Community.

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