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WCC 2016 Res 089 - Progress Report

General information
Energy efficiency and renewable energy to promote the conservation of nature
Period covered: 
2017
IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members: 
University of the South Pacific ( USP ) / Fiji
Fiji Department of Environment / Fiji
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Palau Conservation Society ( PCS ) / Palau
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa ( MNRE ) / Samoa
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC) ( MEIDECC ) / Tonga
Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, Natural Disaster, Environment and Energy / Vanuatu
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IUCN Commissions: 
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IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Gender Climate Change Alliance, PNG Women in Agriculture, Silver's Eco Bed & Breakfast, Teta Tours, Ltd., Uto ni Yalo Trust, Development Bank of Tuvalu,Federated States of Micronesia Development Bank, Ministry of Natural Resources & Development (RMI), Niue Development Bank, Nauru Utilities Corporation, Niue Power Corporation, Tuvalu Elecitricty Corporation, Pace University, and others.
Implementation
Indicate which actions have been carried out to implement this Resolution : 
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the actions taken: 
Projects are underway or have been completed with governments in 10 Pacific Island Countries under the Energy, Ecosystems and Sustainable Livelihoods Initiative (EESLI). The GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability Low Carbon Islands project has been completed in Nauru, Niue, and Tuvalu. Additionally, five Small Grants Programme projects have been completed in Fiji, PNG, and Tonga.

IUCN ORO has established a vital role in facilitating consideration of biodiversity and ecosystem services across the energy/transport, financial, and legal sectors. The role of the environment and natural resources in the provision of energy services continually needs to be reinforced in the policy, planning, and implementation process of government activities concerning energy generation/consumption, and the holistic understanding of how each sector contributes towards recording and reducing emissions is an ongoing point of focus and area for improvement in each Pacific Island Country.
What challenges/obstacles have been encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and how were they overcome : 
Lack of support from the Council, and Global Secretariat (beyond the Oceania Regional Office) to support energy-related initiatives has stymied the ability of the Climate Change Mitigation & Risk Reduction Programme to expand its programme and draw stronger linkages with other regional office programmes and commission work elsewhere.

At the activity level, implementation of projects is often hampered by the capacity strains placed on government focal points and other stakeholders in the Oceania Region.
Briefly describe what future actions are needed for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Additional support to upscale projects and technical assistance in the Oceania Region should be committed, and the previous decade of the work programme should be drawn upon to replicate involvement of IUCN in safeguarding biodiversity and valuing ecosystems in the energy sector globally.
Are these actions planned for yet: 
No
Status of implementation
Status of implementation for this Resolution: 
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)