Submitted by
irvina
on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:16
General Information
Resolution
46506
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
University of the South Pacific ( Fiji )
Fiji Department of Environment ( Fiji )
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Palau Conservation Society ( Palau )
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment ( Palau )
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC) ( Tonga )
Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, Natural Disaster, Environment and Energy ( Vanuatu )
723FEFBD-E163-E311-A9A0-002655853524
IUCN Commissions
76F669AB-F83A-E211-A73D-002655853524
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, Insight Global, UNC, and others.
II. Implementation
Activities 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 activities
Projects are underway or have been completed with governments in 10 Pacific Island Countries under the Energy, Ecosystems and Sustainable Livelihoods Initiative (EESLI). All reporting for the GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability Low Carbon Islands project has been delivered. In total, 12 Small Grants Programme projects have been undertaken in Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
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.
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.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Lack of support from the Council, and Global Secretariat (beyond the Oceania Regional Office) to support energy-related initiatives has continued to inhibit the ability of the Climate Change Mitigation & Risk Reduction Programme to expand its programme to meet the expectations of regional partners, and it has meant CCMRR has had to draw stronger linkages with other regional organizations and reorient towards addressing solid waste and plastics through the Pacific Waste Free Islands project starting in 2019.
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.
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.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
Again, 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. Energy generation, distribution, and consumption patterns are a fundamental component of how humans related to the world around them.
Are these actions/activities planned?
No
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)
Report status
Published