CORDINATION OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

Developing a Green Growth Framework for Fiji - “Restoring the Balance

in Development that is Sustainable for Our Future”

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4th Commonwealth Pacific Forum of Central Agencies 12th May, 2015

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Part 1: Background & Process

Background – International, Regional & National

Process to formulate draft Green Growth Framework for Fiji

Part 2: Implementation & Monitoring Arrangements

Implementation and Monitoring

Part 3: Concluding Remarks

Part 1: Background &

Process

International commitments… to sustainable development

Fiji party to international commitments since 1992.

Fiji is party to other related international commitments such as the Millennium Summit and MDGs.

Rio, 1992

Barbados Programme of Action, 1994

Rio +10, 2002

Mauritius Strategy, 2005

Rio +20, 2012

Regional commitments…to developing Green Growth tool

MSG• 2012, Melanesia

Spearhead Group Leaders Meeting

PSIDS

•2013 Pacific Small Islands Developing States Regional Preparatory Meeting for Samoa 2014

PIDF• 2013, Inaugural Pacific

Islands Development Forum

National commitments…to frame high level development policies, over past 8 years

President’s Mandate, 2007

State of the Nation and Economy Report, 2008

Peoples Charter for Change, Peace & Progress, 2009

Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development, 2010

Major findings from SNE: Low savings and investment Sharp rise in unemployment

and poverty Lack of access to land for

productive and social purpose

Weakening export base Loss of skilled labour to

migration Declining standard of public

service delivery Increasing public debt; and Poor state of infrastructure

National commitments…to frame development policies

President’s Mandate, 2007

State of Nation and Economy Report, 2008

Peoples Charter for Change, Peace & Progress, 2008

Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development, 2010-2014

Key Pillars to Rebuilding Fiji:

1. Good and Just Governance2. Common National Identity

and Building Social Cohesion3. Leadership4. Enhancing Public Sector

Efficiency5. Achieving Higher Economic

Growth 6. Making More Land Available

for Productive and Social Purposes

7. Developing an Integrated Development Structure at the Divisional Level

8. Reducing Poverty to a Negligible Level by 2015

9. Making Fiji a Knowledge based Society

10.Improving Health Service Delivery

11.Enhancing Global Integration and International Relations.

In summary, Fiji’s prerequisites for the future that have been identified to support sustainable development are:

Integration InclusivenessPartnershipOwnershipRelevanceInnovation

Consultative process…to develop the Green Growth Framework

Level of consultation:

Internal SPO process with inputs received from Ministries

Key stakeholders (public sector, private sector, civil society) involved. Up to 30 people per Working Group

400 stakeholders (public sector, private sector, civil society, academia & development partners) involved.

Objective:

10 working groups, each convened twice, to discuss Baseline Papers and draft Thematic Area sections.

Refinement and seek broad consensus on draft Framework

Seek community perspective on draft Framework

Involve all key agencies within Government in process

DESKTOP REVEIW

THEMATIC WORKING GROUPS

NATIONAL SUMMIT

PROVINCIAL LEVEL CONSULTATION

CORE COMMITTEE

Summary

• Awareness• Advocacy• Translation

Implementation

• Process initiated by PM

Nov, 2013

Part 2: IMPLEMENTATION & MONITORING

Implementation and Monitoring Arrangements

Advocacy and Awareness

High Level Multi-Stakeholder Panel on Sustainable Development Chaired by PM Cross-Stakeholder Representation

Time-bound targets Short-term, Medium-term, Long-term Support Roadmap and its successor

Concluding Remarks

Continuity of Vision of the Peoples Charter

Notable prerequisites to success: - Political Will - Inclusiveness

Why Fiji needs to act now – ‘hot spots’. Availability of timely, quality data Implementation & Monitoring Sharing of Fiji’s Experience

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