MAURITIUS STRATEGY &MAURITIUS STRATEGY &SIV PLANNING MEETINGSIV PLANNING MEETING

BEQUIA 2005BEQUIA 2005

Declaration of the Civil Declaration of the Civil Society Forum, 6-9 January Society Forum, 6-9 January

20052005

SIDS INTERNATIONAL SIDS INTERNATIONAL MEETINGMEETING

CIVIL SOCIETY PROCESSCIVIL SOCIETY PROCESS

• National- Regional- InternationalNational- Regional- International

• Assessing, Reviewing & Sharing on BPoAAssessing, Reviewing & Sharing on BPoA

• Focus on Priority IssuesFocus on Priority Issues

• Consensus on RecommendationsConsensus on Recommendations

• NOTE: Implementation not satisfactoryNOTE: Implementation not satisfactory

VISIONVISION

• A more equitable worldA more equitable world

• A world:A world:

- More humanMore human

- Genuinely democraticGenuinely democratic

- Human beings full participantsHuman beings full participants

- Determine their own destiniesDetermine their own destinies

CALL FOR ACTIONSCALL FOR ACTIONS

GovernmentGovernment

Natural DisastersNatural Disasters

• Pledge for reconstruction of stricken areas Pledge for reconstruction of stricken areas by Tsunami based on principles of equitable by Tsunami based on principles of equitable & participatory sustainable development& participatory sustainable development

• Welcome debt freeze & call for cancellation Welcome debt freeze & call for cancellation of all debtof all debt

Natural DisastersNatural Disasters

• Establish instruments & mechanisms Establish instruments & mechanisms that operationalise early warning that operationalise early warning system & disaster mitigationsystem & disaster mitigation

AgricultureAgriculture

• Recognition of the right of our people Recognition of the right of our people to food security and sovereigntyto food security and sovereignty

Marine ResourcesMarine Resources

• Sustainable use of marine resources Sustainable use of marine resources & marine biodiversity& marine biodiversity

• Appropriate training & tools for the Appropriate training & tools for the fishing communities who are the fishing communities who are the stewards and custodians of these stewards and custodians of these resourcesresources

Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy

• Develop & accelerate renewable and Develop & accelerate renewable and clean energy programmesclean energy programmes

HealthHealth

• Health and Education to be Health and Education to be recognised as human rights recognised as human rights

BiodiversityBiodiversity

• Implementation of adequately Implementation of adequately funded and effective strategies for funded and effective strategies for biodiversity conservation & invasive biodiversity conservation & invasive species management.species management.

• Comprehensive ban on the patenting Comprehensive ban on the patenting of all life forms & review past patentsof all life forms & review past patents

Participatory Processes Participatory Processes

• Institutionalisation of participatory Institutionalisation of participatory processes at all levels of decision processes at all levels of decision making & implementation;making & implementation;

• Ensuring inclusiveness & realization of Ensuring inclusiveness & realization of full human and environmental rightsfull human and environmental rights

• Communities must be at the core of Communities must be at the core of policy making & sustained investment policy making & sustained investment

International StandardsInternational Standards

• Ratify all core ILO Conventions & to Ratify all core ILO Conventions & to ensure strict adherence to the ensure strict adherence to the international standardsinternational standards

Nuclear ProliferationNuclear Proliferation

• Cessation of nuclear proliferation, Cessation of nuclear proliferation, transportation & transhipment of transportation & transhipment of hazardous, radioactive & nuclear hazardous, radioactive & nuclear materialsmaterials

Militarisation Militarisation

• Closure of all foreign military bases Closure of all foreign military bases on SIDS territories & the restoration on SIDS territories & the restoration and return of those lands to the SIDS and return of those lands to the SIDS concerned. concerned.

AOSISAOSIS

• AOSIS to adopt a formal structureAOSIS to adopt a formal structure

COMMITMENT TO ACTIONS BY COMMITMENT TO ACTIONS BY CIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY

PartnershipPartnership• Commitment to work with SIDS Governments & Commitment to work with SIDS Governments &

development partners to advance the development partners to advance the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy.implementation of the Mauritius Strategy.

• Ensure institutionalization of the effective Ensure institutionalization of the effective participation of all stakeholders in determining participation of all stakeholders in determining policy at all stagespolicy at all stages

• Develop benchmarks & indicators of Develop benchmarks & indicators of implementationimplementation

• Encourage faith-based communities to play a more Encourage faith-based communities to play a more active role in the implementation of the Mauritius active role in the implementation of the Mauritius StrategyStrategy

Trade & GlobalisationTrade & Globalisation

• Set up immediately mechanisms for the Set up immediately mechanisms for the protection of SIDS’ natural resources & protection of SIDS’ natural resources & markets and their people from the adverse markets and their people from the adverse effects of globalisation and trade effects of globalisation and trade liberalisation.liberalisation.

• Commit ourselves to fostering fair trade, Commit ourselves to fostering fair trade, protection of consumer rights & promoting protection of consumer rights & promoting south-south cooperation.south-south cooperation.

• Call for the review of rules & agreements of Call for the review of rules & agreements of WTO that adversely affect the lives of people WTO that adversely affect the lives of people in SIDS in SIDS

TradeTrade

• Call for SIDS to be compensated for Call for SIDS to be compensated for the negative effects of trade the negative effects of trade liberalisation & that the benefits be liberalisation & that the benefits be shared by the citizen without shared by the citizen without imposition of any conditionalitiesimposition of any conditionalities

TechnologiesTechnologies

• Identification & adoption of Identification & adoption of technologies that are appropriate & technologies that are appropriate & reflect SIDS’ realities & reflect SIDS’ realities & vulnerabilities. vulnerabilities.

Natural DisastersNatural Disasters

• Establish new or strengthen existing Establish new or strengthen existing mechanisms to address natural and mechanisms to address natural and man made disastersman made disasters

Climate ChangeClimate Change

• Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, call Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, call for the sharing of technologies & for the sharing of technologies & information, promotion of information, promotion of appropriate technologies to aid SIDS appropriate technologies to aid SIDS in mitigating & responding to in mitigating & responding to disastersdisasters

CultureCulture

• Assure & promote the proper Assure & promote the proper identification, protection, promotion & identification, protection, promotion & packaging of cultural heritage including packaging of cultural heritage including indigenous knowledge.indigenous knowledge.

• Commit ourselves to creating a world with Commit ourselves to creating a world with strong cultural values, eliminate violence strong cultural values, eliminate violence in any form, eradicate discrimination & in any form, eradicate discrimination & promote equality of gender & youth promote equality of gender & youth empowermentempowerment

AgricultureAgriculture

• Support the precautionary principle Support the precautionary principle underlying the responsible use of underlying the responsible use of agricultural inputs, use of GMOs agricultural inputs, use of GMOs while protecting & enhancing while protecting & enhancing livelihood, and small scale & livelihood, and small scale & traditional agriculture and indigenous traditional agriculture and indigenous species. species.

Water & SanitationWater & Sanitation

• Re-affirm that access to safe & Re-affirm that access to safe & affordable water and sanitation are affordable water and sanitation are basic human rightsbasic human rights

Women’s RightsWomen’s Rights

• Reaffirm & recommit to the principles Reaffirm & recommit to the principles of women’s rights as Human Rights of women’s rights as Human Rights

Special FundSpecial Fund

• Establish & make operational a SIDS Establish & make operational a SIDS Civil Society Implementation FundCivil Society Implementation Fund

Conclusion of DeclarationConclusion of Declaration

• Commit ourselves to creating a world Commit ourselves to creating a world where social justice & equity prevailswhere social justice & equity prevails

Plan of ActionPlan of Action

• The Formal structuring of a SIDS Civil The Formal structuring of a SIDS Civil Society NetworkSociety Network

• The popularisation of the Mauritius The popularisation of the Mauritius Strategy at community levelStrategy at community level

• The development of benchmark and The development of benchmark and indicators for implementationindicators for implementation

• Develop parallel implementation Develop parallel implementation progress report for submission to the progress report for submission to the UNUN

ChallengesChallenges

• StructuringStructuring

• Development of a coherent approach Development of a coherent approach that add value to other international that add value to other international processes while ensuring that the processes while ensuring that the specificities of SIDS are given due specificities of SIDS are given due consideration.consideration.

• Thank YouThank You