SAMOAPathway: 17 priority areas

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2 SAMOAPathway: 17 priority areas Sustained and sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth with decent work for all o Development models for sustainable development and poverty eradication o Sustainable tourism Climate change Sustainable energy Disaster risk reduction Oceans and seas Food security and nutrition Water and sanitation Sustainable transportation Sustainable consumption and production Management of chemicals and waste, including hazardous waste Health and non-communicable diseases Gender equality and women s empowerment Social development o Culture and sport o Promoting peaceful societies and safe communities o Education Biodiversity o Desertification, land degradation and drought o Forests Invasive alien species Means of implementation, including partnerships o Partnerships o Financing o Trade o Capacity-building o Technology o Data and statistics o Institutional support for small island developing States Priorities of the small island developing States for the post-2015 development agenda Monitoring and accountability Conclusion: UNESCO s interdisciplinary mandate is highly relevant to priorities identified in the Samoa Pathway.

3 UNESCO SIDS Action Plan 5 priority areas covering UNESCO s multidisciplanary mandate 1. Enhancing island capacities to achieve sustainable development through education and the reinforcement of, human and institutional capacities 2. Enhancing SIDS resilience towards environmental, ocean, freshwater and natural resources sustainability 3. Preserving tangible and intangible cultural heritage and promoting culture for island sustainable development 4. Supporting SIDS in the management of social transformations and the promotion of social inclusion and social justice 5. Increasing connectivity, information management and knowledge sharing

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5 UNESCO and the SDGs UNESCO is bringing all its weight to supporting countries through new, innovative and integrated approaches to reach the goals they set for themselves from advancing inclusive quality education for all to STI policy advice, promoting integrated water resources management, ocean sustainability and protection of biodiversity, from advancing sustainable cities, deepening social inclusion, mitigating and adapting to climate change, to preventing violent extremism and cultural cleansing and defending freedom of expression and media development. Data is vital in this process. The Organization is responsible for collecting and disseminating data on the global and thematic indicators needed for the review and follow-up of many of these goals. While focusing on the 9 Sustainable Development Goals that have direct relevance to UNESCO s mandate the Organization s action will impact across all new goals. SIDS are concerned by challenges they encounter in embedding the Sustainable Development Goals into their national plans and budgets, and their follow up and review. UNESCO is committed to providing demand-driven, evidence-based normative and policy advice in its areas of competence and delivering capacity building, including on data collection and analysis. We are all in the same boat: we should deliver on the collective promise we made, as the United Nations, as Governments, as the wider public, to build a better future for all. It is our responsibility now to meet expectations, to do everything to translate promises into reality. This is UNESCO s pledge now, and in the years to come.

6 14.4 by 2020, effectively regulate harvesting, and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics 14.5 by 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on best available scientific information 14.6 by 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, and eliminate subsidies that contribute to IUU fishing, and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the WTO fisheries subsidies negotiation* 14.7 by 2030 increase 14.1 by 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, particularly from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution 14.2 by 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration, to achieve healthy and productive oceans 14.3 minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels the economic benefits to SIDS and LDCs from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism 14.a increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacities and transfer marine technology taking into account the IOC-UNESCO Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular SIDS and LDCs 14.b provide access of small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets 6 14.c ensure the full implementation of international law, as reflected in UNCLOS for states parties to it, including, where applicable, existing regional and international regimes for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by their parties

7 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

8 Some highlights - STI Policy: the case of SIDS is specific in this domain, as they are small and do not have a critical mass of scientists and researchers. Go-SPIN, a UNESCO tool created to help countries to develop their STI policy with specific indicators, is not adapted to the SIDS case and another model should be developed that can be applied only to SIDS and very small countries. - Sharing of best practices: some SIDS and non-sids countries can be used as examples of successful STI policies, such as Singapore and Iceland. Even though they have a different context and culture, a study about these countries could be used as a basis for thinking and designing SIDS STI policy. - Strengthen existing networks, such as the Pacific Islands Universities research network (PIURN), with the aim to assess the situation of STI in the region and propose recommendations for STI policy development, - Organization of regional workshops on STI policy and advice, such as the one currently being held in Trinidad and Tobago for the Caribbean region, and the one which will be held end of March in Samoa for the Pacific region. - Creating bridges between community/citizen monitoring and policy making in SIDS

9 SANDWATCH Adapting to Climate Change and Educating for Sustainable Development

10 SANDWATCH A citizen-science coastal monitoring programme Encourages the development of sustainable approaches to address beach environment challenges Stimulates local climate change adaptation measures Launched by UNESCO 15 years ago Developed into a dynamic global network of teachers, students and partners from NGOs, governments and communities Initiated in 50 coastal countries, its is actually being active in 35 countries in primary, secondary and higher education institutions (in more than 1000 schools) and communities Promotes south-south cooperation via regional hubs of expertise

11 SANDWATCH MANUAL: Adapting to climate change and Educating for sustainable development TABLE OF CONTENTS I.Introduction II.Climate change adaptation and education for sustainable development III.Getting started IV.Observing and recording V.Erosion and accretion VI.Beach composition VII.Human activities on the beach VIII.Beach debris IX.Water quality X.Waves characteristics XI.Currents XII.Plants and animals XIII.Creating your Sandwatch network XIV.Taking action

12 The Sandwatch MAST approach Monitoring the environment Analyzing the results Sharing the findings Taking action

13 SANDWATCH: LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD October 2016: Restoring the reefs in San Andres, Colombia, after Hurricane Matthew March 2016: Learning to Combat Desertification programme in Mongolia adopted the Sandwatch methodology M.A.S.T. February 2016: Sandwatch Field trip in the Dominican Republic

14 What is this water and where is it coming from? Praia, Cape Verde

15 Measuring beach width Praia, Cape Verde

16 Measuring current direction and speed La Sagesse Beach, Grenada

17 Measuring wave height Beau Vallon, Seychelles La Sagesse Beach, Grenada

18 Analyzing observations and results Beau Vallon, Seychelles

19 Analyzing observations and results Praia, Cape Verde

20 Global Citizen Science Observatory Partners to be involved: UNESCO The Sandwatch practitioners around the world The citizens around the world Citizen Science Association European Citizen Science Association Young Marine Explorers The international marine conservation congress

21 Global Citizen Science Observatory How can CITIZEN SCIENCE help with data collection and analysis - One of the important overarching problems, which requires attention, is the lack of high-quality data in many SIDS. - Data on many topics are not collected at all, or only partially, leading to large gaps in the evidence base necessary to support policymakers in establishing policies to address vulnerabilities and improve living conditions. This also prevents the calculation of regional totals for many indicators and the proper identification of potential vulnerabilities. - Through citizen science, UNESCO supports the promotion of cooperation between different actors of the society (citizens, scientists, policy-makers) to generate data and to produce knowledge to curb climate change through science. This data can be collected at national, regional and international level.

22 Global Citizen Science Observatory How can CITIZEN SCIENCE help with data collection and analysis - Citizens in general or enthusiasts in particular, through a specific methodology based on the MAST approach (Measure, Analyze, Share, Take Action), can observe and monitor their environment (beaches, rivers, forests, marine and terrestrial biodiversity, space, natural elements, etc), and share their data through global databases. - combine efforts of professionals and non-professionals in research alike. Group of Stakeholders around a topic (i.e. monitoring in coastal environment, climate change, natural disasters, oceans, biodiversity, basic sciences, health, etc ) will collaborate to ensure the production, analysis, interpretation and sharing of data. - The result would serve the policy-making at local, national, regional and international levels. - This will instill a sense of social responsibility and consciousness about the environment and the need to preserve it.

23 Thank You For additional information: SIDS Website Sandwatch videos: 5QWIlHO48O9Ub17ob