Europe Overseas Roundtable on Biodiversity and Climate Change

7th Meeting, 31 March 2015

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Agenda

Island Declaration, La Réunion, June 2014

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ISLAND DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Europe Union Overseas Roundtable on Biodiversity and

Climate Change Bruxelles, 31 mars 2015

-Dr Florence PIGNOLET-TARDAN – Chargée de missions - Cabinet

ISLAND DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Drafted during the International Conference Climate-Energy

« Opportunities, Resilience, Adaptation » 24-26 Juin 2014 in La Réunion

Signature of « La Réunion Communiqué » to consolidate and enrich

the Declaration :

l8 Islands l Comoros – Mauritius – Madagascar – Seychelles – Sri Lanka- Indonésia l– Guadeloupe – Réunion l4 International Organisations lIUCN – R20 – The Climate Group – NRG4SD lDeclaration supported by islands from RUP, CRPM lProposed as contribution to UN for the third Conference on PEIDs l(Samoa)

ISLAND DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Islands : Front Line of Climate Change impacts

[« canaris in the mine »]

lObjectives :

lAssure the future of their population

lFood Security

lSanitation

lWater ressources

lReduction of Poverty

lMaintain an economic growth

lDevelop Green, Blue and Circular economy

lRational Management of natural resources

ISLAND DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

lSet up a Regional Strategy by geographic area

lAppropriation by the citizens to enhance solidarity

Increase the Cooperation [North/South and South/South]

lDevelopment of tools for a sustainable planning of the territories

l (SEAS OI)

lDevelopment of platforms for skills and technologies exchanges

l (HUB ENERGY R20 OI)

lDevelop International Sustainable Initiatives and Partnerships

lSIDS LIGHTHOUSE – IRENA

lWIOCC

lGLISPA

lDebt-for-Adaptation Swap- Club de Paris

ISLAND DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

NEXT STEP : Presentation during a side event in COP 21

Paris 2015

In collaboration with NRG4SD

Topics

- Island declaration

- Results of the World Wide Views Climate-Energy

(June 6) for islands territories

- Youth and the sustainable future of the Planet

(Results of WWV and Contribution)

Message from Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe, October 2014

© C .Martinez

Message from Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe, October 2014

Declaration, XXth ORs Presidents Conference, Guadeloupe, February 2015

© C.Martinez

Declaration, XXth ORs Presidents Conference, Guadeloupe, February 2015

Conclusions, 13th OCT-EU Forum, BVIs, February 2015

© J. Millet

Conclusions, 13th OCT-EU Forum, BVIs, February 2015

EU Biodiversity Strategy Mid-term review, 2015

BEST III Consortium Update

Voluntary Scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories

of European Overseas

Karin Zaunberger, DG ENV

7th EU Overseas Roundtable meeting, 31 March 2015, Brussels

BEST 2.0 Update

By Arnold Jacques de Dixmude, DG DEVCO

7th EU Overseas Roundtable meeting, 31 March 2015, Brussels

March 2015

Towards a sustainable island economy Viviana Luján Gallegos & Stijn Schep

Thank you for your kind attention