Pacific Island Adaptation Initiative
[last updated January 7, 2004 1:41 PM]

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General Information
Partnership website(s)
    Expected Timeframe
    January 2003 - December 2015
    Partners
    Governments:
    • Government of Australia - Government of Australia
    • Government of Denmark - Government of Denmark
    • Government of France - Government of France
    • Government of Japan - Government of Japan
    • Government of New Zealand - Government of New Zealand
    • Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - United Kingdom
    • Government of United States of America
    • Government Pacific Island Countries and Territories
    		Major Groups:
    • Pacific Concerns Resource Centre (PCRC) (Fiji)
    • Greenpeace International (Netherlands)
    • Pacific Islands Development Programme (PIDP) (United States of America)
    • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (United States of America)
    UN System:
    • UNEP (Kenya)
    • Economic & Social Comm. for Asia & Pacific (ESCAP) (Thailand)
    • UNDP (United States of America)
    • World Bank (United States of America)
    		Other intergovernmental organizations:
    • South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (Samoa)
    • European Union (EU) (Belgium)
    • Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) (Fiji)
    • South Pacific Applied Geoscience Comm. (SOPAC) (Fiji)
    • Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Thailand)
    • Secretariat of the Pacific Comm.,SPC ()
    Other:
    • University of South Pacific (USP) (Fiji)
    		 
    Thematic Focus
    Primary Themes:
    • Climate change
    • Sustainable development of SIDS
    		 Secondary Themes:
    • Disaster management and vulnerability
    • Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic and social development
    • Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production
    • Oceans and seas
    • Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Transfer, etc.)
    Geographic Coverage
    Geographic Scope: Sub-regional Pacific
    Country(ies) where the partnership is being implemented:
    Australia, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Samoa
    National Focal Points
    At present, no information is available as to whether the partnership has made contact with the national focal points for sustainable development in the relevant countries.
    Goals and Objectives
    Summary of the partnership's goals and objectives
    The overall goal of this initiative is "to catalyse action and strengthen partnerships at all levels to enable the Pacific Island's region understand and respond to climate change, climate variability and sea level rise". The primary objectives for this initiative are:
    * Effective coordination of adaptation initiatives in support of sustainable development
    * Support for enabling activities in accordance with the UNFCCC
    * Mainstreaming climate change and adaptation into national and regional planning
    * Mobilisation of resources for national level adaptation measures

    The Pacific Island Adaptation Initiative is intended to implement the Pacific Island Framework for Action on Climate Change, Climate Variability and Sea Level Rise (2000) in the area of response measures. This Multistakeholder Framework outlines urgent action required within the Pacific region to enable PICs to understand and respond to climate change, climate variability and sea level rise.
    Targets and Progress
    Partnership targets
    July 2002
    Consideration by Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (Vanuatu)
    July 2002
    Consideration by SPREP Environment Ministers (Marshall Islands)
    Aug 2002
    Consideration/adoption by Heads of Government PIF (Fiji)
    Dec2002
    Extension of technology, capacity building and financing options
    2003 - 2015
    Commence the implementation of priority activities, monitoring, reporting (these activities to be ongoing) including the review of partnerships
    Progress against targets
    None reported as of Dec. 2003
    Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
    Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
    • Technology transfer/exchange
    Specific capacity building and technology transfer requirements will be determined by national assessments and stakeholder consultations for WSSD. Capacity building arrangements will utilize and strengthen existing capacity developed through GEF funded enabling activities as appropriate. Within the boarder context of capacity building there is also the need to accelerate technology transfer. Depending on resource mobilization this can be either through full scale or demonstration projects to address adaptation needs or where appropriate through workshops, the technical exchange of personnel or production and circulation of technical publications.
    Relationship to International Agreements on Sustainable Development
    How the partnership contributes to the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
    Sustainble development of SIDS
    Climate change
    Coordination and Implementation
    Coordination Mechanism of the Partnership
    National level coordination and implementation to be determined through consultation. Regional level coordination through the Climate Change Roundtable with implementation, where appropriate, by the relevant organisations e.g. SPREP, SOPAC, SPC and USP.

    Expected results to be determined by countries on the basis of National Communications for UNFCCC, national climate change planning documents, studies related to adaptation, and relevant national policies and planning guidelines and the national assessments and stakeholder consultations undertaken for WSSD.
    Implementation Mechanism of the Partnership
    The activities under this initiative will be established and integrated into ongoing programs and projects both nationally and regionally where appropriate. Where the opportunity avails itself at the international level the program initiatives will be linked to form partnerships so as to enhance the overall impact of the program.
    Monitoring and reporting on the initiative at the national level is expected through the Climate Change Country Teams. It is anticipated that there will also be reports to the Climate Change Roundtable, CROP Head Meetings and the annual meetings of relevant organisations.
    Resources
    Funding Currently Available
    Amount in US$: 0
    Source(s): Government - IGO
    Baseline of investment at national and regional levels includes: Asian Development Bank, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Japan, New Zealand, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank.
    Non-financial resources available
    Type(s):
    Source(s):
    Funding Sought
    Required Amount in US$: not specified
    Source(s) already approached: This initiative seeks to extend and complement these existing arrangements and also attract other interested donors and parties. Option for a Regional Adaptation Facility to deliver resources at the national level is currently being considered.
    Non-financial resources sought
    Requirement(s):
    Source(s) approached and details:
    Additional Information
    Additional Relevant Information
    Pacific countries have agreed that any initiative of this kind must be programmatic in nature. Ministers meeting in Nadi, 2001, urged SPREP, in collaboration with relevant organisations, to support the development of the Pacific islands region programmatic approach and to coordinate efforts to obtain assistance from the GEF and the international community for that purpose. Ministers also called on countries ... to ensure that the Summit becomes a platform for strengthening the political will to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for mobilising ... resources