1 governance and creating an enabling environment for a green economy 6-7 oct 2011 the oecs model...
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3 Policy Instrument: St. George’s Declaration of Principles for Environmental Sustainability in the OECS (SGD) Policy Framework Signed by All 9 Member States in 2001 SGD was developed through broad consultation with all stakeholdersTRANSCRIPT
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Governance and creating an enabling environment for a Green Economy
6-7 Oct 2011
The OECS Model
Green Growth Investment Forum
Creating the enabling environment
1. Removal of policy, legal and institutional barriers
2. Sensitising all stakeholders to the new operating environment
3. Operationalising the ‘new’ approach
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Policy Instrument:
St. George’s Declaration of Principles for Environmental Sustainability in the OECS (SGD)
Policy Framework
Signed by All 9 Member States in 2001
SGD was developed through broad consultation with all stakeholders
SGD
The SGD underscores the obligation of Member States, to ensure, both jointly and severally, the sound management of their biophysical environment
SGD embedded in the Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Economic Union: Protocol of Eastern Caribbean Economic Union - Art 24
Purpose of the Organisation under the New Treaty of Basseterre
To promote co-operation among Member States having due regard to the Treaty of Chaguaramas and the Charter of the UN
To maintain unity and solidarity among MS …….
To establish the Economic Union as a single economic and financial space;
To seek to achieve the fullest possible harmonisation of foreign policy among MSs, to seek to adopt wherever possible, common positions on international issues …..
To assist Member States in the realisation of their obligations and responsibilities to the international community ……
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Policy Framework
21 PRINCIPLES
Principle 1: Foster Improvement in the Quality of Life
Principle 2: Integrate Social, Economic and Environmental Considerations into National Development Policies, Plans and Programmes
Principle 3: Improve on Legal and Institutional Frameworks
Principle 4: Ensure Meaningful Participation by Civil Society in Decision Making
Principle 5: Ensure Meaningful Participation by the Private Sector
Principle 7: Foster Broad-based Environmental Education, Training and Awareness
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Policy Framework
Principle 8: Address the Causes and Impacts of Climate Change
Principle 9: Prevent and Manage the Causes and Impact of Disasters
Principle 10: Prevent and Control Pollution and Manage Waste
Principle 11: Ensure the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Principle 12: Protect Cultural and Natural Heritage
Principle 13: Protect and Conserve Biological Diversity
Principle 14: Recognise Relationships between Trade and Environment
Principle 16: Manage and Conserve Energy
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Operationalisation of the SGD
Through National Environmental ManagementStrategies - NEMS
The NEMS articulates the vision, goal, principles and values for environmental management in the context of the SGD
Also defines specific directions and mechanisms and includes specific actions and results to realise policy objectives
NEMS is a requirement of the Government in discharge of its obligations under the SGD
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Legal Instruments and Institutional Arrangements
Adjustments to existing legal instruments
ongoing
Institutional reform ongoing
Meaningful participation:
civil society/private sector
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Opportunities for investment and promoting good governance
Ocean Governance
Building Resilience to Climate Change and Variability Sustainable Energy (RE + EE) Disaster Risk Reduction Protected Areas + Biodiversity Management Carbon Financing Sectoral interventions (water + coastal
resources, agriculture, tourism)
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