Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy
Creating partnerships and promoting cooperation
CROP MSWG 

OCEAN POLICY
Introduction
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OCEAN FORUM
Intro & documents
Country concerns
Group outcomes Plenary discussions

IMPLEMENTATION
Introduction
The PIROF-ISA

ACTIVITIES

BACKGROUND
Countries and territories involved in PIROP


 

 

 

 

 
                                                                           

Theme 6: Creating partnerships and promoting cooperation

Partnerships and cooperation provide an enabling environment and are an essential part of achieving sustainable ocean management. The ocean environment that links PICTs also serves to connect activities that occur on land with ocean processes. In addition, some of the ocean’s most valuable resources are migratory and /or transboundary and subject to exploitation by both PICTs and other nations; this serves to heighten the need for collaboration in management of the ocean environment. The objective of the initiatives relating to partnerships and cooperation is to develop partnerships and foster cooperation, both within and outside the region, which will further implementation of the Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy and this ISA and make optimal use of available resources.

 

Initiatives that address creating partnerships and promoting cooperation: 

6.1: Develop international partnerships that promote the interests and special concerns of Pacific Island states           

6.2: Utilise partnerships and collaboration to the fullest extent possible in the implementation of PIROP and the PIROF-ISA

 

Initiative 6.1

Actions to implement Initiative 6.1

Develop international partnerships that promote the interests and special concerns of Pacific Island states.

The Pacific region is small in terms of population and remote from key centres, but the decisions made by distant nations can impact directly on PICTs. It is important that other nations recognise the challenges faced by PICTs, which can best be accomplished by improving communication of island issues and views to global audiences.

 

 

6.1.1  Support existing and emerging international partnerships that are contributing benefits and enhanced capacity to the Pacific Islands region. 

6.1.2  Raise awareness in international arenas of the development challenges faced by the Pacific Islands. 

6.1.3 Improve communication of island issues and views to global audiences, including regional reporting to international fora. 

6.1.4  Promote south-south relationships, partnerships with the private sector, civil society and NGOs.  

6.1.5  Seek recognition and cooperation from neighbouring jurisdictions in the implementation of the PIROP an the PIROF-ISA.

 

Initiative 6.2

Actions to implement Initiative 6.2

Utilise partnerships and collaboration to the fullest extent possible in the implementation of PIROP.  

Facilitating and fostering cooperation on ocean issues and maximising the effectiveness of existing organisations and partnerships can be achieved by increasing awareness of partnership possibilities, and building effective partnerships to strengthen capacity for integrated ocean and coastal management; through enhanced cooperation and collaboration within and beyond CROP.

6.2.1  Establish intra-governmental ocean committees to strengthen linkages both within country and at the regional level. 

6.2.2  Enhance collaboration among regional bodies in areas of shared responsibility through the establishment of integrated consultative arrangements. 

6.2.3  Develop partnerships and financing arrangements. 

6.2.4  Establish a network or registry of relevant NGOs, non-state actors, and private sector interests.

First Steps