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SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) NATIONAL FOCAL POINT (NFP) Federated States of Micronesia Types of actions - needed to translate political commitments at the global level into action on the ground Having or Creating the SAMOA

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SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) NATIONAL FOCAL POINT (NFP)

Federated States of Micronesia

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Types of actions - needed to translate political commitments at the global level into action on the ground

  • Having or Creating the SAMOA Pathway Dashboard in-country

website at the national level

  • Ownership or Custodian of Key Priorities
  • Collaboration Among Stakeholders
  • https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/video/woleai-birds-eye-

view

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What do you see?

  • The beautiful blue ocean surrounding the remote island
  • An airstrip in bad condition
  • Green trees
  • Coconut trees
  • Some building structures
  • White beaches
  • Flat landscape
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Can you see?

  • Climate change: Sea level rise issue
  • Connectivity: Internet access
  • Energy: power/electricity sources
  • Education System: Elementary & Secondary School
  • Health Care System: Dispensary
  • This remote island have all of the above but our government can not

stop the sea level rise. The seawall can not stop the sea going on land.

  • FSM Statistics have records of everything except the climate change

sea level. But there a efforts put into climate change in FSM.

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How can the UN System entities better support national and regional implementing partners

  • UN System has mandate that is set to guide the work. English

language that is used across FSM country has our national language but it is actually our second language. So the SIDS need a better interpretation of what is available and what is the expectation from the UN System in order to better support the implementation work.

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Examples of partnerships that have been successful in providing coordinated and coherent support to SIDS

  • Regional Development Partners: SPC, PIF, SPREP, etc.
  • The UN Development partners- ESCAP, UNDP, UNFPA,

UNICEF, FAO, UNESCO, IMF, etc

  • IRENA, PARIS21
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HOW CAN SUCH INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS BE STRENGTHENED AND/OR REPLICATED

  • Moving forward with the Reform of UN Development System

in the North Pacific

  • United Nation Multi-Country Office
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What steps can be taken to strengthen coordination of actions within the three SIDS regions as well as inter-regionally to advance the limitation of the SAMOA Pathway and SDGs over the next five-years

  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Coordination
  • Capacity Building: South & South program
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Kalahngan! Kulo!

  • Thank you !
  • Kammagar!
  • Kilisou chapur!