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DocumentOverview of existing knowledge exchange platforms in Pacific Small Island Developing States
SIDS Forum 30-31 August 2021
2021Also available in:
No results found.This desk review provides an overview of the existing knowledge exchange platforms in SIDS, with a particular emphasis on identifying the gaps that the proposed FAO platform will fill as a complementary platform. This paper is neither an evaluation of the existing knowledge exchange platforms in SIDS nor an academic paper, which could easily provide critiques as an intellectual exercise. Instead, the paper is policy research driven for government, development partners and private-sector readership. This review is limited to the identification of existing knowledge exchange platforms promoting innovation and digitalization within the context of agriculture, food, nutrition, health and the environment. Conversely, to remain aligned with the phase approach of SIDS Solutions Platform development, the review is focused on the Pacific SIDS, as well as the Maldives because of geographic proximity. -
MeetingAccelerating Action on Food Security and Nutrition in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2018The Global Action Programme (GAP) on Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was launched in July 2017 with the aim of accelerating action on food security and nutrition to support the sustainable development of SIDS. Realizing the benefits of the GAP at the community level requires tailoring the Programme to the specific social, cultural and technological characteristics of individual countries in the various SIDS regions. Accordingly, a ‘Regional Framework for Accelerating Action on Food Security and Nutrition in Pacific SIDS’ (Pacific Framework) is under development and FAO will deliver its contribution to the Pacific Framework through the Inter-Regional Initiative (IRI) on SIDS. The IRI includes a cross-regional component to promote south-south cooperation, partnerships and experience sharing, as well as components designed to address the specificities and requirements of the three SIDS regions. This paper further presents the approach to developing the Pacific components of the GAP and IRI, and outlines initial FAO activities under the IRI up to December 2018. Ministers are invited to provide guidance on preferred priority actions as proposed under the Pacific Framework and the Inter-Regional Initiative as mechanisms through which FAO will deliver its contribution to the implementation of the GAP in the Pacific SIDS region. At the 11 November 2017 Informal Dialogue Meeting between the FAO Director-General and the leaders of the Pacific Islands region, at FAO headquarters, Pacific Leaders called for an expanded partnership between FAO and the Pacific Islands Forum, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries. In this regard, Members are also invited to provide guidance to the Secretariat on how mainstreaming / integrating the GAP into key Pacific regional fora can be accelerated and what priority actions are to be taken by FAO towards enhancing collaboration and partnerships with traditional and new partners for improving food security and nutrition in the Pacific SIDS region.
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DocumentGender, women and youth: Implications for innovation and digitalization
SIDS Forum 30-31 August 2021
2021Also available in:
No results found.Bridging the youth and gender gap related to digitalization and innovation could substantially contribute towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in the Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Acknowledging this, the present paper seeks to analytically articulate the opportunities and challenges that are associated with the ability of youth and women to optimize innovation and digitalization in the Pacific, as both users of innovation and innovators. The paper starts by assessing the involvement of women and the youth in agri-food systems in the Pacific SIDS and their capacity to adapt and devise digital and non-digital innovations. It then identifies the challenges that lead to substantial digital and innovation gaps that affect women and young farmers and entrepreneurs. Finally, it discusses ongoing and potential solutions for empowering them and facilitating their engagement and participation in agri-food systems, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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