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DocumentBuilding a Blue Pacific Continent through Better Production
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.Major subsistence and semi-commercial crops produced in Pacific SIDS include root crops such as taro, cassava, and yams, and fruits such as bananas, coconuts and breadfruit. Major cash crops include copra, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, pepper, and kava. While agriculture is a major source of unpaid employment in many Pacific SIDS, formal employment varies, reflecting differences in economic structures, land availability and the importance of agriculture to each Pacific SIDS economy. Overall, however, the agriculture sector as part of individual Pacific SIDS’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains relatively low, ranging between 5-30 percent across the region.With the adoption of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) at the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agriculture is to be mainstreamed into UNFCCC processes, providing a vehicle to drive solutions for increasing production in the agricultural sector in Pacific SIDS. Given the importance of agriculture sector in the region, the Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry (PHOAFS) endorsed the development of a Pacific Regional Agriculture and Forestry Strategy, with many Pacific SIDS now working on pathways towards transforming their agrifood systems. This paper reflects on FAO's work on Better Production in Pacific SIDS, and was presented at the 2024 Pacific Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum, held in Nadi, Fiji 5-8 November 2024 -
DocumentBuilding the Blue Pacific Continent through a Better Environment
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.The Pacific, comprising a group of diverse and remote island nations, is home to unique ecosystems, rich biodiversity, and culturally vibrant communities. A better environment is crucial for Pacific Islands due to their unique vulnerability to climate change and environmental degradation. These islands, often are low-lying and small in size, face rising sea levels, increasing storm intensity and coral reef destruction, all of which threaten livelihoods, ecosystems and cultural heritage. A healthier environment supports the islands' rich biodiversity, sustains fisheries and agriculture and preserves freshwater sources that are vital for the residents' well-being. In addition, protecting the environment, nature and biodiversity enhances the resilience of the island states against natural disasters, helping communities adapt to the growing impacts of climate change. Nevertheless, ensuring a better environment is highly essential for the survival, prosperity and sustainability of Pacific Island nations. This paper covers Better Environment in the Pacific, and reports on the FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific progress on Better Environment to be presented at the 2024 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum, held in Nadi, Fiji in November 2024. -
DocumentBuilding a Healthier Blue Pacific through Better Nutrition
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Strategic Framework 2022-2031 supports the 2030 Agenda through the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, agrifood systems through the “four betters” aspirations: better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind. These Four Betters represent an organising principle for how FAO contributes directly to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 (No poverty), 2 (Zero hunger), and 10 (Reduced inequalities) as well as to supporting achievement of the broader SDG agenda that is crucial for attaining FAO’s overall vision. Better Nutrition (BN) aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition in all its forms including promoting nutritious food and increasing access to healthy diets. The absence of an indicator of diet quality in the SDG indicator framework has been identified as a gap in the monitoring of progress towards the 2030 Agenda. This paper covers Better Nutrition in the Pacific, and report on FAO Subregional Office for the Pacifoc progress on Better Nutrition, to be presented at the 2024 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum, held in Nadi, Fiji in November 2024.
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