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UNESCO Implementing Mauritius Strategy

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 1.  Climate change
 2.  Natural disasters
 3.  Waste Management
 4.  Coastal & marine resources
 5.  Freshwater resources
 6.  Land resources
 7.  Energy resources
 8.  Tourism resources
 9.  Biodiversity resources
10. Transport & communication
11. Science & technology
12. Graduation from LDC status
13. Trade
14. Capacity building & ESD
15. Production & consumption
16. Enabling environments
17. Health
18. Knowledge management
19. Culture
20. Implementation
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Internet discussion forums

Cultural dimensions and perspectives perfuse many of the issues addressed in two web-based discussion forums relating to small islands and coastal areas operated by UNESCO's Coastal Regions and Small Islands (CSI) Platform.

The forum on Wise Coastal Practices for Sustainable Human Development (WiCoP) was started in May 1999, with contributions edited by a small team of moderators before being posted (in English, French and Spanish) on the forum site and in addition sent out widely in electronic format (thanks to the collaboration of Scotland OnLine). Issues addressed range from conflict prevention and resolution to approaches on coastal stewardship, from private sector investment in marine conservation to combining traditional and modern practices in coastal fisheries. Vulnerability and resilience in small islands was the focus of one early-2004 discussion thread, which elicited substantial comment, reaction and controversy. 'What role for culture in sustainable island development?' was addressed later in 2004, in part as a prelude to the discussions on culture in the SIDS meeting in Mauritius in January 2005. Another lively debate has been that on intellectual property regimes and their appropriateness for the protection of communally held traditional knowledge, with particular reference to Pacific island countries. And more generally, the case studies and insights presented on the forum have proved valuable for learning, teaching and research purposes.

The Small Islands Voice (SIV) initiative seeks to provide the general public in islands with 'a space to think and to act'. Every two weeks or so, around 40,000 islanders and people concerned with islands are exposed to a range of topical issues spanning environment, development, society, economy and culture via SIV global e-mail postings. In the ten different discussion threads posted during 2003-2004, topics profiled range from rethinking an archipelago's tourism strategy (initial posting from Seychelles) and exporting an island's spring water (St Vincent & the Grenadines) to road construction and its effects on people's lives (Palau), piracy of fishery resources in the South Atlantic (Ascension Island) and problems of solid-waste disposal (San Andrés archipelago).

Start date 10-10-2005 2:47 pm
End Date 10-10-2005 2:47 pm

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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