Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Project: Mainstreaming Climate Change and NSDS Strengthening in the Pacific; Part One

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PACC Technical Meeting Oct 2009MAINSTREAMINGMAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE AND NSDSNSDS STRENGTHENING IN THE PACIFIC Part One: Mainstreaming – What, Why & Who? PACC Technical Meeting USP, Suva, Fiji 5 – 9 October 2009 Seve Paeniu Sustainable Development Adviser Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program [email protected] 1. Concepts and definitions 2. Mandates for mainstreaming & NSDS 3. Mainstreaming – what, why & who? 4. Mainstreaming – challenges & opportunitiesSustainable Development • "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland Commission) • “human beings are at the center of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature” (Rio Declaration) • three pillars of SD: economic growth, social equity and protection of the environmentEnvironment physical, ecological and biological diversity and ecosystems