IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

The Commission in collaboration with the UNDESA, supported by a technical assistance provided by a consortium of partners led by MWH SA/NV (Belgium), including MWH UK Ltd. (United Kingdom), Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ETC Foundation (The Netherlands).

CONTACTS

Officer in charge Raj Mohabeer [email protected] Phone: (230) 913 94 16

Team leader th Christophe Legrand Blue Tower, 4 floor, Rue de l’Institut, [email protected] Ebène, Phone: (230) 942 28 66 Phone: (+230) 402 61 00 Fax: (+230) 466 01 60 [email protected] Economist of the project www.coi-ioc.org Riccardo Magini [email protected] Phone: (230) 250 29 03

Project manager Laurent De Block [email protected] Phone:(32) 2 655 22 65

Expert ICT for Education/Communication ISLANDS Project Virginie Torrens Supporting Sustainable Development [email protected] in the Indian Ocean Region Phone: (230) 250 29 04

Communication Specialist Andry Rasoanindrainy [email protected]

CONTACTS Phone: (230) 942 49 52

ISLANDS project OBJECTIVES 1 phase-August 2011 toSeptember2013 Duration: and Príncipe Cape Verde, , Guinea-Bissau,SãoTomé Other participatingcountries: Mauritius, andZanzibar , (LaRéunion),, Targeted countries: Indian Ocean(ESA-IO) region. Strategy in the Eastern and Southern Africa - To accelerate the implementation of the Mauritius SPECIFIC : through thesustainabledevelopment ofSIDS. Southern Africa - Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) region as deeper regional integration in the Eastern and economic and environmental development as well To contributetoan increased level of social, OVERALL : Resilience? Freshideastogrow st

BACKGROUND countries. developmental stages of the beneficiary deal with the large asymmetries between the knowledge exchanges, anda methodologyto regional cooperation and integration, SIDS-SIDS Innovative pillars of the programme are: This programme seeks to bridge these gaps by: mechanisms for itsimplementation. Chapters, ithasshedlesslightonthetoolsand thematic issues delineated in its 20 thematic adaptive mechanisms torespondeach ofthe for accomplishingchange and well-articulated objectives, accompanied by well-defined vehicles Whilst MS sets out clearly the strategic implement sustainable development policies. and recognizes theneed forbuildingcapacity to environment sectors in 20 thematic chapters, It covers various economic,social and development. and international levels to support sustainable specific actionsrequiredatthe national, regional of SIDS andsetsoutthe basic principlesand It addresses the unique development problems 2005. global conference held in Mauritius, January adopted by 129countriesandterritories inthe of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was Action (BPoA) for the Sustainable Development Implementation ofthe Barbados Programme of The Mauritius Strategy (MS) for the Further implementation of MS. their performances towards the (M&E) mechanism for countries to gauge formulating a Monitoring and Evaluation the expected results; and the amount of resources required to achieve clearly identifying key actions required, and themes; development by contextualizing the 20 regional levels towards sustainable providing a coherent processat nationaland

ACTIVITIES 2 1 3 4 Achieving moretogether strengthened. the Mauritius Strategy inthe ESA-IO SIDS are programme supportfor the implementation of international investments andother International partnerships and increased thematic areas. regional programmes and interventions in four commitments for the support of national and capacities toleverage investments andother development and consolidation of their ESA-IO SIDS are supported in the supported. mitigation ofSIDS vulnerabilities are Four flagship projects contributing to the regional and international level; system of the Mauritius Strategy on a national, Implementation of a monitoring and evaluation operational The WIO CoastalChallenge (WIO-CC) is Development Strategies issupported The development of National Sustainable of identified mechanisms issupported; to the Region are assessed and the setting-up against natural and climatic disasters adapted Capacities forFinancing Risk Mechanisms operational A Regional Coral Reefs Facility (CRF) is