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Communitarian State: Development for All, and its Application to the Pacific National Planning Department June 3rd, 2007 Index 1.1. WWhhaatt isis mmeaeanntt byby ththee PPaacciifificc RRegegiioon?n? 2.2. WWhhyy hhaaveve aa ppoolilicycy foforr ththee PPaciacifificc?? 3.3. HHowow iiss ththee ppoolilicycy fforor ththee PPaacifcificic ddeeveveloloppeed?d? 4.4. 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MAGDALENA Criteria for defining the region SUCRE CESAR ACANDI CORDOBA BOLIVAR • Municipalities where more than 50% of the UNGUIA NORTE DE SANTANDER territory belongs to the natural Pacific Region RIOSUC IO BLEN DE BAJIRA JURADO • Municipalities where there is collective CARME N DEL DARIEN MURINDO ANTIOQUIA SANTANDER ownership of land, whether these be afro- BOJAYAVIGIA DEL FUERTE BAHIA SOLANO Colombian communities or indigenous MED IO ATRATO CHOCO EL CARMEN DE ATRATO QU IBDO ALTO BAUDO BOYACA NUQUI RIO QUITO LLORO reservations ATRATO BA GADO CANTON DE SAN PABLOCE RTEGUI BA JO BAUDO TADO CALDAS UN ION PANAM ER ICANA RIO IRO MEDIO BAUDO CONDOTO CUNDINAMARCA NOVITASAN JO SE DEL PALMAR MED IO SAN JUAN RISARALDA Using these criteria, 46 municipalities were ITSMINA SIPI QUINDIO selected: EL LITORAL DEL SAN JU AN SANTA FE DE BOGOTA D. C. TOLIMA VALLE DEL CAUCA • 30 in Chocó Buenaventura • 2 in Antioquia L¢pez META • 1 in Valle Timbiqu¡ La Tola HUILA Mosquera Guapi CAUCA Olaya HerreraSanta B rbara • 3 in Cauca Tumaco El Charco Francisco Pizarro Roberto Pay nMag¡ • 9 in Nariño GUAVIARE Tumaco NARI¥O • Belén de Bajirá (pending the definition of CAQUETA geographic limits) PUTUMAYO Source: DNP, cartography DANE, 2007 What is meant by the Pacific Region? Municipalities of the Pacific region • 46 municipalities were chosen from Valle, Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó and Nariño: − Chocó: Acandí, Unguía, Río Sucio, El Carmen de Atrato, Bagadó, Quibdó, Medio Atrato, Atrato, Bojayá, Juradó, Bahía Solano, Nuquí, Litoral del San Juan, Bajo Baudó, Medio Baudó, Alto Baudó, San José del Palmar, Istmina, Tadó, Novita, Condoto, Sipí, Cantón de San Pablo, Unión Panamericana, Cértegui, Carmen del Darien, Río Quito, Río Iró, Andagoya and Medio San Juan − Antioquia: Vigía del Fuerte and Murindó − Valle: Buenaventura − Cauca: Guapi, López de Micay and Timbiqui − Nariño: Tumaco, Francisco Pizarro, El Charco, la Tola, Santa Bárbara, Magui, Olaya Herrera, Mosquera, Roberto Payán − Belén de Bajirá (geographic frontiers are yet to be defined) Index • What is meant by the Pacific Region? • Why have a policy for the Pacific? • How is the policy for the Pacific developed? • What does the strategy consist of? • A vision combined with strategic objectives • A role for the Pacific within the National Development Plan − Democratic policy with socially integrated assistance − Poverty reduction and promoting of equality − Strong and sustainable development − Environmental management which fosters development − Special aspects of development • Strengthening of successful cases Why have a policy for the Pacific? There are four principal reasons for having a special policy for the Pacific Region: 1. To reduce the social and economic gap between the region and the rest of the country 2. To recognize its specific cultural, ethnic, and environmental aspects, and to create effective affirmative action policies 3. To protect and benefit in a sustainable way from the region's biodiversity 4. To benefit from the region's strategic position to improve the entire country's competitiveness Why have a policy for the Pacific? • The region defined as the Pacific holds 1,135,327 inhabitants, who live in low socio-economic conditions compared to the rest of the country: Index Pacific National Source Population in poverty (%) */ 64,7 49,7*/ MERPD, 2005 Population in indigence (%) 28,1 15,7*/ MERPD, 2005 Il li te rac y 21.0 10.0 DANE, 2005 Quality education (% high schools with high ICFES) 1,4 13,0 ICFES, 2005 Population affiliated to a health plan (%) 70.0 81.0 MPS, 2005 Malnutrition (%) 15,5 13,5 ENDS, 2005 Drinking water coverage (% households) 2/ 39.0 83.0 DANE, 2005 Sewerage coverage (% households) 3/ 26.0 73.0 DANE, 2005 Infant mortality (per 1000) 27,0 22,0 ENDS, 2005 */ Poverty in June 2006 at the national level was 45.1% and indigence was 12%. Data does not exist for the Pacific, but the reduction in poverty has been a general trend. Why have a policy for the Pacific? 1. Colombia is defined as a multiethnic and multicultural country which protects the equality of its citizens through its Constitution – Art. 7 “The State recognizes and protects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Colombian nation” – Art.13 “(…)the State will promote the conditions that allow for real and effective equality and will adopt policies in favour of groups that are discriminated against and marginalized(…)” 74% of the population of the Pacific region identifies itself as afro Colombian 84% of the Pacific territory is held as collective property by afro Colombian and indigenous communities Why have a policy for the Pacific? Total afro Colombian population (Census 2005) Concept Population % National (Total) 42,090,502 --- Afro Colombian (Total) 4,261,996 10.1 Pacific region (Total) 1,135,327 2.7 Pacific - afro Colombians 841,169 2.0 Source: DANE Why have a policy for the Pacific? 1. The Pacific region is characterized by the existence of strategic ecosystems with immense potential that must be protected • The Pacific region is Known throughout the world for its high level of biodiversity • 79% of its ecosystems remain unaffected • It has four national parKs and a sanctuary for fauna and flora • It has been declared a forest reserve for the protection of its soil, water, and forest life. Despite its great potential, the Pacific has received little research attention: only 1% of researchers and 2% research entities work in the Pacific Why have a policy for the Pacific? 1. The Pacific is a strategic point of entry for Colombia into the world economy and is a fundamental factor in its global competitiveness Index • What is meant by the Pacific Region? • Why have a policy for the Pacific? • How is the policy for the Pacific developed? • What does the strategy consist of? • A vision combined with strategic objectives • A role for the Pacific within the National Development Plan − Democratic policy with socially integrated assistance − Poverty reduction and promoting of equality − Strong and sustainable development − Environmental management which fosters development − Special aspects of development • Strengthening of successful cases How is it developed? • Fundamental Input Pacific Agenda 21 Ministerial Round Pacific National Development Tables Strategy Plan 2007-2010 Vision 2019 and Internal Agenda • Other Input: • State Policy for Buenaventura (Conpes 3410 of 2006) • Integrated long-term plan for the black, afro, “raizal” and “palenquera” populations • Policy for Chocó (Conpes in development) How is it developed? • Participants: 13 Ministries Multilateral DNP Coordinator organization s • Association of Afro Colombian Municipalities • Technological University of Chocó • Association of Pacific Municipalities Pacific Congressional Territorial Delegates Entities Other National Entities This process has been under way since July 2006 Index • What is meant by the Pacific Region? • Why have a policy for the Pacific? • How is the policy for the Pacific developed? • What does the strategy consist of? • A vision combined with strategic objectives • A role for the Pacific within the National Development Plan − Democratic policy with socially integrated assistance − Poverty reduction and promoting of equality − Strong and sustainable development − Environmental management which fosters development − Special aspects of development • Strengthening of successful cases What does the strategy consist of? Through collective work, the region has defined its own Vision of the future: “In 2019 the biodiverse Colombian Pacific will be a territory of life, which respects and is respected for its ethnic and cultural diversity, which lives in harmony with its environment, uses its resources for sustainable and peaceful development in environmental, social, economic and cultural terms. It will be an autonomous region and a leader in the Pacific basin, strengthened