French Polynesia Results Summary 2018

Each year, as part of SPC’s organisation-wide annual results reporting process, SPC collates the results achieved in each of its member countries and territories, and in the region. In 2018, 588 results were reported across the organisation towards the achievement of our objectives. Of these results, six country-specific results were reported for French Polynesia, with an additional eight multi-country results benefitting French Polynesia.

14 results 6 country-specific in total 8 multi-country results*

*Multi-country results including more than 10 Pacific Island countries and territories are included in the Regional Results Summary 2018 French Polynesia Results Summary 2018

Results by SPC’s development objectives

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Strengthen Improve Strengthen Strengthen access Improve Advance social Improve Strengthen Improve sustainable pathways to sustainable to and use of multi-sectoral development multi-sectoral regional education management international transport development responses to through promotion responses to public health quality of natural markets and energy statistics in policy climate change of human rights, non-communi- surveillance resources security development and disasters gender equality, cable diseases and response and monitoring cultural diversity and food progress and opportunities security for young people 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0

Ways of working

In 2018, we looked more closely at how SPC contributes to the achievement of results in its member countries and territories.

SPC’s staff supported French Polynesia in achieving its results in two ways:

Strengthening institutional systems

Knowledge building and application of knowledge products

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SPC’s contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

In 2018, we mapped each result to one or several SDGs to show how SPC contributes to their achievement in each of our member countries and territories. In French Polynesia, results contributed to 10 of the 17 SDGs. The highest number of results contributed to the achievement of SDG 14: Life below water, SDG 13: Climate action and SDG 3: Good health and well-being. One result may contribute to multiple SDGs.

Contributing to SDGs

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Performance stories

As part of our annual reporting, we highlight some results using performance stories, and their contribution to SDG goals and targets. These performance stories are included in the Pacific Community Results Report 2018. One performance story relates to French Polynesia. Pearl farming in French Polynesia

The RESCCUE project (Restoration of ecosystem services Pearl farming is an important export industry in French and adaptation to climate change), implemented Polynesia, but waste, particularly plastic waste, is a by SPC, turned a trade-off situation between SDG 8 significant issue. There was therefore a trade-off between (Decent work and economic growth) and SDG 14 (Life economic growth and conservation of biodiversity. below water) into an economic opportunity, using SPC’s convening power.

Cost & reputation of Lagoon protection against the pearl industry SDG 8 plastic waste SDG 14

Between 2016 and 2018, SPC created opportunities The local plastics industry expressed interest in launching for dialogue between many stakeholders – the French new product lines (buoys, pallets), paving the way Polynesian government, local authorities, academia, the towards a circular economy for the industry in French private sector, and professional associations – on the Polynesia. Pearl farmers’ professional associations are delicate question of plastic waste in lagoons where pearl now updating their commercial narrative to include farming is located. Gambier Islands was nominated as sustainability and quality certification. a pilot site. Technical expertise was provided to assess existing waste from pearl farming in the Gambier lagoon and to demonstrate the economic viability of recycling high-density plastic waste locally.

3 French Polynesia Results Summary 2018 PICT Federated States of Micronesia, States Federated Wallis and Vanuatu, French Polynesia, Futuna French Polynesia French New Tonga, Islands, Cook Fiji, Vanuatu Polynesia, French Caledonia, and Futuna Wallis and Polynesia, French and Futuna, Wallis Cook Tonga, Tokelau, Vanuatu, Nauru, Guam Fiji, Islands, and Wallis Tonga, Nauru, Niue, New Polynesia, French Futuna, Kiribati, Solomon islands, Caledonia, New Guinea Papua Goal* Sustainable Development Sustainable Development SDG 5: Gender equality SDG 3: Good health and well-being Result 15 health staff received data management training management data received 15 health staff food productscommon (FSM: Most of fisheries information Dissemination French collection Fisheries data (poster); Vanuatu: (poster); fish or Kosrae Wallis décapode; des crustacés de risques à l’importation Analyse Polynesia: on (poster ‘ū’ū o le Ko le fakaanoano‘Ū’Ū o le m’auli LE KO and Futuna: ‘ula o le ‘ULA Ko le fakaanoano o le ma’uli LE KO regulations), crab coconut regulations) on lobster (poster 15 youth participated in training on ‘non-communicable diseases (NCDs) ‘non-communicable participated on 15 youth in training for strategies Up! project, developing Wake as part of the and youth’ social media and art through raised awareness or subnational national at NCD implementation strengthened Nine PICTs and education staff and SPC health promotion using SPC-trained levels resources guide NCD- to dashboard use of the MANA demonstrated Nine PICTs decision-making related and result area and result SPC Development Objective SPC Development DO7: Improve multi-sectoral DO7: Improve non-communicable to responses security diseases and food sustainable DO1: Strengthen resources of natural management access to, and facilitate Provide, fisheries information DO7: Improve multi-sectoral DO7: Improve non-communicable to responses security diseases and food multi-sectoral DO7: Improve non-communicable to responses security diseases and food knowledge for capacity, strengthen To implementation and action effective multi-sectoral DO7: Improve non-communicable to responses security diseases and food research, accountability, increase To evaluation and surveillancemonitoring, 2018 Results for French Polynesia French 2018 Results for

4 French Polynesia Results Summary 2018 PICT French Polynesia French Polynesia French Fiji, Polynesia French Polynesia French Goal* Sustainable Development Sustainable Development SDG 13: Climate action SDG 13: Climate Result SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth and economic work SDG 8: Decent SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure innovation SDG 9: Industry, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production SDG 12: Responsible consumption Following a feasibility study, rehabilitation and erosion-control activities and erosion-control rehabilitation study, a feasibility Following with funding started (Ta’ahiamanu), on the main public beach in Moorea Polynesia of French the Government from for use Standards adopted Organic Third-partyPacific certification of oil (French and coconut in export turmeric (Fiji) the USA for markets to Polynesia) including reduced, pearl was farming in Gambier from Archipelago Waste Results of this work the collecting of used buoys. and recycling through currently Management, Waste Farming Pearl for the Strategy informing are under development islands in the Gambier two from been eliminated species have Invasive crazy and cane (one island), rats including yellow ants Archipelago, project supported ongoing ecological RESCCUE The (one island). toads other islands in the Archipelago and biosecuritymonitoring on several and result area and result SPC Development Objective SPC Development DO5: Improve multi-sectoral DO5: Improve change and climate to responses disasters enhance capacity of countries and To change climate territories address to and build resilience to pathways DO2: Improve markets international PICTS and meet agriculture able to are forestry export standards sustainable DO1: Strengthen resources of natural management enhance capacity of countries and To change climate territories address to and build resilience sustainable DO1: Strengthen resources of natural management enhance capacity of countries and To change climate territories address to and build resilience

5 French Polynesia Results Summary 2018 PICT Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Caledonia, Polynesia, French Fiji, Vanuatu Vanuatu Fiji, Polynesia, French French Polynesia French Polynesia French Polynesia, French Fiji, Islands, Cook Tonga Samoa, New Caledonia, Goal* Sustainable Development Sustainable Development SDG 14: Life below water below SDG 14: Life Result Study on how taxation and subsidies systems can be greened to support to can be greened and subsidies systems taxation on how Study conservation biodiversity change adaptation, objectives including climate Polynesia French and the SDGs. management, coastal and integrated subsidies in the taxes greening co-financed a study on subsequently primary sector Integrated Coastal Management plans developed in Fiji (Kadavu and Ra in Fiji Management plans developed Coastal Integrated Sud) and French (North (Province New Caledonia Efate), Vanuatu Province), by been adopted have three and Moorea/Opunohu); (Gambier Polynesia authorities and/or national provincial a significant represented Process fisheries enacted. on coastal Legislation milestone Draft aquaculture development plan completed development Draft aquaculture being the Polynesia app startedRollout of the OnBoard in 2018 with French vessels to 11 of its longline fishing countryrollout first to and result area and result SPC Development Objective SPC Development DO5: Improve multi-sectoral DO5: Improve change and climate to responses disasters enhance capacity of countries and To change climate territories address to and build resilience DO1: Strengthen sustainable DO1: Strengthen resources of natural management enhance capacity of countries and To change climate territories address to and build resilience sustainable DO1: Strengthen resources of natural management analysis and advice for Provide evidence-based fisheries management DO1: Strengthen sustainable DO1: Strengthen resources of natural management Support the sustainable development of aquaculture sustainable DO1: Strengthen resources of natural management Enhance data collection and provide data management services fisheries for and marine ecosystems *Contribution to SDGs is assigned by the project team reporting the result as part of the SPC’s annual results reporting process. reporting annual results process. reporting the project as part team by the result SDGs is assigned to of the SPC’s *Contribution

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This report is one product in the suite of 2018 results reporting products produced by SPC, including:

• Pacific Community Results Report 2018 • Pacific Community Results Highlights 2018 • SPC’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals • Partnership Highlights • Regional and member country and territory results summaries • Online Results Explorer

For copies of these documents, please visit SPC’s online Resource Centre or contact SPC’s Strategy, Performance and Learning (SPL) team at [email protected]. Please also contact us should you have any suggestions for improvement or to report any inaccuracies in this report.