🔵Healthy oceans are linked to prosperity and human well-being. In order to mobilize transformational recovery in Small Islands Development States ( #SIDS ), bring it to prosperity and restore ocean ecosystems🌊, we must invest in the Blue Economy now!

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The Caribbean is expanding the narrative of #SIDS to embrace previously untapped potential as #BOS ; realizing that the Ocean as an opportunity which serves as one pathway to achieve sustainable development with positive economic, social and environmental impacts.
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An exciting time-lapse video of my landing on this large remote atoll of Ailinglaplap in the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji will support this atoll community with access to water with the Green Climate Fund funding and connect them in times of disaster with Japanese 🇯🇵 funding #UNDP4SIDS

In #SIDS 🏝️, the #ClimateCrisis is compounded by staggering #debt burdens. Accelerating climate action must also include innovative debt relief mechanisms to ensure a green and sustainable recovery.
Read more👉 bit.ly/SIDSBulletin36
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🏝️ Small Island Developing States face unique challenges that are exacerbated by the socio-economics crisis triggered by #COVID19 . UN Development's support is via its #SIDS offer towards recovery & building back better, targeting #ClimateAction

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#COVID19 has exacerbated challenges 4 #SIDS . See how UN Development's #ClimatePromise is supporting #SIDS on #ClimateAction , #BlueEconomy & #DigitalTransformation 2 emerge stronger & #BuildForwardBetter & greener to advance progress on #SAMOAPathway & #SDGs #RisingUpForSIDS #UNDP4SIDS 👇

Mangrove snorkeling 🤿 after a busy week setting up the new UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji office in the North Pacific.

Here’s a look into this important natural resource providing habitat for juvenile fish 🐠 & nesting sights for birds #Pohnpei #Micronesia #mangrove #SDG14 #UNDP4SIDS

SIDS🏝 face challenges in #geospatial modeling because of their diverse geographies in close proximity, and a scarcity of baseline #data for training models.
Learn key strategies to increase geospatial representation of SIDS 👉 bit.ly/SIDSBulletin20…
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Barbados is leading in #digital innovations - pelagic data systems to tracking small-scale fishing, the Blue Digital app for #data and traceability, and drones and #AI to monitor Sargassum.
Read how digital is enabling development in SIDS🏝 👉 bit.ly/SIDSBulletin20…
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Climate change presents immense challenges to development, not least for small island developing states. Key to transformative change are integrated solutions which look 360 and put communities centre-stage. Insights from Comoros🇰🇲 undp.org/africa/blog/le… #UNDP4SIDS Green Climate Fund

Congratulations to AOSIS for 30 years of leadership as a global conscience for climate action and a champion of ocean conservation.

UN Development is proud to be a strategic partner of AOSIS through its SIDS Offer to accelerate transformative sustainable development. #UNDP4SIDS

As ancestral stewards of the #oceans , #SIDS 🏝️ communities possess invaluable knowledge that needs to be placed central in development.

Learn more how SIDS are developing their capacity to sustainably use and benefit from marine resources 👉bit.ly/SIDSBulletin55

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The current crisis has caused disruption in the course of #SIDS 🏝️ development, but these nations are rethinking #development strategies to unlock a #sustainable pathway to a #green recovery.
Read our latest bulletin to learn more👉bit.ly/SIDSBulletin37
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#SIDS ’ #sustainable #development relies on their ability to turn current challenges into #opportunities , adequately respond to the #ClimateEmergency , embrace the #BlueEconomy , accelerate #DigitalTransformation ...read more in the #UNDP4SIDS report👏🏿👏🏼👏🏾 👉🏾 shorturl.at/kKMRU

#RisingUpForSIDS shows the unique challenges SIDS are facing and how these are exacerbated by the socio-economic crisis triggered by Covid-19 pandemic.
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Congrats to 🇸🇧 on its 1st #VNR at #HLPF2020 . #COVID19 put great risk on development gains; yet it showed centrality of UNDP SDG Integration 2 protect health, education, livelihoods, environment & more 2 save our 🌎 & #BuildForwardBetter . UNDP SDG Integration UNDP in Asia and the Pacific, #UNDP4SIDS

This week I met Tuya Altangerel in the Republic of the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 on the occasion of her first mission to the North Pacific and presentation of her credentials. So happy to be working together to protect the Planet, promote Peace and build Prosperity #UNDP4SIDS

Foundational data infrastructure is crucial for SIDS - national open data portals like those of Jamaica and Papua New Guinea, spatial data infrastructures, and data communities.
Learn how SIDS are leading the data revolution 👉 bit.ly/SIDSBulletin20…
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#SIDS 🏝️ are weathering the challenges of the #ClimateCrisis ➕ global #health crisis while continuing to be #GlobalChampions of the #energy transition & #ClimateAction .
Read bit.ly/SIDSBulletin41 how SIDS pursue innovative approaches to win the #RaceToZero .
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#Digital economy & digital inclusion are 🔑 for development, & recovery from #Covid19 crisis. UNCDFPFIP and @undpsolomon in partnership w Central Bank of Solomon Islands of 🇸🇧 are supporting #Digital Transformation & expansion of digital financial services. #UNDP4SIDS , UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, UNCDF