Barbados 10 National Assessment Report

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Barbados 10National Assessment Report

• Belize

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Overview of Belize

• 170 mls (274 Km) N-S, 68 mls. (109 Km) E-W
• 8,867 sq. mls. (22,700 sq. Km)
• 273,700 (mid-year 2003)
• Pop. Density - 31 / sq. ml (12 /sq. km) (mid-year
  2003)
• Life expectancy - Females 73.5 yrs., Males 66.7
  yrs
• Pop. Growth rate - 3.0
• Dollar (BZE), fixed exchange rate,
• BZE 2.00 US 1.00

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Socio-economic Context

• Key Challenges
• Globalization
• Liberalization
• Natural Disasters
• Natural Resource Depletion
• Health chronic diseases

• Key Responses
• Medium Term Economic Strategy 2003-2005
• Poverty Elimination Strategy and Action Plan
  2003-2008

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Preparing the NAR

• National Consultative Process
• Involved public, private, civil society sectors
• Consultant
• 2 workshops

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National Report

• Socio-economic Context
• Natl framework for sustainable development
• Implementation of the BPOA

• Cross-sectoral issues
• Trade, investment and capacity bldg
• MDGs
• Emerging concerns

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Natl Framework for SD

• NSDC
• NHDAC NEC NSDTF
• Cross-cutting policies - NPESAP MTES
• Sector specific policies

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Climate Change and Sea level Rise

• UNFCCC signed 1992 ratified 1994
• Kyoto protocol acceded Sept. 2003
• Participated in CPACC, ACCC, MACC, Cen. Ame Reg.
  Proj on Forestry and C.C
• Host of the CCCCC
• 1st natl comm to COP of UNFCCC - 2002

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Risk Mgmt. and Nat. Disasters

• Comprehensive natl framework
• NEMO Secretariat
• Natl Mitigation Policy being developed
• Participate in activities of CDERA, CEPREDENAC,
  FA-HUM (US Southcom)

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Coastal and Marine Resources

• UNCLOS signed 1982 ratified 1983
• Cartegena Protocol participate in meetings
• UNCBD signed 1992 ratified 1993
• No delineation of the EEZ part of Bze/Guat
  Differendum
• CZMAI ICZM Strategy (Feb 2003)
• 13 MPAs 7 World Heritage Sites
• MBRS

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Land Resources terrestrial biodiversity

• UNCBD
• Rotterdam (POPs) signed 2003
• ESTAP
• NARMAP, FPMP
• LAP completed LMP ongoing
• MBC

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Energy

• Major energy sources butane, electricity,
  bagasse, renewables, hydrological
• Mollejon, Chalillo
• Extension of grid to south, cayes
• Purchase of electricity CFE (Mexico)
• Natl Energy Plan sector diagnostic and policy
  recommendations
• PPA hydromaya and BELCOGEN
• Exploration for hydrocarbon

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Mgmt of Wastes, Provision of Water

• Waste
• 112,000 tons annually
• Natl Solid Waste Mgmt Plan
• Privatization since 1992 (3 areas remain)
• Natl Solid Waste Mgmt. Project construction of
  sanitary landfill

• Water
• 18 major river catchments w/ 18 sub-catchments,
  18 principal watersheds
• Freshwater - 80.8 thousand cu. M./capita
• Rural bze 95 of freshwater comes from
  groundwater
• Pro-tem Water Commission

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Tourism

• 1 in every 4 jobs, 18 of GDP US 256M in 2002
• Tourist expenditure has grown 500 since 1998
• Tourism Dev. Proj 4 yr., US 14 M IDB loan
• Tourism Training Unit, STEPS, CPEC, SITCA (San
  Jose Declaration)
• NICH

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Financing and Investment for SD

• UNDP/GEF - SGP UNEP/GEF
• IDB, CDB, Commonwealth Debt Initiative, UK
  Provision of Basic Needs program
• DFC, SIF, NGOs
• Bi-lateral USA, UK, Cuba, ROC
• Intl Coop. Unit - MFA

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Capacity Bldg and Cooperation

• Member of CARICOM, ACS, SICA
• ICU MFA
• MTES
• Public Private Partnerships private sector
  tourism industry CSOs protected areas mgmt,
  Red Cross

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Trade and Investment

• Small production capacity
• High costs of inputs, limited administrative and
  technical capacity, narrow export base, open
  economy
• Encouragement of diversification estb. of niche
  markets
• External trade negotiations WTO, FTAA, ACP,
  CSME
• NTNC estb.

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MDGs

• Poverty Reduction
• CPA 1995/96
• NPESAP
• SIF
• NHDAC
• Role of NGOs BEST
• DFC, Credit Unions

• Education and Infant Mortality
• 20 of budget to edu., 80 to primary schools
• Steady reduction
• Maternal Child Health Program

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MDGs

• Gender Equality
• Natl Gender Policy
• Gender Budget Initiative
• Amendment of Natl Legislation

• HIV/AIDS and Malaria
• Highest rate in Cen.Amer and 5th in Caribbean
• Natl AIDS Commission
• Vector Control Programme
• Benefit from regional assistance Mexico,
  Guatemala and PAHO

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MDGs

• Envio. Sustainability
• Leader in conservation and Sust. Dev. 45.8 -
  terrestrial, 350,000 acres of marine areas under
  protected areas status
• Various strategies and action plans
• MBC, MBRS

• Global Partnerships
• Debt for Nature Swap
• Youth for the Future Initiative

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Constraints and Gaps

• Lack of adequate data reliability and timely
  release of data inaccessibility of data
• Insufficient inter-ministry coordination
• Little consideration to proportional ownership
  and level of resp. in mgmt. access to
  decision-making need for strengthening of
  municipalities and local govt.
• Lack of natl impact studies and competitiveness
  assessments
• Lack of resources human, administrative and
  institutional, financial

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Emerging Concerns

• Proposed NSDC
• Gender policy
• Criminal activity
• Tourism
• Human Resources
• Traffic
• Youth