Abstract:
This Background Information and Guidance Paperhasbeenpreparedtohelpguide decisions by Pacific island countries and territories regarding some critical aspects of the new regional Strategy, including the level of guidance to be provided such as high-level strategic guidance versus a more detailed action plan. The Paper has been prepared following a desktop review of relevant publications and an analysis of existing regional mechanisms for coordination/implementation of similar policy frameworks in the Pacific and in other regions such as Asia and the Caribbean. It also takes into consideration lessons from previous community-level actions and the findings of the mid-term reviews of the existing regional policy frameworks for climate change and disaster risk management. The work carried out in Pacific island countries and territories also helps guide development of a new approach that makes suitable links with these accomplishments and lessons.