Small Island

Emerald Planet - Challenges of Small Island Developing States: Micronesian Best Practices

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• published: 25 Sep 2012
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Subscribe to our channel for upcoming shows and environmental information. Studio Guests: Bestina Benjamin Hagberg, President, Women's Cooperatives of Nukuoro, The Federated States of Micronesia Lisa McFarren Polgar, Vice President, PanAmerican-PanAfrican Association Erik Hagberg, CEO, Pacific Aquaculture Cooperatives International (PAC) ======================================================== This program features the extensive "best practices" that have been developed by formal research, international evaluations, and practical projects to meet human and environmental needs in the South Pacific. The Federated States of Micronesia is one of 38 official United Nations SIDS (Small Island Developing States). As part of the U.N. Economic and Social Council such nations are identified as: Low-lying coastal countries that share economic, environmental, and civil society development issues that include, but are not limited to, small but growing youth populations, limited natural resources, extreme remoteness, susceptible to catastrophic natural disasters, few alternatives to imported fossil fuels, dependency on importation of natural resources, food, and manufactured goods, along with deteriorating environmental conditions including rapid sea level rise along with massive coral reef destruction. The common challenges for sustainable development include: few high-speed communications systems; lack of emphasis upon developing renewable energy sources; irregular transportation services combined with exorbitant travel costs; local and national governments struggle to provide adequate infrastructure in remote locations; and few full-time employment opportunities. This program features two organizations which have invested intensive resources and personnel to create active "best practices" which can address many of the limitations identified by the U.N. ECOSOC. The representatives will be sharing their extensive empirical research findings, successes among various practical projects implemented with both local and international funding sources, and how the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation, among many other international bodies need to be actively engaged in expanding technologies, funding, services, and expertise for this nations as these serve as the proverbial "canary in the coal mine" to identify the issues and realities of violent climate change. www.emerald-planet.orttp://tinyurl.com/6qphtxr (Facebook) http://twitter.com/#!/emeraldplanet1 (Twitter) http://tinyurl.com/7a2ru7f (Linkedin)