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Pacific Region Environmental Strategy 2005-2009
Volume I: Strategy Document

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With many Pacific economies and societies heavily reliant upon management of their natural resource endowments, attention to environmental concerns is critical to achieving sustainable development in the region. ADB has become an increasingly active partner of the region in fostering improved environmental management capacity and performance at the local, sector, national, and regional levels.

The Pacific Region Environmental Strategy (PRES) is the result of a regional technical assistance covering

1. a review of key environmental issues and main response strategies in the Pacific
2. an assessment of past environment-related assistance provided by ADB and other development partners in the region to draw relevant lessons
3. an identification of priority areas for intervention mapping out future directions for ADB’s environmental assistance to the region

This volume and an accompanying executive summary contain the main PRES findings and ADB’s environmental strategy for the Pacific. The PRES is part of a broader strategic planning exercise covering ADB’s overall assistance to the region for the period 2005 to 2009. A second PRES volume documents case studies carried out to provide important field level context under the theme “mainstreaming environment in development planning and management”.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Pacific Studies Series Pacific Region Environmental Strategy 2005-2009 Volume II: Case Studies

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Contents

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Rationale and Objectives
       Introduction
       Strategy Objectives and Approach

Current Environmental Issues and Challenges
       The Pacific and Environmental Challenges
       Pacific Environmental Issues
       Emerging Response Strategies

Assessing ADB's Past Environmental Assistance to the Pacific
       ADB's Environment-Related Assistance to PDMCs
       Lessons Learned from ADB's Experience

Patterns of and Lessons from External Environmental Assistance
       Environmental Assistance and Lessons Learned
       Accomplishments, Constraints, and Lessons Learned

Pacific Region Environmental Strategy, 2005-2009
       Vision for the Region
       ADB's Role in Improving Pacific Environmental Management
       Intervention Strategy
       Implementation Issues and Measuring Progress

References

Appendixes
       Pacific Regional Submission to the WSSD
       Summaries of Case Studies
       Human Development-Characteristics of PDMCs
       High Priority Areas for Action Relating to Forest and Tree Management
       ADB's Environment-Related Assistance to PDMCs