SUVA, Fiji Islands (April 26, 2002 - PINA Nius Online)---Palau has been selected to represent the Pacific Islands in the start up of UNESCO's inter-regional Small Islands Voice initiative.
Ensuring the voice of the general public in small islands is heard and becomes a driving force in island development is the initiative's goal.
It is supported by UNESCO's CSI (Environment and Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands) program. The focus is on small islands in the Caribbean, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
Activities have commenced in:
Committees are being established in each of these three start-up countries.
They include representatives from government, non-governmental and community-based organizations, media, private sector, and ordinary citizens representatives.
They are to organize and coordinate activities on-the-ground.
One of the first actions is to conduct a geographically representative interview survey to determine...