New York, 1 March, 2007
Tuvalu Comments
at the CSD15 Debate: Interlinkages and Means of Implementation
Delivered by H.E. Mr Enele S Sopoaga
Ambassador and Special Adviser
to the Permanent Mission of Tuvalu to the United Nations
New York 1 March 2007
Mr Chairman
Inter-linkages
The inter-linkages between the thematic issues of energy, industrial development,
air pollution and climate change are well acknowledged.
As we all agreed in CSD9 and in para 20 (e) of JPOI, and further recognized in the
CSD14, enhancing energy efficiency and conservation and significantly increasing
the use of renewable energy will contribute substantially to meeting MDGs and
sustainable development. Particularly for SIDS like Tuvalu the use of renewable
energy is absolutely necessary to address issues of high costs of petroleum,
pollution and to contribute to global greenhouse gasses emissions reductions.
Tuvalu strongly believes our attention in CSD15 must focus on decisions to
address the failure of the international community to implement our CSD9 and
JPOI agreements, part of which (JPOI para 20 e) says ?.develop with a sense of
urgency the increase of renewable energy in the global energy mix. We are duty
bound to develop renewable energy to substantially increase its share in the
energy mix from the current 4% to as high as possible with urgency. In this regard
Tuvalu would like to lend its strongest support to the proposal by the EU on
measures and processes to promote renewable energy, and on the need for timely
reviews in the CSD years 2010 and 2014 - 2015.
Means of Implementation
In terms of implementation, my delegation wishes to reiterate that the success of
our CSD work can only be measured on the ground in-country, on the basis of the
tangible differences we can make. The processes and substance of
implementation are equally as critical.
We need effective integration of the CSD decisions into all the work programmes
of UN agencies, and international financial institutions and in this regard I wish to
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acknowledge the actions of the international community to integrate the MSI into
the UNFCCC, UNEP, FAO, UNESCO and others work . There also has to be
improved coordination within countries and within the various regions,
particularly in SIDS in the Pacific where there is clearly a key role for the regional
bodies such as those in the Pacific to play in complimenting national efforts. And
monitoring of implementation is also crucial, and SIDS would like their capacity
improved to engage more effectively in monitoring.
Mr Chairman, in terms of substance Tuvalu believes the cross-cutting issues of
financing, technology and capacity building particularly through education and
training as agreed in the MSI are key to the achievement of sustainable
development, and peace and security for SIDS particularly in relations to the
thematic clusters of this current CSD.
Tuvalu looks forward to very successful and practical outcomes of the CSD15,
particularly on improving renewable energy use in the SIDS and the world.
I thank you
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