1. Caribbean SIDS priorities for Sustainable Development Goals: A civil society perspective from the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) Anna Cadiz

2. Participatory natural resource management Livelihoods / well-being Participatory governance Ecological health CANARI’s mission

3. Vision for post-2015 development agenda Recognises the mutual dependency of economic, social and environmental outcomes Is grounded in local experiences and needs Is adaptable to diverse contexts and capacities

4. FromTo Development assistanceA universal global compact Top-down decision-makingMulti-stakeholder decision- making Growth models that increase inequality and risk Growth models that decrease inequality and risk Shareholder value business models Stakeholder value business models Meeting “easy” development targets Tackling systematic barriers to progress Damage controlInvesting in resilience Concepts and testingScaled up interventions Multiple discrete actionsCross-scale coordination

5. Vision for economic development in the Caribbean A more resilient, green and inclusive economy which “aims for long-term prosperity through equitable distribution of economic benefits and effective management of ecological resources; it is economically viable and resilient, self- directed, self-reliant and pro-poor”

6. PRIORITIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

7. Participatory governance and management

8. Cross-sectoral integrated development

9. Regional institutions for governance of shared resources of the Caribbean Sea Source: CERMES, UWI

10. PRIORITIES FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL DISASTERS

11. Participatory development of policy and plans and developing integrated cross- sectoral institutions

12. Integrating local and traditional knowledge with scientific knowledge and using this knowledge as a basis for decision-making

13. Facilitating community-level adaptation actions

14. A strong Caribbean position on SDGs Joint approach, role of civil society alongside government and inter- governmental actors Collective voice

15. Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) www.canari.org Anna Cadiz anna@canari.org Thank you!