1. Competitive OCTs for a sustainable development Olivier GASTON Representative of OCTA Chairman & Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

2. Population Size GDP : LDCs and “industrialised” territories OCTs assets Biodiversity Natural resources Economic exclusive zones Key figures

3. Biodiversity

4. Natural resources

5. Economic Exclusive Zones

6. 2 existing development models in the OCTs Development based on natural resources (example of cooperation) Development based on attractive business climate & luxury tourism Issues: sustainability in the long run and difficulty to replicate for less competitive OCTs  need for innovative paths based on local assets and external environment Sustainable development: issues

7. Greater Competitiveness Theoretical Linkages between OAD objectives Adaptation capacity and resilience Cooperation and Regional Integration 3 + + 2 1 + + /- +

8.  Regional European Development Fund exponential increase  Supported by two other objectives of competitiveness and resilience  Administrative challenges: creation of « mirror funds »? Regional cooperation

9. Local factors Natural resources Regional insertion and accessibility Business climate (bureaucracy) Technology: human resources and research  Competitiveness poles – centres of excellence International factors Preferential access: preferential duties AND flexible rules of origin Competitive islands - factors

11. Local factors : Development Policy Territorial EDF: education, training, business environment, accessibility… Regional EDF: Territorial Strategies for Innovation project, SMEs project in the Caribbean International factors: Trade preferences (strongly eroded) Duty free access to EU market Technical barriers to trade: rules of origin Competitiveness: how the EU is supporting?

12. International factors: trade Ask the European Commission to ensure OCTs are adequately and early informed on the EU trade policy Rules of Origin release: extend improvements granted to other similar territories (eg automatic derogation for some SIDS) Sustainable development Support innovation policies Include economic sectors in areas of cooperation Competitiveness: what more could be done in OAD?

13. Draft OAD New areas of cooperation for aid delivery Expectations for eligibility to Development Cooperation Instrument environmental programmes To go further Take into account OCTs in UNFCCC decision making Explore Agendas 21 as a tool for prospective approach, participative governance and sustainable development Adaptation capacity and resilience

14.  Need for greater attention to objectives of competitiveness and resilience in OAD implementation  OAD implementation requires coordination :  EU financial decisions (effectiveness)  EU free trade agreements  International cooperation on climate change and biodiversity Conclusion

15. Thank you for your attention