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By 2015, Madagascar commits to increase health spending to at least 12%; ensure universal coverage for emergency obstetric care in all public health facilities; increase births assisted by skilled attendants from 44% to 75%; and double from 35% the percentage of births in health facilities. Madagascar will also address teenage pregnancy by making 50% of primary health care facilities youth-friendly; reduce from 19% to 9.5% the unmet need of contraception by strengthening commodity security; increase tetanus vaccination for pregnant women from 57% to 80%; and institute maternal death audits.
The partnership focuses on strengthening the capacity of the islands of the Indian Ocean member of the Indian Ocean Commission and Zanzibar Island of the United Republic of Tanzania to reduce their vulnerability, exposure and protect the population of the region against loss and damage that result from catastrophic events.
Goal Establish sustainable governance of aquatic resources in order to promote sustainable socio-economic benefits to basic communities. Methodology - Develop fisheries management plans for the target resources: Crabs, Sea cucumbers, Octopus and Squid, Penaeid Shrimp, Tuna, Lobsters, Sharks; - Increase area for sustainable and responsible marine aquaculture and appropriate chains; - Strengthen the effective implementation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Code.
PCDDBA est une plateforme regroupant les acteurs dcids dfendre lintrt de la population de la Baie dAntongil travers le renforcement de la concertation vers une synergie dactions pour un dveloppement durable en respectant les valeurs socio-culturelles et une meilleure intgrit cologique des cosystmes. Suivant le constat sur la situation actuelle des pcheries de la baie dAntongil, deux objectifs gnraux savrent prioritaires pour rsoudre les problme et enjeux de lcosystme et des ressources halieutiques. Objectif n1 : Prservation de lenvironnement afin dassurer la prennisation des services dcosyst...[more]
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism is an organizational network of tourism stakeholders of the public and private sectors, non-profits, UN agencies and programmes, international organizations and academic institutions. Partner organizations share the common vision and understanding of the goal of "sustainable tourism" and collaborate internationally, regionally or nationally to transform tourism globally. The mission is to transform the way tourism is done worldwide by building partnerships to support the implementation of sustainable tourism practices at destinations through adop...[more]
Rationale: The SIDS in SADC namely, Comoros Mauritius, Seychelles and Madagascar are fragile and prone to climate change variation but are endowed with ocean biodiversity which are unsustainably been exploited. Growth and sustainability of these economies can be achieved by sustainably harnessing the ocean potential through development of appropriate STI policy system and governance and local indigenous knowledge to launch and sustain emerging economy sectors and resilience building. Doing so requires a good understanding of the various STI policy system and governance and the education and tr...[more]
Goal 1. Promoting the sustainable use of the oceans and the marine resources to support the economic growth of Madagascar; 2. Improve the living conditions of the Malagasy population. Methodology 1. Integrate the concept of maritimization at the national level; 2. Establish a cross-sectorial road map to implement the transition to the blue economy; 3. Develop the Implementation Plan of Maritime Spatial Planning; 4. Establish a legal and institutional framework for the economic and social valuation of research results; 5. Implement adaptation and mitigation plan on impacts of cli...[more]
Goal - Affirm Madagascar's sovereignty over its maritime area and guarantee its security; - Reduce all forms of marine pollution and the illicit and illegal exploitation of marine resources. Methodology - Continue the process of delimiting maritime borders with neighboring States; - Fully operationalize the National Marine Information Mergers Center; - Fully operationalize the Regional Center for the Fusion of Maritime Information and the Regional Center for the Coordination of Maritime Operations, in collaboration with the countries Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean; ...[more]
The partnership aims at strengthening the capacity of island nations to management of the marine and coastal resources for growth and development with due respect to the environment. The European Union is the leading technical and financial partner of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and it has supported a large number regional programs for the development of the island States members of the IOC. These programs seek to enhance the capacity of island nations for good governance of fisheries, management of the coastal zones and the management of coastal, marine and island specific biodiversi...[more]
The WIOCC is a country led partnership that promotes actions for climate resilient development that achieves effective conservation of biodiversity, enhanced livelihood and economies for greater social security among coastal communities. The WIOCC mobilises the political, financial and technical commitment at national and regional levels by inspiring leadership and facilitating collaboration towards a shared, long-term vision.
