Shared Island Platform on COVID-19 Response – Sharing, Support, Solutions

The Local2030 Islands Network, in coordination with the Global Island Partnership, Hawai‘i Green Growth Local2030 Hub, the Small Islands Organisation (SMILO), UN Foundation, Pacific Island Development Program, Green Cross France and Territories, Commonwealth Secretariat, Sustainable Travel International and others, will support this platform to connect island communities and colleagues working on various dimensions of sustainable development as they meet urgent challenges posed by COVID-19. 

We do not envision this as addressing medical issues or response per se, but issues that relate to the achievement of the SDGs that are disrupted by the coronavirus and the response to it.  

The platform is intended to be demand driven – we are interested in your concerns, priorities and solutions!  Depending on demand, we plan to hold a series of convenings and/or webinars to follow, and the focus of these will depend on responses to the questionnaire and interest from participants to the first convening.  

Early themes that have been identified include maintaining agricultural activities; managing impacts and response to tourism; managing movement of residents, visitors and second homeowners; and managing energy resources.

Depending on demand, the Local2030 Islands Network or its members may engage in additional activities to facilitate communication and collaboration.  We are open to your ideas here as well.