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SUMMARY:KOICA-ESCAP Joint Capacity Building Training Programme on Digital 
 Technologies for Addressing Climate Change Impact in the Pacific
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DESCRIPTION:Pacific Island Countries contribute minimally to climate chang
 e yet face severe impacts and vulnerable to rising sea levels\, salinizati
 on\, and intensified tropical storms. Recognizing the urgent need for inno
 vative adaptation strategies\, a project funded by the Korea International
  Cooperation Agency (KOICA) aims to enhance the capacity of Pacific Island
  Countries by developing digital governance frameworks that leverage digit
 al technologies and data\, aligned with the Asia-Pacific Information Super
 highway (APIS) platform. Implemented in partnership with Jeju National Uni
 versity and supported by the APNIC Foundation\, the project delivers a cap
 acity-building workshop designed to equip government officials with the ne
 cessary skills and knowledge to design and implement policies for climate 
 change adaptation.\nThis project responds to the Astana Ministerial Declar
 ation on Digital Inclusion and Transformation in September 2024\, which re
 quested ESCAP to provide technical assistance\, policy analysis\, and capa
 city development to promote digital innovation for sustainable development
 . It also aims to foster knowledge-sharing among members\, particularly le
 ast developed\, landlocked\, and small island developing states. In additi
 on\, the project responds to the APIS Steering Committee requests for cont
 inued ESCAP support for countries in special situations (LLDCs\, LDCs\, an
 d SIDS) per ESCAP resolution 79/10\, the Astana Declaration\, and the APIS
  Action Plan 2022-2026. The project also aligns with the ‘Technology and
  Connectivity’ theme of the 2050 Blue Pacific Continent Strategy—prior
 itizing digital capacity building in Pacific Island Countries—and suppor
 ts the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS by enhancing vulnerable populat
 ions’ access to emerging technological innovations.\n\nhttps://indico.un
 .org/event/1018324/
LOCATION:Pullman Brisbane King George Square Hotel
URL:https://indico.un.org/event/1018324/
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