Transcript Diapositive 1 - ESL : Erasmus School of Law

Competitive OCTs for a
sustainable development
Olivier GASTON
Representative of OCTA Chairman &
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Key figures
• Population
• Size
• GDP : LDCs and “industrialised” territories
OCTs assets
• Biodiversity
• Natural resources
• Economic exclusive zones
Biodiversity
Natural resources
Economic Exclusive Zones
Sustainable development: issues
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
Theoretical Linkages between OAD
objectives
2
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Greater
Competitiveness
+
+
+
Adaptation capacity
and resilience
+/3
+
Cooperation
and Regional Integration
Regional cooperation
 Regional European Development Fund exponential
increase
 Supported by two other objectives of
competitiveness and resilience
 Administrative challenges: creation of « mirror
funds »?
Competitive islands - factors
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
Competitiveness: how the EU is
supporting?
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: what more could
be done in OAD?
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
Adaptation capacity and resilience
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
Conclusion
 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
Thank you for your attention