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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">(Please share widely with your networks)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bula Vinaka Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Greetings from the Pacific Disability Forum (PDF).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Pacific Disability Forum is calling for submission on
<b>‘DISABILITY INCLUSION BEST PRACTICE IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION</b>’ activities, programmes, policies and legislative work in the Pacific. This call for good practices of mainstreaming disability inclusion extend to interventions by state
and non-state actors in climate change adaptation and mitigation and disaster risk reduction. The good practices must be concrete examples of ways in which a disability lens and the perspective of persons with disabilities are incorporated in policies and
programmes . The examples can be any interventions by state and non-state actors including but not limited to policy development, policy advocacy, capacity building, awareness raising, knowledge production or service provision, which make provisions for and
address the needs and rights of persons with disabilities in climate change adaptation and mitigation and disaster risk reduction. The good practices can be at any levels, whether being disability mainstreaming in national strategies, sectoral action plans
and policies for climate change and DRR or local and grassroots level interventions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">All Pacific Island Countries have identified a disability focal point in the government whose roles are to ensure the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities
in policies and programmes. Findings from the review of disability inclusive development in the Pacific by UNESCO in 2017 show that a number of countries, such as PNG, Fiji, Cook Islands and Samoa, have set up coordination mechanism in place consisting of
government, DPOs and other civil society and service provider representatives to ensure the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in policies and programmes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">This shows that there are good practices already in place in the region in the integration of the rights of persons with disabilities in climate change adaptation policies
and programmes. These practices are, however, have yet to be consolidated to understand the experience of disability inclusion in climate change and disaster risk reduction from the Pacific perspective. It is critical to document and share good practices of
countries and DPOs in the mainstreaming of and advocacy for disability inclusion in the national development framework. This allows the identification of building blocks and guidelines for DPOs and disability focal points to advocate for the integration of
disability in the wider development framework in the Pacific.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Therefore this call for Submission aims to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Document good practices of DPOs, Disability focal points, CSOs, governments and other stakeholders in the Pacific, in advocating for the mainstreaming of disability
inclusion in national development framework focussing on DRR, climate change adaptation and mitigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Develop guidelines for DPOs and disability focal points to better advocate for integrating the rights of persons with disabilities in the development framework, based
on the collected good practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">The deadline for submission is Friday, 9<sup>th</sup> of November 2018, however submission of written evidence before the due date is highly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Please send your written submission by email to
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:rcperu@pacificdisability.org">rcperu@pacificdisability.org</a></span> or by post to P.O Box 18458, Suva Fiji. Please note, to label the submission “Call for Best Practices in Mainstreaming Disability in Climate Change
and DRR”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Find attached the call for submission and a guidelines to assist in developing your best practice submission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any queries or need clarifications, please don’t hesitate to ask.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Vinaka<o:p></o:p></p>
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