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Job: Systems Administrator for PIF Secretariat
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Administrator to join their Corporate Services team in Suva, Fiji on a full time basis.
Australia Awards Fellowships (Round 14 closes 19 June 2013)
Applications are currently open for Round 14, for Australia Awards Fellowships beginning in 2014 (close 19 June 2013). Visit AusAID’s AAF page for more information. Australia Awards Fellowships provide senior officials and mid-career professionals from developing countries with the opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna
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Kiribati: A Nation Going Under
Bernard Lagan reports on the effects of climate change in Kiribati and the order of its President for “migration with dignity” in his latest feature in The Global Mail.
PNG slowdown pushing regional growth lower in the Pacific
In the latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, released yesterday (March 26), the ADB forecasts that the average rate of growth in its 14 developing member countries in the Pacific region will fall to 5.2%, as earlier gains from major foreign investments and public infrastructure projects fade. The performance of the region’s larger natural resource exporting economies (Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Timor-Leste) continues to drive the economic outlook, [...] Continue reading
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Tagged Fiji, Kiribati, Melanesia, Micronesia, Nauru, Pacific, Palau, PNG, Polynesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu
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Australia Awards Scholarships and Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships (applications now open)
Applications are now open for the 2014 round of Australia Awards Scholarships. Information for applicants, (including details of who to contact with scholarship inquiries and cut-off-dates for applications) are available on AusAID’s website. You may also view eligibility and other … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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Pilot Fragility Assessment of an Informal Urban Settlement in Kiribati (ADB)
The Asian Development Bank has just published a short Pilot Fragility Assessment of an Informal Urban Settlement in Kiribati. The report is based in Bairiki village, an urban settlement in South Tarawa. The assessment explores fragility related to the delivery … Continue reading
UN climate change negotiations: The role and influence of the Alliance of Small Island States (report)
The Pacific Institute and Climate Change Institute at the ANU were privileged to host a public lecture on 19 February by Her Excellency Ms Marlene Inemwin Moses (pictured left), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Nauru to the United Nations and Chair … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Pacific Islands, Tuvalu, UN, US
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Fostering skilled migration and the APTC
Michael Clemens is a Senior Fellow and Research Manager at the Center for Global Development (CGD) where he leads the Migration and Development Initiative. This post is the second in a two part series. It is an edited transcript of an interview conducted by Stephen Howes (a podcast of the interview is available here) after a recent presentation at ANU that Michael delivered on his work (podcast of the presentation [...] Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
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Public Sector Management: Lessons from State-Owned Enterprise Reforms in Kiribati and Tuvalu
This paper highlights the importance of state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms for economic growth, and lists lessons learned from SOE reforms in Kiribati and Tuvalu. Continue reading
ADB Pacific Economic Monitor (December 2012)
“The December 2012 edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor examines the fiscal position of ADB’s Pacific developing member countries and their budget plans for 2013. Special articles included in this issue focus on economic management and growth prospects in smaller … Continue reading
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Tagged Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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AVID Jobs: Environmental Defenders in the Pacific…
Environmental Defender’s Office (EDO) NSW’s International Program facilitates and coordinates Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) positions in the Pacific on an ongoing basis. EDO NSW helps the AVID program to place skilled Australian volunteers in developing countries and is funded by AusAID. EDO … Continue reading
Pacific Buzz (November 14): Pacific elections wrap | Fiji election preparations | Call to reorient PNG spending to boost recurrent budget | Agriculture and land in PNG | More
A fortnightly roundup of policy news in the Pacific by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre. POLITICS Pacific elections wrap There has been a lot of political activity in the Pacific with elections in Vanuatu, Palau, American Samoa and Guam. Intense negotiations continue in Vanuatu as two rival groups seek to form a coalition government when parliament convenes on 19 November to elect a new prime minister. The [...] Continue reading
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Tagged Fiji, FSM, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, PNG, RMI, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, US, Vanuatu
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Conference: The Challenges for Participatory Development in Contemporary Development Practice
28-29 November 2012, Manning Clark Lecture Theatre, ANU (REGISTRATIONS CLOSED) This is the third conference as part of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Universities Linkages, which brings scholars and aid practitioners together to discuss important development issues. The programme has a stunning … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, East Timor, Fiji, Kiribati, New Zealand, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu
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The State of Pacific Towns and Cities: Urbanization in ADB’s Pacific Developing Member Countries
This report investigates urbanization trends across the 14 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. It examines the history of Pacific urbanization, current state of infrastructure and service provision within urban areas, and… Continue reading
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Tagged Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, FSM, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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ANU’s new student group: the Micronesian and Australian Friends Association
The Australian National University has a new student group geared towards increasing the awareness of Micronesians in Australia – the Micronesian and Australian Friends Association (MAFA). The ANU-chartered student group was formed in May 2012 by a small group … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia-Pacific, FSM, Guam, Kiribati, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau
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Pacific Energy Update 2012 (ADB)
This document provides an update of the existing 2012 portfolio of Pacific energy sector projects and a summary of requested assistance for 2013. Continue reading
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Tagged Cook Islands, East Timor, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, FSM, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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Jobs: Coastal Community Adaptation Project, Fiji
Roles for a Development Outreach Coordinator, Civil/Environmental Engineer, and a Community Liaison Specialist for an anticipated five-year USAID Coastal Community Adaptation Program (C-CAP) that will support district and community-level climate change adaptation interventions in nine to eleven Pacific Island countries. The objective … Continue reading
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Tagged Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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Volunteer in the Pacific
Applications are now open for volunteers to work in Vanuatu (Cultural Heritage Project Officer at Chief Roi Mata’s Domain WHA), Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Kiribati and in countries on the Pacific rim. For more on these opportunities, see the Australian Volunteers … Continue reading
11th Festival of Pacific Arts: ‘Culture in Harmony with Nature’
From 1-14 July 2012, thousands of artists and performers from the region will gather in Honiara for the Pacific’s largest, most colourful and exciting cultural event. The 11th Festival of Pacific Arts will feature traditional and contemporary visual and performing arts – … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Easter Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawai'i, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
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Dialogue for Pacific Parliamentarians (Report)
The ANU’s Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) hosted the Pacific Parliamentary Leadership Dialogue in Canberra from 8 to 13 Feb. 2012. The Dialogue was designed for a select group of influential and emerging parliamentarians from across the Pacific to reflect … Continue reading
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Tagged Bougainville, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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Pacific tilting west to PNG – and Super Power rivalry
A new post by Prof. Wadan Narsey (USP) to AUT’s Pacific Scoop. For more articles by Prof. Narsey, see the Fiji section of ANU’s SSGM Program.
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Tagged Australia, China, Fiji, Kiribati, Melanesia, MSG, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu
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UK Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Developing Countries (close 31 May)
CSS are for Masters by coursework only.
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Tagged Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
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Applications open: Australian Development and Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships (close 30 April 2012)
Applications are now open for Australian Development Scholarships and Australian Leadership Award Scholarships (facilitated through AusAID). Information about specific eligibility criteria are available for the following Pacific Island states: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Pacific Collectivities (New … Continue reading
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Exhibitions: ‘Robin White’ and ‘Portraits from the Edge: Putting a Face to Climate Change’
Opening: 4 April 2012 at 6:00pm (until 5:00pm 28 April) Location: ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery Robin White is a major New Zealand artist. She is a painter as well as a printmaker and drawing is an important part … Continue reading
Kiribati cautioned against resettlement plans
[Radio Australia interview with Dr Katerina Teiawa] Pacific countries which are considering buying land for their communities in other countries are being cautioned against hasty resettlement programs. Dr Katerina Teiawa from the Australian National University is responding to reports that … Continue reading
Climate Change in the Pacific: Scientific Assessment and New Research
These publications are now available at: www.cawcr.gov.au/projects/PCCSP/publications.html Climate Change in the Pacific is a rigorously researched, peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the climate of the western Pacific region. Building on the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change… … Continue reading
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Tagged Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Pacific Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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WWII unexploded ordnance: A study of UXO in 4 Pacific Countries
This publication is based on a paper initially provided to the Forum Regional Security Committee to guide discussion on avenues to assist Forum Island Countries affected by World War II Unexploded Ordnance… This publication seeks to provide some guidance and … Continue reading
JOBS: Research Fellow (post-doc.) CapAdapt Project (ANR)
At the interface between research and decision‐making, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) is an independent policy research institute based at Sciences Po (Institute for Political Studies) in Paris. Its activity focuses on sustainable development issues that … Continue reading