Tag Archives: Marshall Islands

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

Posted on Wednesday 14 November 14 2012 by Devpolicy-PiPP

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 →

Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI, Devpolicy, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on 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

The tides of change

Posted on Wednesday 7 November 7 2012 by Mike Cookson

A new wave of US engagement in the Pacific is set to benefit the region’s nations as the US responds to the global rise of China, writes Stewart Firth.

Posted in ANU PI, News | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The tides of change

The State of Pacific Towns and Cities: Urbanization in ADB’s Pacific Developing Member Countries

Posted on Wednesday 24 October 24 2012 by ADB.org Publications RSS

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 →

Posted in Publications | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The State of Pacific Towns and Cities: Urbanization in ADB’s Pacific Developing Member Countries

Benchmarking the performance of state owned enterprises in PNG

Posted on Thursday 27 September 27 2012 by Laure Darcy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently launched its latest state-owned enterprise (SOE) benchmarking study, entitled Finding Balance: Benchmarking the Performance of SOEs in PNG.  This is not only the first time that PNG has participated in the study series, but the first time that the financial performance of PNG’s SOEs has been made publicly available. The study compares PNG’s SOE portfolio over a 9-year period with that of 5 other […] Continue reading →

Posted in (aggregator), Devpolicy, News | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Benchmarking the performance of state owned enterprises in PNG

ANU’s new student group: the Micronesian and Australian Friends Association

Posted on Thursday 13 September 13 2012 by ingridahlgren

  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 →

Posted in ANU PI, News | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Finding Balance: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Papua New Guinea

Posted on Wednesday 12 September 12 2012 by ADB.org Publications RSS

This study benchmarks the performance of Papua New Guinea’s State-owned enterprises with those of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga; assesses the key drivers of this performance; and identifies successful reform strate… Continue reading →

Posted in (aggregator), News, Publications | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Finding Balance: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Papua New Guinea

World Heritage in a Sea of Islands: Pacific 2009 Programme

Posted on Thursday 23 August 23 2012 by Mike Cookson

World Heritage Papers 34 has just been released. It is a compilation of documents and papers relating to UNESCO’s Pacific 2009 Programme (2000-2009) and includes reports of regional consultations, expert papers, progress and monitoring reports. “Despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity, the Pacific … Continue reading →

Posted in ANU PI, Publications | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on World Heritage in a Sea of Islands: Pacific 2009 Programme

Pacific Energy Update 2012 (ADB)

Posted on Tuesday 5 June 5 2012 by ADB.org Publications RSS

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 →

Posted in (aggregator) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Pacific Energy Update 2012 (ADB)

Jobs: Coastal Community Adaptation Project, Fiji

Posted on Monday 28 May 28 2012 by Mike Cookson

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 →

Posted in Funds and Jobs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Jobs: Coastal Community Adaptation Project, Fiji

New tools in mapping for disasters and development

Posted on Saturday 12 May 12 2012 by Mike Cookson

GFDRR Innovation Series: On May 3, 2012, around 200 mapping experts and development professionals from 70 organisations met

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on New tools in mapping for disasters and development

11th Festival of Pacific Arts: ‘Culture in Harmony with Nature’

Posted on Friday 11 May 11 2012 by Mike Cookson

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 →

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on 11th Festival of Pacific Arts: ‘Culture in Harmony with Nature’

Update on ADB projects in the Pacific (30 April 2012)

Posted on Tuesday 1 May 1 2012 by Mike Cookson

The Asian Development Bank has just released new fact sheets for the following Pacific Island nations: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Update on ADB projects in the Pacific (30 April 2012)

Welcome Ingrid Ahlgren!

Posted on Thursday 26 April 26 2012 by Mike Cookson

This March ANU welcomed new PhD student Ingrid Ahlgren to the RMAP program in the College of Asia Pacific. She joins us most recently from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) where she has been working for the past … Continue reading →

Posted in ANU PI, Profiles | Tagged , | Comments Off on Welcome Ingrid Ahlgren!

Applications open: Australian Development and Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships (close 30 April 2012)

Posted on Thursday 5 April 5 2012 by Mike Cookson

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 →

Posted in Funds and Jobs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Applications open: Australian Development and Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships (close 30 April 2012)

Presidential perspectives on political economy in Micronesia

Posted on Wednesday 14 December 14 2011 by Ben Graham

Ben Graham co-authored a chapter of the new ADB report ‘The Political Economy of Economic Reform in the Pacific‘. Here, he shares some insights from his research. On a late 1996 afternoon in the Marshall Islands, during a heated Cabinet discussion about an ongoing reduction-in-force effort in government, an elderly President interrupted his economic advisor with a simple yet powerful question. “Excuse me. Have you ever run a country?” The advisor and the room fell silent… So I am told. I was not there and […] Continue reading →

Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI, Devpolicy | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Presidential perspectives on political economy in Micronesia