Tag Archives: Federated States of Micronesia

2nd Consultation Workshop on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol (21-23 March 2013)

Posted on Thursday 7 March 7 2013 by Mike Cookson

“The Second Consultation Workshop on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol will be held in Ponhpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) by the Ponhpei State Government in cooperation with FSM National Government with UNESCO assistance. The workshop will provide an opportunity … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 2cd Marianas History Conference (30-31 August 2013)

Posted on Sunday 3 March 3 2013 by Mike Cookson

UOG Campus in Mangilao, Guam (deadline for abstracts 3 April 2013). The University of Guam, Guam Preservation Trust, Guampedia, and the Northern Marianas Humanities Council are pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2nd Marianas History Conference. For more information, visit Guampedia.com.

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Marketi Ples 2013 (art and handicrafts from the Pacific Islands)

Posted on Tuesday 19 February 19 2013 by Mike Cookson

Opening 6pm Wed 20 February (exhibition runs from 20 Feb – 10 Mar 2013) Global Gallery, 5 Comber St, Paddington, Sydney (download a flyer). Sponsored by Pacific Islands Trade and Invest.

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The economic costs of non-communicable diseases in the Pacific Islands

Posted on Friday 8 February 8 2013 by Ian Anderson

There are three main messages contained in the recently released World Bank report ‘The economic costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands: a rapid stocktake of the situation in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu‘ (available here [PDF]) (the report did not include analysis of Papua New Guinea). First, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) impose large health, financial and economic costs on developing countries, including those in the Pacific. NCDs, including heart disease, […] Continue reading →

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Pacific predictions 2013 – Fiji falters, and more

Posted on Tuesday 15 January 15 2013 by Tess Newton Cain

This time last year, I offered Pacific predictions for 2012: you can see them here. Looking back, I didn’t do too badly, so I thought I’d have another go this year. There will no doubt be many other highlights and key moments but here I identify some of what I think will be the big ticket items, under the headings of politics, economics, and regionalism. Politics Elections – forthcoming and […] Continue reading →

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What constitutes donor dependence? Health financing in the Pacific

Posted on Wednesday 9 January 9 2013 by Joel Negin

Across the developing world and in the Pacific region in particular, there has long been criticism of the over-reliance on donors (indeed this topic has been highlighted recently on devpolicy with regard to NGOs). Pacific Island countries (PICs) have been some of the largest recipients of official development assistance over the past decades. This has been particularly true in the health sector where a few PICs are among the largest […] Continue reading →

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ADB Pacific Economic Monitor (December 2012)

Posted on Wednesday 19 December 19 2012 by Mike Cookson

“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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Development in the Pacific islands: what can we learn from experience?

Posted on Tuesday 27 November 27 2012 by Tony Hughes

On 6-8 November 2012 at USP, Suva, twenty-five men and four women (three more women withdrew too late for them to be replaced), all senior practitioners or analysts of social and economic development in Pacific island countries (PICs) and two-thirds of them Pacific islanders by descent, met by invitation in a ‘What We Can Learn’ project symposium to consider and debate what they had learned from their aggregate of a […] Continue reading →

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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 →

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ARC awards for 2013 related to the Pacific islands

Posted on Thursday 8 November 8 2012 by Mike Cookson

The Pacific Institute at the ANU would like to recognise the significant effort of all academic and support staff who participated in ARC rounds in 2012 and congratulate all recipients of ARC Discovery Early Career Research Awards and ARC Discovery … Continue reading →

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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.

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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 →

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PhD Scholarship for research on “Understanding Mobile and Social Media in the Pacific”

Posted on Thursday 11 October 11 2012 by Mike Cookson

School of Media and Communication, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) Application deadline: 31 October 2012.

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Pacific Symposium at the ANU (16-17 October 2012)

Posted on Saturday 6 October 6 2012 by Mike Cookson

16-17 October 2012, ANU Centre for European Studies, Canberra The École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Canberra (EHESS @ ANU) and the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and ANU Centre for European Studies are hosting this … Continue reading →

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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 →

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