14 December, 2009

CLIMATE COUNTDOWN

The sirens have sounded on climate change. Pacific islands are on the frontline and some are facing an existential threat to their very existence. The world will be watching what happens at the Copenhagen summit, but few are optimistic about the outcomes. This briefing paper canvases the most important aspects of the debate in a Pacific context: the human impact of climate change, and how adaptation measures should be about meeting existing and future development challenges. The peoples of the Pacific have a long history of adapting to change. This time, however, the challenge is global and there will need to be a sustained and co-operative effort by the world’s leaders to tackle it.

This article was written by

PiPP Staff

http://www.pacificpolicy.org/

A deeper look at the Vanuatu election

On 22 January 2016 the people of Vanuatu went to the polls to elect the eleventh and most diverse national Parliament. In this post we look more closely at the results, which reveals democracy in Vanuatu is seemingly delivering a kind of micro federalisation. While this is reflective of the reality on the ground, it does not bode well for nation building, and presents a significant challenge for political parties to consolidate or grow their share of the popular vote.
YOUR SAY: The new Global Goals

This short survey, undertaken in partnership with RMIT University, explains the new ‎Global Goals and gives people across the Pacific the chance to rate their relevance and help track progress. The more we know about the goals, the more we can hold our leaders to account to implement them.
Coalition builder

Frustrated with the status quo? Think you can do better? Have you always wanted to build your own parliamentary coalition government? Now you can with our new coalition builder web app!

GOING MOBILE

DP06 – A social and economic impact study, exploring how households in Vanuatu use telecommunications and how it impacts daily life.
THE ART OF NEGOTIATION

DP08 – Negotiating a Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) between the Pacific island countries, Australia and New Zealand. Who benefits?
UNSURE REFUGE

DP25 – Predatory lending practices are leading some Pacific island countries toward insolvency.