6 August, 2010

Pacific Debate 2010

In August 2010, PiPP launched its Pacific Debate series on the sidelines of the annual Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu. In this first Pacific Debate, students of the University of the South Pacific’s Law Faculty debated the motion “That regionalism has failed the Pacific.” The debate questioned the overarching policy of regionalism, with debating teams presenting their case for and against by looking at how a regional approach has influenced action on climate change, trade and fisheries.

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PiPP Staff

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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!

VANUATU’S ECONOMIC GROWTH

DP10 – Little noticed, economic growth in Vanuatu has accelerated in recent years dispelling the myth that Pacific economies cannot grow.
CLIMATE SECURITY

DP23 – As climate change begins to bite, Pacific governments are moving to think more deeply about how to integrate climate change into national security and other development policies.
BETTER TRADE FOR THE PACIFIC

DP05 – An update on emerging trade agreements being negotiated by Pacific Island countries and the pressures they face.