“You are not our only child”: Neoliberalism, food security issues and CSR discourse in the Kutubu oilfields of Papua New Guinea

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedict Y. Imbun ◽  
Fernanda Duarte ◽  
Paul Smith
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Only Child ◽  
Security Issues

Food security in Papua New Guinea: the need to go beyond “business case CSR”

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda de Paiva Duarte ◽  
Benedict Young Imbun
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to canvass the views of villagers from a remote region of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on food security issues in their community and their level of satisfaction with food security initiatives provided by the extractive company that operated on their land. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative design: data gathered through 14 semi-structured, face-to-face interviews and a discussion forum with 20 villagers from Pawa. Purposive sampling. Snow-balling method of recruitment. Findings Food security was identified as a growing concern among the villagers, who also expressed dissatisfaction with the food security projects offered through the corporate social responsibility (CSR) program offered by the company operating on their land. Communication problems between company and community and lack of trust were evident. Research limitations/implications Possibility of self-selection bias among participants. The perspective of the company was under-represented. Practical implications The study highlights the need for CSR practitioners to be mindful of the importance of effective communication with local communities. Social Implications The study reveals the importance of meaningful dialogue between company and host communities, which can lead to a more efficient allocation of resources and empowerment of host communities. Originality/value The study bridges a research gap in the field of CSR in developing countries because food security, as a CSR issue in PNG communities, is under-researched. The study contributes to a better understanding of company –community relations in PNG and how these relations can be improved through a more normative approach to CSR. It also highlights the importance of empowering host communities through meaningful dialogue.

scholarly journals Oil palm, food security and adaptation among smallholder households in Papua New Guinea

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Koczberski ◽  
George N. Curry ◽  
Veronica Bue
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
New Guinea

The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security and Management in Papua New Guinea

2018 ◽  
pp. 219-241
Author(s):  
Akkinapally Ramakrishna ◽  
Sergie Bang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
New Strategies ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Papua New Guinea is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change since it encompasses 17,000 km of coastline, 600 low-lying islands, and 2,000 coastal villages. It is vulnerable to sea-level rise and other manifestations of climate change. Climate change provides new and unprecedented challenges that demand equally new and urgent efforts to meet them. Research and development efforts are taking rapid strides forward in understanding what is going to happen to farming, fishery, and forest systems as the climate changes. The interactions that will occur with other global changes within this complex and dynamic situation, as well as the trade-offs between food security, livelihoods, and environmental security are also being studied. PNG is engaging new strategies, forging new partnerships and truly integrating approaches. Climate change risks are effectively mainstreamed in development planning at all levels to build in adaptation and mitigation measures. This chapter looks at these new strategies.

The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security and Management in Papua New Guinea

2014 ◽  
pp. 67-95
Author(s):  
Akkinapally Ramakrishna ◽  
Sergie Bang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
New Strategies ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Papua New Guinea is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change since it encompasses 17,000 km of coastline, 600 low-lying islands, and 2,000 coastal villages. It is vulnerable to sea-level rise and other manifestations of climate change. Climate change provides new and unprecedented challenges that demand equally new and urgent efforts to meet them. Research and development efforts are taking rapid strides forward in understanding what is going to happen to farming, fishery, and forest systems as the climate changes. The interactions that will occur with other global changes within this complex and dynamic situation, as well as the trade-offs between food security, livelihoods, and environmental security are also being studied. PNG is engaging new strategies, forging new partnerships and truly integrating approaches. Climate change risks are effectively mainstreamed in development planning at all levels to build in adaptation and mitigation measures. This chapter looks at these new strategies.

scholarly journals Creating and Maintaining a Secure and Safe Environment on a Challenged Civilian University Campus in Papua New Guinea

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
Garry Sali ◽  
Mirzi Betasolo ◽  
Eric Gilder
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The University

Abstract The article introduces the challenges of maintaining effective security (of both personnel and property) on a 220 hectare rural/suburban University campus, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, located on the outskirts of Lae, the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, serves as its main port and manufacturing hub. Since the Independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975, the city of Lae, the University (of approximately 3000 students, and 1500 academic, technical, and administrative and staff) and its surrounding communities have faced increasing pressing security issues, some caused by internal (on campus) and others by external (off campus) factors. After a long, politically motivated student boycott in 2016 (which ended up with destruction of varied University properties and the death of a student), the University has endeavoured to create a safe campus environment by employing quantitative modelling predictive techniques, cost-effective technologies and appropriate social-psychological insights aimed at transcending extant tribal mindsets (the country is noted for having over 800 tribes and languages across its widely space geography of 462,840 Km and approximately 7 million population). Tribal conflict is a constant concern for the police and governing authorities, an inhibitor of balanced social and economic development of the resource-rich country.

Public Health in Papua New Guinea

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Denoon ◽  
Kathleen Dugan ◽  
Leslie Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea
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