Sustainable Development In The Pacific Island Nations

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 2286-2290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

“We Are Our History”: Reviewing the History of Education in Hawaiʻi and Oceania

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-643
Author(s):  
Derek Taira
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
History Of Education ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

There is a “world of difference,” anthropologist Epeli Hauʻofa argued, “between viewing the Pacific as ‘islands in a far sea’ and as ‘a sea of islands.’” The distinction between both perspectives, he explained, is exemplified in the two names used for the region: Pacific Islands and Oceania. The former represents a colonial vision produced by white “continental men” emphasizing the smallness and remoteness of “dry surfaces in a vast ocean far from centers of power.” This understanding has produced and sustained an “economistic and geographic deterministic view” emphasizing Pacific Island nations as “too small, too poor, and too isolated” to take care of themselves. The latter, in contrast, denotes a grand space inhabited by brave and resourceful people whose myths, legends, oral traditions, and cosmologies reveal how they did not conceive of themselves in such “microscopic proportions.” Rather, Oceanic peoples have for over two millennia viewed the sea as a “large world” where peoples, goods, and cultures moved and mingled unhindered by fixed national boundaries.

scholarly journals National Versus Local Sustainable Development Plans and Island Priorities in Sanitation: Examples from the Kingdom of Tonga

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9379
Author(s):  
Ian White ◽  
Tony Falkland ◽  
Taaniela Kula
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
National Priority ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Contrast Analysis ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Sanitation Systems

Sanitation, water supply, and their governance remain major challenges in many Pacific Island countries. National sustainable development strategies (NSDSs) are promoted throughout the Pacific as overarching improved governance instruments to identify priorities, plan solutions, and fulfill commitments to sustainable development. Their relevance to local village-level development priorities is uncertain. In this work we compare national priorities for sanitation in NSDSs with those in village community development plans (CDPs) and with metrics in censuses from the Kingdom of Tonga. Tonga’s Strategic Development Frameworks (TSDFI 2011–2014 and TSDFII 2015–2025) were developed to focus government and its agencies on national outcomes. From 2007 to 2016, 136 villages throughout Tonga’s five Island Divisions (IDs) formulated CDPs involving separately 80% of women, youth, and men in each village. It is shown that censuses in 2006 and 2016 reveal linked improvements in water supply and sanitation systems but identify IDs with continuing challenges. It is found that sanitation and water are a national priority in TSDFI but are absent from the current TSDFII. In contrast, analysis of CDPs, published just after TSDFII, show in one ID, 53% of villages ranked sanitation as a priority and marked differences were found between IDs and between women, youth, and men. CDPs’ sanitation priorities in IDs are shown to mostly correspond to sanitation and water metrics in the censuses, but some reflect impacts of natural disasters. Explanations for differences in sanitation priorities between the national and local development plans, as well as suggestions for improving NSDS processes in island countries, are advanced.

Recreational billfish catches and gamefishing facilities of Pacific Island nations in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade Whitelaw
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Purse Seine ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
Central Pacific Ocean ◽  
Tax Relief ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island Nations ◽  
Subsistence Fishing ◽  
Pacific Community

Gamefishing is a developing industry for many of the Pacific Island nations, with a number of countries encouraging the industry with tax relief and tourism promotion. This paper was prepared to provide a preliminary appraisal of gamefish facilities and recreational billfish catches of Pacific Island countries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The level of development of gamefishing varies among Pacific Island nations, with fishers of some countries only carrying out subsistence fishing (including billfish), whereas others have a well-developed gamefishing infrastructure. The gamefish facilities of each country are described, including charter operations, number of private vessels and berthing facilities. Estimates of recreationally caught billfish are also provided for each Pacific Island nation. These estimates have been facilitated by the development of a gamefish catch and effort database by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Presently, an estimated 1050 metric tonnes of marlin are caught by gamefishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, which compares with an estimate of around 18 000 metric tonnes caught by commercial longline and purse seine vessels.

Protocols and Partnerships for Engaging Pacific Island Communities in the Collection and Use of Traditional Climate Knowledge

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (12) ◽  
pp. 2471-2489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Malsale ◽  
Noel Sanau ◽  
Tile I. Tofaeono ◽  
Zarn Kavisi ◽  
Albert Willy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
National Context ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Weather Extremes ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Generational Changes ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

AbstractTraditional knowledge (TK) on weather and climate is an important aspect of community life in the Pacific. Used for generations, this knowledge is derived from observing biological and meteorological variables and contributes to building community resilience to weather extremes. Most of this knowledge is passed on orally and is in danger of being lost due to generational changes, leading communities to seek to preserve the knowledge in other ways.This paper provides guidance on the successful collection and documentation of weather and climate TK in the Pacific by considering four key components: the legal and national context, in-country partnerships, the role of community, and national and community protocols. At the regional level legislation focuses on the protection of culture/TK and intellectual property, which are linked to national policies and laws. Within the national context consideration of the governance structure is critical, including obtaining approvals to conduct the studies. The next consideration is developing partnerships to establish and implement the projects, including working with appropriate ministries, media, donor organizations, and community groups. Community involvement in all aspects of the projects is critical, built on trust between partners and ensuring outputs are aligned with community needs. Following community protocols and procedures allows for effective sharing of TK. We document common protocols that were piloted and tested across four Pacific Island nations, illustrating similarities and differences between cultural groups, including recognizing cultural sensitivities and ensuring custodian rights are protected.

scholarly journals Indigenous entrepreneurship on customary land in the Pacific: Measuring sustainability

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 774-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Scheyvens ◽  
Glenn Banks ◽  
Litea Meo-Sewabu ◽  
Tracy Decena
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
Indigenous Entrepreneurs ◽  
Customary Land

AbstractCustomary land is commonly perceived as a barrier to economic development and indigenous entrepreneurship in Pacific Island countries. We turn this proposition on its head, arguing that customary land provides a solid foundation for indigenous entrepreneurs who wish to achieve social, cultural and environmental, as well as economic, goals for their businesses. Furthermore, we assert that appropriate tools are needed to measure the success of indigenous businesses on customary land, as conventional tools have a narrow focus on economics that fails to capture the more holistic, sustainable development goals that indigenous people hope to achieve through their businesses. The indicators we utilise relate to socio-cultural, economic and environmental sustainability. The tool’s usefulness was scrutinized through pre-testing on two indigenous businesses in Fiji; this revealed that culturally oriented tools are essential if the sustainability of indigenous business is to be measured in terms that are meaningful to Pacific communities.

scholarly journals Behind the rankings of Pacific nations in the 2011-12 World Press Freedom Index

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Pearson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Survey Period ◽  
Media Freedom ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

Commentary: Australia and New Zealand both declined in the 2011-2012 Reporters Sans Frontières/Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index rankings but all other surveyed Pacific Island nations improved their standings. This article reports upon those outcomes and details the methodology used by the international press freedom agency in reaching its annual determinations. It explains that such rankings can never be statistically precise because too many variables are at play between countries and from one survey period to another. Nevertheless, they are indicative and importantly draw attention each year to the widely varying standards applied to media freedom throughout the Pacific region and the wider world.

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