scholarly journals Asymmetrical Development across Transboundary Regions: The Case of the Torres Strait Treaty Region (Australia and Papua New Guinea)

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Busilacchi ◽  
James Butler ◽  
Ingrid Van Putten ◽  
Yiheyis Maru ◽  
Joseph Posu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Census Data ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
Development Initiatives

While there is much theoretical study of the evolution of border disparities, there is little empirical analysis of development asymmetries across border regions, and their causes or solutions. Often disparities among countries hinder the ability of transboundary agreements and other development initiatives to generate sustainable development. This study quantifies development progress amongst communities in Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) covered by the Torres Strait Treaty, 26 years after its inception. Using regional census data from 2011 we found contrasting patterns of human development, with markedly poorer education levels in PNG. This asymmetry was confirmed by a Human Development Index of 0.735 for the Torres Strait and 0.270 for the neighbouring province in PNG. From a survey of 1089 PNG households in 2012–2013 we calculated that 63% of people in the villages were multidimensional poor, and 28% were ‘vulnerable to poverty’. Poverty was positively correlated with poor health, which has implications for the control of tuberculosis in the region. While Treaty provisions may have reduced poverty amongst some PNG villages closest to Australian communities, development initiatives by Ok Tedi mine in compensation for its environmental impacts have not. Our study highlights the causes of the sustainable development gap between PNG and Australian communities, and the necessity for transboundary agreements and institutions to have the capacity to adapt to their unintended consequences and rapid global change.

Revision of the genus Mitelloides Evans, with two new species from northern Australia (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-288
Author(s):  
M.M. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
North East ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Torres Strait

AbstractThe genus Mitelloides Evans is revised. Three species are recognised and described; M. moaensis Evans (the type species) and two new species, M. thorntonensís and M. mouldsi. A key to the males of the genus is provided, and the known distributions of all species are mapped. The genus is known only from north-east Queensland, the Torres Strait Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

Information and Analytical Support for Sustainable Development of Companies Based on IFRS

Auditor ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
S. Puchkova ◽  
Yu. Sotneva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Climate Risk ◽  
Risk Disclosure ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
Development Risks

The article focuses on the sustainable development initiatives and sustainable development standards, which are the bases of information-analytic analysis, helping investors to understand the IFRS’ role in climate risk disclosure and other sustainable development risks.

Capacity Development Initiatives for Marginal Communities

2006 ◽  
pp. 318-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Aminul Islam ◽  
Elena Murelli ◽  
Frederick Noronha ◽  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
Development Network

Capacity development initiatives for marginal communities with information and knowledge under the contemporary global scenario perhaps could be one of the effective instruments to make a meaningful change towards sustainable human development in developing countries. Information networking can play a key role in the initiatives toward enhancing opportunities for improved livelihood, health for all, food security, disaster management, and sustainable development. Best practices are already known in this regard such as e-commerce for better livelihood and employment, telemedicine for health, tele-food for food security, early warning for disaster preparedness, and sustainable development network as a comprehensive treatment for the sustainable development. This chapter focuses on how capacity development initiatives for marginal communities work with reference toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in developing countries. It approaches the issues and concerns related with the empowerment of the marginal communities, problems, and apprehensions in human and social capacity development in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. A lot more effort is required from governments, NGOs, and other multilateral agencies in order to bring about a sustainable mechanism of ICT planning, implementations, and development in developing countries. This chapter aims at highlighting the importance of ICT development, and the issues and concerns that are related for its expansion in the developing world for securing sustainable development.

scholarly journals Infrastructure expansion challenges sustainable development in Papua New Guinea

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. e0219408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alamgir ◽  
Sean Sloan ◽  
Mason J. Campbell ◽  
Jayden Engert ◽  
Regina Kiele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea

Conceptions of Health and Illness Held by Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Papua New Guinea Health Science Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Boulton-Lewis ◽  
Hitendra Pillay ◽  
Lynn Wilss ◽  
David Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Torres Strait

Health is considered to be a fundamental human right and developing a better understanding of health is assumed to be a global social goal (Bloom, 1987). Yet many third-world countries and some sub-populations within developed countries do not enjoy a healthy existence. The research reported in this paper examined the conceptions of health and conceptions of illness for a group of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Papua New Guinea university students studying health science courses. Results found three conceptions of health and three conceptions of illness that indicated these students held a mix of traditional/cultural and Western beliefs. These findings may contribute to overcoming the dissonance between traditional and Western beliefs about health and the development of health care courses that are more specific to how these students understand health. This may also serve to improve the educational status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and potentially improve the health status within these communities.

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