Development - Pacific Plan Flashcards
1
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History
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- developed in 2004 in the leaders Vision Auckland Declaration
- endorsed by 16 members of the Pacific Islands Forum in Port Moresby, in 2005
- develop through good governance, sustainability, security and economic growth
2
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Actions tacken
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Asia-pacific Training College
- established in Australia in 2006
- train Pacific islanders in hospitality and tourism
- 2011, 400 graduates
- mostly tourism, $2 bill industry for Pacific
Fishing
- doubles prices for access to fisheries by foreign ships, through collective action
Climate Change
- Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project
- small scale work: installed 7,000 litre water storage facility in Tuvalu, where there is drought, daily water only 20 L p/p
- Jan 2013
- $25 million from NZ, Aus, UN,US
Women in parliament
- 2011 Samoa announced 10% quota for women in parliament
- Australia holds workshops for women leadership in Kiribati, Marshall Islands
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Effectiveness
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- only Niue and Cook Islands on track to achieve MDGs
- top-down approach (initiated by Helen Clark)
- vague nature (meant to be a “flexible, living document”)
- doesn’t set out programs and funds
- guided by aid programs of UN and Australia
