Pacific Area
Policy report
Revitalising the Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a lynchpin for global climate solidarity and plays an important role in supporting climate action in developing countries. The authors of this paper argue that Australia should rejoin the fund to further its own strategic climate objectives.
Policy report
Australia's Pacific scholarships as a tool of statecraft: student perspectives
Other authors
Feagaimaalii Soti Mapu, Jim Tawa Biliki, Epo Mark
In this policy paper, the authors discuss their experience of their scholarships and studies in Australia, how holding an Australian scholarship has shaped their opinion of Australia, and what they plan to go on and do after their studies.
Policy report
Seeking to undermine democracy and partnerships
This research shows how the Chinese Communist Party uses tailored, reactive messaging in response to regional events, and analyses the effectiveness of that messaging in shifting public discourse online.
Policy report
Statecraftiness: weaving webs of statecraft in the Pacific Islands
In this policy paper, members of the University of Adelaide Security in the Pacific Islands team present the component parts of the webs of statecraft that partner states are weaving in the Pacific Islands region.
Discussion paper
Riots in the Pacific: control and change
This paper provides a preliminary examination of factors in common to riot events across the Pacific region over the past 15 years.
Report
Lost time and damaged reputations: what Australia must do to go from blocker to leader on loss and damage
The author of this report argues that if the Albanese Government is sincere in its intention to show climate leadership on the world stage, and to be a 'different' Australian government to the Pacific, then it must deliver on a range of climate policies and...
Report
Twin clouds on the horizon
This joint report considers the impacts of climate change and rising public debt in the Pacific - the 'twin clouds' on the horizon.
Report
Falling short: Australia’s role in funding fairer climate action in a warming world
This report calls on the Australia government to increase its ambition on climate finance, emphasising progressive climate action as vital if Australia is to fulfil its duty as a wealthy country and major polluter. This includes supporting a Pacific Islands proposal for a standalone finance...
Strategy
Aotearoa New Zealand international climate finance strategy
The New Zealand government has released this strategy in an effort to drive investment in climate action in the Pacific, and outlines how decisions will be made for spending the record $1.3 billion commitment for mitigation and adaptation.
Report
A fight for survival: tackling the climate crisis is key to security in the Blue Pacific
This report argues that to earn the trust of the rest of the region, Australia will need to show Pacific countries that it is serious about climate action. The window to avoid catastrophic impacts is closing fast. Global emissions must be halved by 2030, which...
Report
Australia and the Pacific: shaping a shared future
The Pacific will always be an area of great strategic significance for Australia. Peace and stability in Pacific island countries goes to the heart of Australia’s security, prosperity and national interest. This report suggests the need for Australian policy-makers to think big to achieve a...
Report
The future of nationality in the Pacific: preventing statelessness and nationality loss in the context of climate change
This report identifies risks of statelessness and nationality loss under current citizenship laws in the Pacific and recommends reforms that will support Pacific Islanders to retain and pass on their citizenship.
Report
Health security in the Pacific: expert perspectives to guide health system strengthening
This report seeks to identify and prioritise health system strengthening initiatives that prevent impacts of health security threats and strengthen the ability to respond to these threats in the Pacific region.
Report
Drug trafficking in the Pacific Islands: the impact of transnational crime
The Pacific 'drug highway' has spilled over into domestic markets for illicit drug consumption and production in the Pacific Islands region. This analysis identifies the key trends and dynamics driving the drug market in the Pacific and the implications for societies, traditional power structures and...
Report
Report of the Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific
This report examines Australia’s important ongoing role in the Pacific, in the light of the recently announced 'Pacific Step-up'. In particular, it focuses on the role of civil society, the advancement of the human rights of women and girls, and the effectiveness of Australia’s overseas...
Report
Sliding-door moments: ANZUS and the Blue Pacific
This report examines some key ‘sliding-door’ moments that have shaped the trajectory of ANZUS in the Pacific Island region over seven decades, to reach the current confused state within the alliance regarding its aims in the Pacific Islands.
Report
Walking into the eye of the storm: how the climate crisis is driving child migration and displacement
This report considers children’s vulnerability to key climate threats, and how those threats are driving child displacement and migration, in six high-risk settings: low-lying coastal areas, river floodplains, drylands, mountainous areas, cyclone zones and urban areas. It also provides examples of effective governance and responses.
Report
The Pacific Fusion Centre: the challenge of sharing information and intelligence in the Pacific
This report examines the Australian-sponsored Pacific Fusion Centre (PFC), which is due to open permanent offices in Vanuatu later this year.
Report
Rising to the challenge: addressing climate and security in our region
This report outlines what the research says about the relationship between climate and security. It highlights significant risks within Australia's region that could be realised in the future.
Working paper
Monitoring economic and social rights in the Pacific
This paper looks at economic and social rights enjoyment in Pacific countries. It also looks at ways of expanding the number of countries and rights the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) can provide scores for.
Report
Mapping security cooperation in the Pacific Islands
The purpose of this report is to identify and map the various cooperative security agreements, arrangements and institutions between and among states and territories in the Pacific Islands region, and their partners.
Report
Sexual and reproductive health and rights and the Sustainable Development Goals
This report identifies eight overarching sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) strategies for Australia and the Pacific to support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Report
Report of the Inquiry into Australia's defence relationships with Pacific Island nations
This report and its recommendations reflect the committee’s belief that Australia’s defence relationships in the Pacific are extremely important and becoming increasingly so, and that additional efforts can and should be made to ensure the security of our region in the years to come.
Report
Smart, successful, strong: the case for investing in adolescent girls' education in aid and COVID-19 response and recovery
This report shines a light on the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent girls in South-East Asia and the Pacific and their experiences of accessing secondary education over the last twelve months.
Book
The China alternative
In this book, 17 leading scholars analyse key dimensions of the changing relationship between China and the Pacific Islands, and explore the strategic, economic and diplomatic implications for regional actors.