Pacific Area
Briefing paper
Climate change and urbanisation in Pacific Island Countries
As climate change continues to unfold, urban areas in the Pacific Islands region may find themselves particularly at risk. Urban planning which takes the likelihood of climate change into account is critically important.
Working paper
How does the ‘Pacific’ fit into the ‘Indo-Pacific’?
On 6 and 7 June 2019, speakers from Australia, New Zealand and across the Pacific Islands convened a workshop to analyse the changing geopolitics of the Pacific Islands and their implications for both the region and Australia. The discussions revealed that Australians, New Zealanders and Pacific Islanders are concerned about the implications of the changing...
Report
Pacific food systems: a policy review
This review seeks to apply a food systems approach to analysing non-communicable diseases (NCD) policy developments in the Pacific region.
Working paper
How does the ‘Pacific’ fit into the ‘Indo-Pacific’? The changing geopolitics of the Pacific Islands: workshop report
How does the Pacific fit into the Indo-Pacific? This paper presents a summary of the thoughts of Pacific, New Zealand and Australian speakers on the changing geopolitics of the region during a recent workshop at the ANU.
Blog post
A risky proposition? Australian aid loans and the Pacific
Just because other donors have struggled to lend successfully in the Pacific does not mean Australia is destined to fail. But the track record of loans in the region provides cause for caution.