Humanity needs leadership and solidarity to defeat COVID-19
The report conveys our optimism for a more inclusive, equitable, and prosperous future for Pacific Island Countries and Territories, and our determination to make an important contribution to that vision.
For the people of Tamana island, in Kiribati, climate change is already an existential reality.
Our guest for this episode of "Catching the last wave" is Gladys Habu, a passionate young climate advocate from the Solomon Islands. Gladys has campaigned for years at the local, regional and international levels to increase awareness of the impact of climate change.
This episode features the Hon. Minister for Lands Housing and Survey, Ishmael Avui and the Permanent Secretary, Stanley Wale to learn more about customary land and the recording process carried out in the Solomon Islands.
Re-purposing food supply chains during times of disaster
The COVID-19 crisis has knocked many companies off balance. In the food security space, fundamental changes in consumer behaviour, supply chains, and routes to market have also emerged. As we observed, responding to the pandemic has underscored the need to accelerate the adoption of agile and flexible ways of working, as well as transforming the value chain to help out-manoeuvre uncertainty. In-fact the pandemic has tested supply chains like no crisis in recent history.
Exploring the concept and use of positive deviance in food security
The Positive Deviance (PD) concept has attracted a lot of attention in the innovation field in the past decade. The PD concept is built on the premise that "in every community or organization, there are a few individuals who have found uncommon practices and behaviours that enable them to achieve better solutions to problems than their neighbours who face the same challenges and barriers, while having access to the same resources and facing similar or worse challenge".
Why inclusive climate consultations matter in Tuvalu
Home to some 11,000 inhabitants, Tuvalu consists of three islands and six low-lying atolls scattered across the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With a total land area of only about 26 square kilometers, it is the fourth-smallest country in the world. The nation’s highest point above sea level is around four meters, while on average it is less than two meters above sea level. During thousands of years, Tuvaluans have developed many strategies to cope with climate threats.
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