Unlocking Access to Climate Finance for Pacific Island Countries
Unlocking Access to Climate Finance for Pacific Island Countries

Author: Ms. Manal Fouad

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-09-24

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 1513594222

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This departmental paper provides an in-depth overview of access to climate finance for Pacific Island Countries, evaluating successes and challenges faced by countries and proposes a way forward to unlock access to climate funds.

A Sustainable Future for Small States
A Sustainable Future for Small States

Author: Resina Katafono

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 2017-09-01

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1849291632

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A Sustainable Future for Small States: Pacific 2050 is part of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s regional strategic foresight programme that examines whether current development strategies set the region on a path to achieve sustainable development by 2050. The study analyses whether Commonwealth Pacific small states (Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) will achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It reviews critical areas that can serve as a catalyst for change in the region: governance (examining political governance, development effectiveness and co-ordination, and ocean governance); non-communicable diseases; information and communications technology and climate change (focussing on migration and climate change, and energy issues). In each of these areas, possible trajectories to 2050 are explored, gaps in the current policy responses are identified, and recommendations are offered to steer the region towards the Pacific Vision of ‘a region of peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity, so that all Pacific people can lead free, healthy, and productive lives’.

Dictionary of Asia Pacific Business Terms
Dictionary of Asia Pacific Business Terms

Author: Chwee Huat Tan

Publisher: NUS Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9789971692759

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The world of business in Asia is replete with acronyms and unique terminology. This handy reference covers the Asia Pacific from Fiji to Japan and is organized country by country. It gives capsule entries on the key players and concepts in the different Asian countries, and provides a one-stop reference source which should be of use to the international business community.

Vanuatu
Vanuatu

Author: International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2019-06-13

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1498319483

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Four years after Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu causing extensive damages, reconstruction is near completion with full recovery in sight. The authorities are now focused on implementing their broader development plans that were slowed by the rebuilding process, which will require fiscal discipline and reforms to maintain debt sustainability. The authorities should continue their constructive engagement with development partners for technical assistance, capacity development, and concessional and grant-based funding. In parallel continuing to reform and strengthen the governance of institutions and removing vulnerabilities to corruption will be important.