
Discussions

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum
30-31 August 2021. The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum enhance information exchange to facilitate development. It gathered Heads of Governments, UN agencies, and representatives from a wide spectrum of...

Remittances in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Solutions
The importance of remittances is widely recognised, and awareness has become even more pronounced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of global goals have been developed over the years to address the challenges facing...

New opportunities in the agritourism sector in the Pacific
Agriculture and Tourism are two critical industries for most Pacific economies, and strengthening linkages between the two will provide new income generation and growth opportunities for value chain actors serving the broader...

Vanuatu’s Aelan Chocolate wins NZ awards and world placing for cocoa
Vanuatu’s fledgling Aelan Chocolate makers has had a successful year winning recognition at the inaugural New Zealand Chocolate Awards 2017. The top award also adds to their winning entries into the World Cocoa of Excellence...

EU and Forum sign agreement to tackle gender inequality in Pacific
The European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat have signed a Financing Agreement to tackle the root causes of gender inequality and violence against women and girls in the Pacific. The more than US$15 million...

A ground-breaking investment into the Pacific Islands Coffee
A significant milestone for the Pacific Islands has been achieved, with a A$ 656,000 impact investment into Vanuatu coffee producer, Tanna Coffee, writes Caleb Jarvis, Trade & Investment Commissioner, PTI Australia. Tanna Coffee...

Vanuatu: the World’s First Climate Change Refugees
Given the contemporary discussion about refugees, which focuses primarily on those who have been forced from their homes because of conflict or persecution, it is important to evaluate other push factors for refugees around the...

“Agritourism will boost Vanutau economy if we can link agriculture to tourism" Deputy PM Joe Natuman
“There is has huge potential of benefits that can derive from Agritourism if we could properly ensure the linkages between agriculture and the tourism sector”. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Trade and...

Development partners support Livestock Sector
“European Development Fund through EDF11, New Zealand Government and Australian Centre of Institute in Agriculture Research recognise the Livestock Sector in Vanuatu, (which explains why they are) putting in a lot of resources...

Well-Being in Vanuatu
Well-Being in Vanuatu: a documentary highlighting some of the key findings from the pilot study on ni-Vanuatu well-being conducted between 2010-2012 by the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs and the Vanuatu National...