DEFINITION : Trend in percentage production of energy from renewable sources
PURPOSE : Energy generation is a major source of GHG emissions. Pacific island countries also have limited capacity for oil and gas storage and are therefore highly vulnerable to fluctuations in fossil fuel price and availability
DESIRED OUTCOME : Positive trend in energy production from renewable sources
DEFINITION : Annual per capita generation of municipal solid waste
PURPOSE : Accurate measurement of per capita waste generation for better waste management
DESIRED OUTCOME : Stabilisation and subsequent negative trend in household waste generated
DEFINITION : Quantity of generated hazardous wastes processed/treated (including export)
PURPOSE : Treatment and safe storage of hazardous waste mitigates the risk to humans and nature. Hazardous materials can have direct and indirect, chronic or acute impacts
DESIRED OUTCOME : Full treatment/processing of all hazardous waste generated
DEFINITION : % of households connected to central sewerage system
PURPOSE : Tracks progress in managing sewage in a way that minimises the risk of water contamination. Untreated sewage and leaking septic systems are a major source of ground and surface water contamination
DESIRED OUTCOME : Positive trend in % of households connected to central sewerage system
In this report, a set of recommendations is provided for each indicator to support the next best steps for management action that will advance progress towards the target outcome and support Pacific people and biodiversity.
This is related to Indicators 23 - 25
Archaeological Survey and Inventory of Submerged Cultural Resources in the Lagoon of Majuro Atoll 2000
Archaeological Survey and Inventory of Submerged Cultural Resources in the Lagoon of Kwajalein Atoll 2000
Archaeological Survey and Inventory of Submerged Cultural Resources in the Lagoon of Wotje Atoll 2000
Anthropological Survey of Jaluit Atoll: Terrestrial and Underwater Reconnaissance Surveys and Oral History Recordings 1999
Cultural Resources Survey of Namdrik Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands 2003
Anthropological Survey of Arno Atoll. Preliminary Report 2004
Phase Two Survey and Inventory of Submerged Cultural Resources in Portions of Maloelap Lagoon.2007
Archaeological and Anthropological Survey of Ailuk Atoll 2001
Archaeological and Anthropological Survey of Aur Atoll 2001
Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of Bikej Island, Kwajalein Atoll 1999
Archaeological and Anthropological Survey of Jabat Island 2001
Papers, case studies, research results and conversations about rapid urbanisation in the Pacific and the hopes, experiences and adjustments people make to living in town. Publication of this issue was supported by the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM) at the Australian National University. SSGM is the leading international centre for applied multidisciplinary research and analysis concerning contemporary state, society and governance issues in Melanesia and the broader Pacific.
This
paper presents the findings from the first comprehensive study of pooling initiatives in the
Pacific. It draws on a review of the literature pertaining to all 20 pooling initiatives identified in
the region, and on interviews of stakeholders involved in many of those initiatives. The study
finds that experience with pooling among Pacific SIDS has not met the optimistic expectations
of advocates, including development partners. This is the result of the challenges inherent in