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From Brendon Itopi on The New Guinea Diaries: remembering PNG’s first anthropologist
In fact the early days missionary's inclusive anthropological studies were not really deep. I am from Telefomin Min Cultural Centre, Telefomin, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, and have 27 generations in the family tree as a Father of a Min Tribe.
From Brendon Itopi on The New Guinea Diaries: remembering PNG’s first anthropologist
Very insightful to get more support from Giant's early anthropological write ups, I have already drawn up my tribe decent tree up to 27 generations.
From Francis Chibelle on The unexpected political effect of PNG’s OLIPPAC
Good analysis
From Mathilda Jerry Pane on PNG passports quick, birth certificates slow
I am trying my very best to get a NID and birth certificate done in order to process passport to obtain passport, is there an online application that I can fill in? If so, can I have the link please?
From Giagrace on PNG cocoa information goes mobile
This is an indicator of digital transformation, in PNG's agriculture sector, great initiatives.
From Tom Swan on PNG cocoa information goes mobile
Hi Bryant, Indeed you're correct, not specifically for youth: for all generations. I do not know about the European Union EU-SREIT Project in East Sepik. Tom
From Tom Swan on PNG cocoa information goes mobile
Hello Sadhana, The advice provided in the app is not only relevant to PNG, but very much generalisable for any cocoa farmers throughout the world (it is mostly in English, with farmer testimonies in Tok Pisin). FYI: In the first week of the app launch (17 June - 24 June), we saw over 100 downloads - ~80% from PNG, but also some downloads from outside of PNG (countries in Africa and also Israel). There is incredible promise that ACIAR could and should certainly promote the app for use in other cocoa growing countries. Tom
From Sadhana Sen on PNG cocoa information goes mobile
Is the App and advise given relevant and accessible to Cocoa farmers in the wider Pacific region and if not, could ACIAR extend it to be of use to regional farmers too?
From Bryant Allen on PNG cocoa information goes mobile
Another seemingly important extension project for cocoa, although not specifically for youth, is the European Union EU-SREIT Project in East Sepik.
From Robert Cannon on Were donors serious about the sustainability of benefits from projects?
Thank you for your kind comment, Sarah. For one way forward I recommend you look up the work done by Paskal Kleden. Details are in the references in my book. If you experience any difficulties, do let me know using the email address on the book’s copyright page. Best wishes.
From Anna Gero on An opportunity for climate leadership and stronger Australia-Pacific relations
I’m struggling to reconcile how Australia can “emerge as a global climate leader” when our domestic activities provide no such evidence. On the domestic front, Australia has approved the closure of several major coal-fired power stations (e.g. Liddell (2023), Eraring (planned 2025), and Yallourn (planned 2028)). However, these emissions reductions are being exceeded by the approval and advancement of new fossil fuel projects such as North West Shelf oil and gas project, Scarborough gas, Barossa gas, and Mount Pleasant coal expansion which will add tens of millions of tonnes of CO₂-equivalent annually, and billions over their lifetimes. Even with our push for EVs, promotion of RE and adaptation finance, our domestic emissions cannot be ignored. Is the bar so low for global climate leadership?
From Sarah Hobgen on Were donors serious about the sustainability of benefits from projects?
Really enjoyed your article Robert, working with a small NGO for a lot of years, the team decided that rather than 'making the best of things' in reporting they were going to say things how they really were for a range of donors. None of them wanted to hear it. Big programs that did not address the actual fundamental issues continued because the lack of trackable change was neatly attributed to outside 'unavoidable' problems, not to the fundamental things the program could not change. The disjoint where aid is primarily about soft power and carrots, for which you really need to be nice and friendly, I can't see how it could really change? Genuine co-design that can design projects to work around or in spite of systems could be a way forward, but are not going to be popular with government donors. Very interested to understand more. We gave up and started a social enterprise, useful for farming but not going to shift the dial at scale.