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From Terence Wood on Back from the brink of eco-catastrophe
hhhmmmm...almost at the exact same moment I post this good news it turns out things have taken a turn for the worse again: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/15/amazon-deforestation-increased-one-third
From Terence Wood on Back from the brink of eco-catastrophe
Hi Sean,
She doesn't mention that explicitly -- although I imagine it must be part of the story. However, it clearly isn't the whole story. And also, she talks of significant reaforestation going on in some countries too.
Terence
From Sean on Back from the brink of eco-catastrophe
Hi Terence. Bandwidth will prevent me from listening to this until the end of the month but I'm wondering if she discusses one factor not mentioned above: is the rate of deforestation slowing because most of the easily accessible forest has already been felled? I also wonder if there are parallels with other rainforest - e.g. Solomons?
From Jiesheng on Dismantling AusAID: taking a leaf out of the Canadian book?
One key difference: Contributions to Multilaterals /International Organisations in Australia is managed by AusAid now DFAT. In Canada it is under the Finance Ministry (correct me if I'm wrong). If that is so, Australia has an advantage to still manage its aid/ODA flows through a singular and possibly still development-oriented institution.
From Jiesheng on What’s the future for Australia’s aid effectiveness?
Is that "effectiveness" for Australian resources or effectiveness for the recipient countries?
From Dinuk Jayasuriya on What’s the future for Australia’s aid effectiveness?
Thanks for your question. It’s always about national interest, one way or another. However national interest has multiple lens; for example, securing a country’s bilateral support for free trade (or even their cooperation for stemming irregular boat arrivals), using the aid program may achieve the ‘first’ best foreign policy objective but only the ‘second’ or ‘third’ best development outcome. Under Australia Aid’s new mandate, such an outcome may represent ‘effective aid’.
From Peter Jones on Dismantling AusAID: taking a leaf out of the Canadian book?
I have heard that DFAT will be renamed the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Aid (DFATA).
Peter Jones
Melbourne
From Zakchaios Netanyahu on Labour mobility through PACER-Plus? An unlikely prospect
Hi, im a Management and Marketing student at the University of the South Pacific (Laucala campus, Fiji Islands) and would like to commend your article on Labour mobility and how it affects the Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific island nations. Labour mobility through PACER Plus would have much positive impact for the Fiji labour and industrial market. More should be done to loosen the restrictions placed by our allies with strict guidelines for migratory workers to ensure that transparency and accountability is maintained by governments in order to further improve labour mobility for our workers.
From Jiesheng on What’s the future for Australia’s aid effectiveness?
How is aid from a bilateral donor never about its national interests?
From yournewsource on Medical supplies reform in PNG
This is a welcome initiative. Medical supplies are essential to the core infrastructure of an effective health service. Improvements to quality of service through training; supervision; innovation and partnership are almost nonsensical if basic inputs (including medical supplies) are not in place.
From Terence Wood on Back from the brink of eco-catastrophe
Thanks Ashley - looks like a very useful resource 🙂
From Jane on Dismantling AusAID: taking a leaf out of the Canadian book?