Hosted by the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre and The University of the South Pacific’s School of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Pacific Update is the premier forum for discussion of current economic, social, political, and environmental issues in the region.
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All the sessions will also be livestreamed via the Development Policy Centre Facebook page.
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Program
Day 1 |
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AEST | FJT | Wednesday 22 September |
9.15-9.25am | 11.15-11.25am | Welcome Pal Ahluwalia, Vice-Chancellor, The University of the South Pacific >> watch livestream replay (1:25–7:30) |
9.30am-10.30am | 11.30am-12.30pm | Politics and regionalism >> watch livestream replay (12:15–1:09:20) Chair: Terence Wood, Research Fellow, Development Policy Centre, ANU |
2022 PNG elections: Expectations, predictions, and concerns from participants Michael Kabuni, Russel Kitau Jr, and Minetta Daniella Kakarere, The University of Papua New Guinea >> view presentation Fault lines for unrest in the Pacific: Youth, livelihoods and land rights in driving and mitigating conflict Declaration on preserving maritime zones in the face of climate change-related sea-level rise |
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10.30am-10.45am | 12.30pm-12.45pm | Arts Presentation from The University of the South Pacific’s Oceania Centre of Arts and Culture Cultural industries : Contemporary art in small island nations, Lingikoni Vaka’uta, followed by a virtual exhibition >> watch livestream replay (1:12:25–1:31:51) |
10.45am-12.30pm | 12.45pm-2.30pm | Break |
12.30pm-1.30pm | 2.30pm-3.30pm | Food security and supply chains >> watch livestream replay Chair: Vijay Naidu, The University of the South Pacific |
Understanding changing land use patterns in response to disaster on the peri-urban fringe of Port Vila Andrew MacKenzie, The University of the South Pacific – Vanuatu Campusa >> view presentation Factors affecting food choice and food environment during COVID-19 – A cross sectional study in Samoa COVID-19, domestic agricultural supply chain and food security: The case of Fiji |
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Day 2 |
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AEST | FJT | Thursday 23 September |
9.00am | 11.00am | Welcome and keynote >> watch livestream replay (0:25–32:00) Stephen Howes, Director, Development Policy Centre |
9.05am-9.25am | 11.05am-11.25am | Building a secure, inclusive Pacific – addressing gender inequality in COVID-19 times Fiona Hukula, Gender Specialist, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat >> read speech |
9.30am-10.30am | 11.30am-12.30pm | Gender >> watch livestream replay (32:00–1:40:25) Chair: Sandra Tarte, Acting Head, School of Law and Social Sciences, The University of the South Pacific |
Voters’ perceptions of women as leaders in leadership in Tonga Ungatea Kata, Tupou Tertiary Institute, Vanessa Lolohea, Tonga National Youth Congress, and Mereani Rokotuibau, Balance of Power >> view presentation Leadership Matters: Benchmarking women’s business leadership in the Pacific Factors that instigate intimate partner violence in the National Capital District, PNG |
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10.30am-10.45am | 12.30pm-12.45pm | Arts Presentation from The University of the South Pacific’s Oceania Centre of Arts and Culture Representations of artists from the islands versus Pacific artists in the diaspora, Lingikoni Vaka’uta, followed by a virtual exhibition >> watch livestream replay (1:40:40–1:54:38) |
10.45am-12.30pm | 12.45pm-2.30pm | Break |
12.30pm-1.30pm | 2.30pm-3.30pm | Economics >> watch livestream replay Chair: Ryan Edwards, Deputy Director and Fellow, Development Policy Centre, ANU |
The private sector in a pandemic – a Vanuatu case study Liz Pechan, International Finance Corporation >> view presentation Reducing poverty through cash transfers in the Pacific Fiji economy: Challenges and path to recovery |
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Day 3 |
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AEST | FJT | Friday 24 September |
9.00am | 11.00am | Welcome and keynote >> watch livestream replay (0:20–34:20) Charlotte Blundell, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Economic and Development Division, Office of the Pacific, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
9.05am-9.25am | 11.05am-11.25am | COVID-19 in the Pacific: where to from here? Meru Sheel, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University >> view presentation |
9.30am-10.30am | 11.30am-12.30pm | Agriculture >> watch livestream replay (34:55–1:39:05) Chair: Charlotte Bedford, Research Fellow, Development Policy Centre, ANU |
Agri-food systems knowledge and skills exchange between Australia and the Pacific through circular migration: Experiences from Seasonal Worker Programme participants Federico Davila, Institute for Sustainable Futures at University of Technology Sydney, Olivia Dun, The University of Melbourne, Carol Farbotko, CSIRO, Brent Jacobs, Institute for Sustainable Futures at University of Technology Sydney, and Natascha Klocker, University of Wollongong >> view presentation Impact of COVID-19 on production and trade direction of high value ‘niche’ crop products in small Island countries: A case study of Fiji Local coalitions for economic recovery and food security – experiences from Vanuatu |
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10.30am-10.45am | 12.30pm-12.45pm | Arts Presentation from The University of the South Pacific’s Oceania Centre of Arts and Culture What is the inspiration of creativity in the islands and the notion of quality, Lingikoni Vaka’uta, followed by a virtual exhibition >> watch livestream replay (1:39:05–1:55:45) |
10.45am-12.30pm | 12.45pm-2.30pm | Break |
12.30pm-1.30pm | 2.30pm-3.30pm | Health systems Chair: Colin Wiltshire, Research Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU |
Strengthening fragile health systems: The case of Fiji Neil Sharma, Medical Practitioner, Suva COVID-19 in PNG Reversing the NCD trend in the Pacific: Promising results from a three-year pilot, testing behaviour science applications and ‘edutainment’ to address Pacific’s most intractable problem |
Presentations will be recorded and available after the event on the Development Policy Centre website.
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