ADB
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 October 2010: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank organized a workshop on “Responding to Climate Change in the Pacific: Moving from Strategy to Action,” in Nadi, Fiji, on 13-14 October 2010.
The event brought together 14 representatives of the ADB and senior representatives from international and regional agencies, development partners and NGOs. Workshop participants underscored the need to strengthen the climate policy of the Pacific region and improve the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2010: The UN Development Programme, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, the Asian Development Bank and the University of the South Pacific have launched the Pacific Solution Exchange (PSE), an email-based “e-Discussion” forum that will seek to connect people with common interests, enhance south-south and small island State cooperation, and broaden the dialogue around Pacific issues to inform decision-making.
During the trial period, members of the community can share their opinions...
Beth
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29 Jun 2011
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Efforts by the Maldives to tackle the effects of climate change are highly encouraging, but the country must continue with reforms to address its fiscal deficit, and promote inclusive and regionally-balanced growth, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.
An investment plan by the Government to make the Maldives the first carbon neutral country in the world within a decade is commendable, given the island nation's extreme vulnerability to...
Beth
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29 Jun 2011
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The recovery in the global economy will help the Pacific economies improve in 2011. The strongest gains are expected in the resource-rich countries that are benefiting from both major new resource projects and better world commodity prices, says the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Pacific Economic Monitor.
The report, released today, projects that the 14 economies of the Pacific will expand by 6.3% in 2011, up from 5.3% last year. The resource-rich Papua New Guinea (...
