Sea-level rise ‘could last twice as long as human history’
Research warns of the long timescale of climate change impacts unless urgent action is taken to cut emissions drastically Huge […]
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Collapsing Greenland glacier could raise sea levels by half a metre, say scientists
Huge Zachariae Isstrom glacier has begun to break up, starting a rapid retreat that could continue to raise sea levels
Development Projects
Does foreign aid always help the poor?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/ana-swanson, Source: https://www.weforum.org/ It sounds kind of crazy to say that foreign aid often hurts, rather than helps, poor people in
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Democracy, custom and the Melanesian Way
Is there a democratic Papua New Guinean nation – or is it merely an arbitrary state built on a shaky,
The Melanesian Way
Aid Dependency: The Damage of Donation
Written by Victoria Stanford, University of Edinburgh (Contact: ~Written by Victoria Stanford, University of Edinburgh (Contact: vstanford@hotmail.co.uk) Aid has long been
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Help small island states win their battle against climate change
Achim Steiner Earth’s fate is inextricably linked to 52 nations threatened by rising sea levels – the rest of the
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China’s Aid to Africa: Monster or Messiah?
Source: https://www.brookings.edu/ In recent years, China’s economic presence in Africa has led to a heated debate, some of it well-informed and
Asia Oceania
5,000 expected for Solomons blackbirding anniversary
Descendants of a Malaitan man captured during the blackbirding era are preparing to welcome his Australian family members to Solomon
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The Wantok System as a Socio-Economic and Political Network in Melanesia
Abstract Understanding the wantok system as a socio-economic and political network in the Western Pacific is critical to understanding Melanesian
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James Lovelock: ‘enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan’
The climate science maverick believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what