Big resorts, cruise ships and visitor numbers are all up for debate across the Pacific, but economic pressure may test how post-pandemic reality lives up to the sustainability rhetoric.
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Residents are living with the impacts of climate change and know it’s happening. But leaving their homes would strike at the heart of their identity.
Fijians go to the polls next week, but the country’s constitution still entrenches ultimate power and authority in the military.
Volunteer tourism, or ‘voluntourism’, is on the way back as borders open. But critics say the largely unregulated industry is overdue for change.
Our research into tourism tropes shows how advertising campaigns in Pacific nations recycle some troubling stereotypes.
Fiji is open for tourists but visitors need to be careful not to add extra strain to the country’s already struggling health system.
When Pacific Forum economic ministers meet today in Vanuatu, the region’s troubled airline sector should be high on their agenda.
For Pacific Islands, climate change trumps all other threats to their security. While they welcome Australia’s new emission targets, this is an issue of survival that demands greater ambition.
While Australia worries about Chinese influence, Pacific nations are more worried about climate change. By boosting climate ambition, Australia could be the region’s security partner of choice.
China seeks two main things from the region – one diplomatic and one strategic.
Knowing whether it’s safe to travel is harder in the age of COVID. This travel guide may help.
Despite losing jobs, many Fijians in tourism-dependent areas reported greater well-being during the pandemic. As tourists return, what are the lessons?
As Fiji did after 2016’s catastrophic cyclone, Tonga will likely face challenges with building materials and costs, and low levels of technical expertise. But these can be overcome.
In Fiji, 95% of adults have received one jab and 80% are fully vaccinated. In PNG, however, less than 1% of the population is fully vaccinated – and the country is giving away its vaccines.
Desperate for visitors to return, tourism-reliant Pacific nations are racing to re-open borders before Christmas. But will tourists feel safe enough to travel?
Having been protected by geography early in the pandemic, Pacific nations are now battling serious outbreaks and struggling to get their people vaccinated.
With COVID-19 surging and the state resisting a lockdown, Fijians turn to ‘solesolevaki’ — working together for a common cause — to fill the gaps.
Low levels of immunity and high levels of mixing are a perfect setting for the next big outbreak.
Securing vaccines was only part of the battle — the Pacific now has to overcome misinformation, stigma and sheer geography to vaccinate its people.
Research reveals a desire by Pacific tourism workers for genuine change once travel starts again, including better wages and conditions and greater local control of operations.
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Development Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Research Fellow, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research and Teaching Fellow, School of Health, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Founding Editor, Pacific Journalism Review / Te Koakoa, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Chief Scientific Advisor, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative, University of Notre Dame