The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) is a temporary migration scheme between Australia and selected Pacific Island … Countries. It was introduced in 2012 and covers the agriculture, accommodation and tourism sectors. Extensive efforts have been …

Island Countries' ("The Roadmap") in 2009 (PFTAC 2010). This document was adopted at the Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting … (FEMM) of the Pacific Island Forum as an agreed approach to Public Financial Management (PFM) reform in Forum Island … experiences of PFM reform in two Pacific island countries in order to inform future improvements.This report does not assess …

The rapid review confirms that Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are socially, culturally, and … island countries have uniquely fragile water resources due to their small size, lack of natural storage, competing land use …

Small island developing states and small tourism-dependent coastal states have been the most gravely impacted by global … challenges in the years to come. While information and research on sustainable and blue tourism in small island developing states … note is a synthesis of findings from a literature review of the inventory of blue tourism resources, consumer market …

evidence on tourism's historical contribution to development in the Pacific Island Country (PICs) and of the COVID-19 crisis …Over the two decades preceding the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, tourism became one of the most … important drivers of economic growth across the Pacific. The COVID-19 crisis had a devastating impact on tourism activity in the …

demand for tourism products delivered by and based in local communities in Africa. If demand is better understood, supply can …

COVID-19 created a dynamic shock to the international tourism industry, with the related health concerns and travel … restrictions impacting travelers' perceptions of risk. Among the most affected economies were Small Island Developing States (SIDS …), which are highly dependent on tourism receipts, have small domestic tourism markets, and rely on international air …

island context risks can materialize faster than elsewhere and have disproportionate consequences. Strengthening water sector …

Image acquisition and surveying using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a very promising technology for Small Island … island contexts. Further, UAVs can capture thousands of images in a single flight and provide greater detail than satellites … technological agencies of island nations that work to operationalize UAVs as a standard data collection tool …

effectively in specific island contexts with viability impacted by many different aspects including the volumes and type of … global assessment of plastic waste management on islands with a review of existing technologies and their viability in island … contexts to develop the Technology Options for Plastic waste for Island Contexts (TOPIC) Toolbox which was then piloted on five …