The third of five goals identified under the 2010-2020 Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) is “marine protected areas (MPAs) established and effectively managed,” and this goal has one target, “a region-wide Coral Triangle MPA System (CTMPAS) in place and fully functional.” This target, which calls for regional planning and action among the Coral Triangle (CT) countries,
It is desirable that all citizens of Papua New Guinea (PNG), wherever they live, have access to potable water and an appropriate standard of sewerage collection and treatment. Unfortunately, PNG‘s rugged geography makes that difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. Most of PNG‘s people live in rural areas (with over 85% of the population depending on semi-subsistence agriculture) and lack access to safe drinking water or sanitation. Apart from the cities of Port Moresby and Lae, urban areas are mostly small towns with fewer than 1,000 households.