State of PNG Economy
PNG Needs Right To Information (RTI) Law to Address Public-Sector Corruption
2005 Ok Tedi CMCA village survey for the Mineral Policy Institute
The war torn or famine stricken under developed countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Rwanda clearly
have very basic health care needs. Primary and preventive strategies should be the priority.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has long been a site of analysis for exploring the links between natural resources and conflict, having been cited as an example in prominent studies of the ‘natural resource curse’ and used as a source of learning in international debates on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Over the past decade, this scholarship has expanded to encompass conflict analysis and peace building. This paper considers four themes identified in the contemporary literature, each with reference to examples drawn from PNG: 1) the costs
Agency and the « Avatar » narrative at the Porgera gold mine, Papua New Guinea
GESI policy 2013
PNG HCV Toolkit
oil palm
This report stems from a simple observation: that since Independence in 1975, Papua New Guinea’s economic and social development outcomes have not matched people’s aspirations or government promises. Indeed, despite the abundance of its riches, PNG lags behind its Pacific neighbours on many important development indicators.
Only 10 percent of the population in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has access to the national electricity grid, leaving 6.3 million people without access to the energy needed to meet their basic needs. Lack of reliable lighting limits people’s ability to undertake daily activities like household chores, reading, schoolwork, and conducting business outside of daylight hours.
Pacific Island states are some of the most vulnerable nations in the world when it comes to the impact of climate
change. As yet, none of the Pacific Island States have any operational coal mines or coal-fired power stations. However, this could all soon change.
CEPA Environment Permit Application; Additional Information Schedule 2.
Information Bulletin; SCHEDULE 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SCHEDULE 1 ENVIRONMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FORM.
The Guideline is intended to assist and guide prospective developers (or their consultants) with an intention to carry out Level 3 activities in Papua New Guinea ("PNG"), to meet their legal obligations under Section 51 and Section 53 of Environment Act 2000 (the "Act"). The Act gives effect to the National Goals and Directive Principles in the National Constitution, in particular the fourth goal on Natural Resources and Environment.
This dataset depicts Bumbu River flood warning dataset obtained at CIS, LAE, Morobe Province
In Papua New Guinea, interviews were conducted remotely with participants from government departments, agencies and contractors addressing issues of environmental protection, waste management, legal matters, as well as the private sector and NGOs.
Additional interviews were conducted with external consultants and SPREP staff working on specific programs relevant to the Waste Legislative Review.
This report provides a snapshot of waste audit generation and composition across the business and household waste streams for six locations within PNG. The study conducted audits in Port Moresby and Roku Village in the Central Province, received data from audits conducted in Lae and Alotau, and sourced historical data from audits conducted in Kokopo (2018) and Goroka (2019)