In the late 1960s, Harold Brookfield and Doreen Hart were ‘startled’ by the order of magnitude differences in incomes from village cash cropping in different parts of Papua New Guinea (PNG). This paper traces these differences, back into a pre-colonial past and forward to the present and concludes, as Brookfield did in the 1960s, that severe environmental constraints, rather than market forces, are the primary cause of the pattern of spatial inequalities observable in PNG.
-76 paged background paper for the Chronic Poverty Report 2008-2009. This report outlines how poverty which spans generations manifests in PNG and in the health sector especially, why it is getting worse, and why there has been so little success in tackling it in recent years
37 paged research paper from 2006 or before. Highlights the conceptual framework behind the poverty-environment relationship in PNG.
36 paged research paper which seeks to understand how effective access to infrastructure is in reducing poverty in PNG. To meet this goal, we examine poverty in PNG, and seek to show the relationship between poverty and access to infrastructure and then identify the determinants of poverty. In our analysis, we test whether or not access to infrastructure is a significant factor in a household's poverty status. Finally, we want to understand what policies will be effective in overcoming poverty in PNG.
With a renewed interest in large-scale malaria interventions, knowledge about the possible long-term effects of such interventions on the nature of malaria transmission is essential. We document complex changes in malaria epidemiology over the last 40 years associated with changing malaria control activities in Karimui, an isolated area in Papua New Guinea. An initially equal distribution of Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax and P. malariae changed to currently 68% P. falciparum, after passing through a phase of transitory P. vivax dominance, when control started to fail.
15 paged paper as part of the Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 23 published in 2008. A survey of women roadside sellers in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea found that they earn a weighted average income of more than three times the national minimum wage. The relative economic success of these roadside vendors relies to a large extent on access to good-quality customary land and proximity to major roads.
32 paged research paper on the extent to which both donor finance and resource revenues have contributed to higher rates of expenditure in key development sectors of the PNG economy—social services (including health and education) and infrastructure, between 1975 and 2010.
Published 21 paged research paper which evaluates the impact of foreign aid on poverty and human well-being in Papua New Guinea during the 1990s. The methodology of the paper involves comparing the mix of donors’ aid policies aimed at the promotion of economic growth, direct targeting of the poor and the provision of safety nets with the poverty and well-being situation in Papua New Guinea. Growth in Papua New Guinea has not been pro-poor and the high level of inequality reduces the impact of growth on poverty.
The purpose of the tours is therefore to study innovative approaches to optimising sustainable returns from fisheries, while examining any obstacles they face; and to report on any policy adaptations that may be needed, given the significance of marine fisheries for coastal communities in particular. In addition, this work builds capacity and a broader regional awareness among selected participants, and hints at future capacity-building measures. This report highlights the approaches seen, obstacles observed and the outcomes of
PNG background information on the Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Consultation on Water in Small Island Countries – Country Briefing Papers pages 127-138. Outlines legislation, themes, guidelines and standards including technology and institutional arrangement used for water resources
18 paged chapter of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2008 Report. Discusses corals reefs of Australia and Papua New Guinea, the levels of biological diversity approaching the ‘hot spots’ of the Philippines and Indonesia and Human pressures on these reefs are lower than in other parts of the world (particularly SE Asia). The reefs of eastern Australia, particularly the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), have a long history of research and monitoring and world leading management;
An introduction to the natural history, societies, conservation and sustainable development of the New Guinea region prepared by CSIRO Australia
The basic footprint of human society in the New Guinea Region may be represented by the combination of inhabited places (each shown with 5km radius buffer), annual fire occurrences and population density
JICA's environment report presents PNG's organization and legislation, environmental issues and information on the donors.
IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 1 prepared by Stephen Nicholls. Joint collaboration from GEF, UNDP and SPREP. Discusses PNG's environmental concerns which include
1. Environmental conditions 2. Environmental protection
3. Environmental impact analysis 4. Public health – Environmental
5. Marine resources – Conservation 6. Fisheries conservation
It is an 80 page final report detailing PNG's State on Environment, Environmental Policy, Legislative and Institutional Framework including EU and other Donor Cooperation agreements with PNG.
Discusses in detail the A SEAFRAME gauge, the sea level trend, the Variations in monthly mean sea level dominated by seasonal cycles and variations in monthly mean air and water temperatures are likewise affected by the 1997/1998 El Niño. It further discusses Manus Island and the tsunami that followed a magnitude Mw7.1 earthquake and underwater landslide on 17 July 1998 which caused numerous deaths and widespread devastation near Aitape on the northern mainland.
Its an 8 paged report on PNG's background, meterological network, PNG National Weather Service and Climate-related physical and social impacts of the 1997/98 El Nino episode.
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This report describes PNG's current situation and constraints with respect to the occurrence, uses and management of water resources in PNG. It proposes remedial measures aimed at ensuring the sustainable utilization of the available water resources in order to achieve human well being and maintain environmental integrity