Escaping a rising tide: Sea level rise and migration in Kiribati

The inundation of an entire nation due to anthropogenic climate change has never been seen. And the low-lying Pacific nation of Kiribati is likely to be...

Paradise lost: The cost of removing tax and trade provisions from the compact of free association

Upon implementing the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia, the US Congress unilaterally stripped...

Reflections on energy security in the Asia Pacific

This article reviews key past trends in energy security from the perspective of both International Energy Agency members and the Asia Pacific over the...

Health policy in Asia and the Pacific: Navigating local needs and global challenges

Asia and the Pacific is undergoing a remarkable economic transformation, which is occurring at an exceptional pace. There is clear evidence of an equally...

Food security in Asia and the Pacific: The rapidly changing role of rice

Food security in Asia and the Pacific presents a frustrating paradox. At one level, huge progress has been made in the past half century in bringing most...

Aid volatility: Is it a problem in Tuvalu?

Empirical evidence on aid volatility shows that it adversely impacts recipient countries. For instance, high aid volatility results in uncompleted...

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