Reversing the Tide of Aid: Investigating Development Policy Sovereignty in the Pacific

Overton, John; Prinsen, Gerard; Murray, Warwick E.; Wrighton, Nicki

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“…Murray and Overton () study the impact on sovereignty of changes resulting from the aid effectiveness agenda (described in the previous section), concluding that administrative strains that reporting and planning requirements have placed on small governments have actually resulted in a loss of sovereignty for small island developing states in the region. Overton et al () highlight the agency exercised by Pacific Islanders in managing foreign aid flows. Dornan () examines conditionality and the limits to policy influence that donors exercise.…”

Section: Literature On Aid In the Pacificmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Dornan

Pryke

2017

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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The Pacific islands is one of the most aiddependent regions in the world. This article examines developments in the delivery of foreign aid to the region since the year 2000, a period in which there has been considerable change in both the amount and way in which aid is delivered internationally. Although Pacific island countries have seen a scale-up in development assistance, it has been modest relative to that enjoyed by other developing countries. Improvement has been mixed in areas identified as a concern by the aid effectiveness agenda, with high levels of volatility and lack of predictability particularly problematic.

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Section: Literature On Aid In the Pacificmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Dornan

Pryke

2017

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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“…These are particularly acute in the context of small islands with their small populations, economies, and administrations. Adaptation hence often depends on the availability of external (aid) funding, which comes with its own challenges, including the short time horizons of aid-funded (pilot) projects, significant year-to-year fluctuations of flows, and considerable administrative burdens for planning and reporting (Barnett & Campbell, 2010;Overton, Prinsen, Murray, & Wrighton, 2012;Dornan & Pryke, 2016).…”

Section: Governing and Funding Long-term Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dealing with Climate Change on Small Islands: Towards Effective and Sustainable Adaptation?

Klöck¹,

Fink²

2019

Dealing With Climate Change on Small Islands: Towards Effective and Sustainable Adaptation

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Small islands are so-called hotspots of climate change. Here, the adverse effects of sea-level rise, increasing temperatures, and changing weather patterns are already felt, making adaptation urgent (Mimura et al., 2007; Nurse et al., 2014). But while small islands may be uniquely impacted by the adverse effects of climate change, they are also uniquely resilient. Small islands are not only at the forefront of climate change impacts, they are also at the forefront of climate change responses. Island societies have long histories of resilience, of surviving, if not thriving, in resource-limited, dynamic, and isolated environments (Campbell, 2009; Nunn & Kumar, 2018). Over generations, sometimes over millennia, they have developed a wide range of practices to deal with climate variability and extreme weather events and incorporated them into cultural practices, myths, and songs. From this perspective, islands are traditionally "sites of resilience" (Campbell, 2009, p. 85) and "agents of knowledge production and territorial transformation" (Ratter, 2018). Accordingly, islanders "must be looked to and supported as inspiring champions of livelihood resilience and adaptation to climate change and disasters," as De Souza and colleagues (2015, p. 1) write (see also e.g. Barnett & Campbell, 2010). Small islands hold valuable lessons for both adaptation success and adaptation failure. Not every historical experience and traditional coping strategy is helpful for

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“…The volatility of foreign aid has been found to present some impediment to the economic growth, investment and government expenditure in the beneficiary countries (Overton, Prinsen, Murray, & Wrighton, 2012). Foreign aid-dependent countries in the Pacific Islands have had problems with this issue as it exposes them to shocks and adversely affects the ability of their governments to effectively plan for the expenditure of the received foreign aid.…”

Section: Aid Volatilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Pasifik’te Kentsel Korunaksızlık ve Yoksulluğun Ele Alınmasında Dış Yardımın Rolü

Paul¹,

Söylemez²

2018

GJEB

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The poverty index in most of the eleven Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is alarming. In these countries, there is a growing challenge meeting the other basic needs besides food emanating from the substantial economic and environmental risks. In 2012 the World Bank reported, at least six South Pacific Island Countries were categorized as lower-middleincome countries with a general per capita of less than 4,085 United ins Dollars as documented (World Bank, 2012). It is worth noting that at least cases of extreme food deprivation are low in the South Pacific Island Countries but there are other new forms of hardships such as the need to strive to meet the costs of non-food needs such as housing orchestrated by the increasing uncontrolled urbanization and monetization of the economy. Some notably vulnerable scenarios in this region are the small populations and remote location of areas that impede economic diversification hence constant economic shocks. Also, the topography of this region exposes them to a range of natural calamities such as earthquakes. This, substantially, renders the countries to be highly dependent on the foreign aids and grants. Again, external cash over-reliance and goods inflows by the South Pacific Island Countries (PICs) renders them to the volatility in bordering large economies. This article will highlight how international organizations address the issues of hardship and vulnerability to natural disaster among PICs like Papua New Guinea and Samoa. This paper will firstly bring to readers the current economic status of the island countries in the Pacific followed by the directions and methods taken to cope with livelihood issue. Finally for conclusion and recommendations on how communities can address these issues locally.

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Reversing the Tide of Aid: Investigating Development Policy Sovereignty in the Pacific

Cited by 15 publications

References 31 publications

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Dealing with Climate Change on Small Islands: Towards Effective and Sustainable Adaptation?

Pasifik’te Kentsel Korunaksızlık ve Yoksulluğun Ele Alınmasında Dış Yardımın Rolü

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