Pacific Wayfinder

The Pacific has been a global leader in innovative policymaking on climate change, which has been reflected in the latest IPCC report.Salā Dr George Carter and Mahealani Delaney join Akka Rimon to discuss the importance of embedding traditional knowledge and the IPCC's latest recommendations in Pacific climate policies.

Former Kiribati President Anote Tong joins the Pacific Wayfinder to discuss the IPCC Synthesis Report and reflect on his own journey leading one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change.Join Akka Rimon and Jay Caldwell as they explore the Former President's time in office, his Migrating with Dignity policy and what can be done in response to the IPCC's report findings.

A final warning - the IPCC has released its landmark Synthesis Report for the AR6 reporting cycle, outlining the drastic action needed to be taken by the world to prevent the worse impacts of climate change.But what does it mean for the Pacific?Prof Mark Howden, Vice Chair of the IPCC, and Pasha Carruthers, a Review Editor from the Cook Islands, break down the report's findings for the region with APSC's Prof Dave Peebles and Dr Henry Ivarature.

"Women have always been there. We are 50% of the community. All the decisions about safety, food, security and the well-being of Pacific people come through us." Hear from Dr Gemma Malungahu & Dr Theresa Meki about the important role Pacific women have always played in security, including the deep cultural and traditional knowledge they bring to decision-making. Hosted by Akka Rimon, this discussion for Women's History Month also touches on the need for greater representation of Pacific women in institutions, current challenges facing Pacific women, including gender-based violence, and the power women have to mentor each other and write their own stories.

From climate to cyber to fisheries, the recently released Security Outlook Report from the Pacific Islands Forum paints an insightful and stark picture of current and future threats to our Blue Pacific Continent. APSC’s newly appointed Director, Prof Dave Peebles, Deputy Directors, Dr Henry Ivarature & Jay Caldwell, and new guest co-host of the Pacific Wayfinder, Akka Rimon, provide their analysis of the report and discuss how we can apply its findings. To watch the vodcast version of this epsiode, clike here. 

Climate finance, ocean security, Indigenous voices and gender will be at the forefront of climate negotiations taking place in Egypt next week at COP27. Dr Henry Ivarature discusses these issues with Dr Siobhan McDonnell, Pacific climate negotiator and ANU Lecturer, Akka Rimon, APSC PhD candidate, and Brianna Gordon, ANU Climate Alumni COP27 scholarship recipient.

COP27 is soon to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with leaders deliberating on the crucial action needed to curb the worst impacts of climate change. We talk with Prof Mark Howden, Vice-Chair of the IPCC, and Mr Choi Yeeting, Kiribati Presidential Advisor for Climate, to discuss the updated climate science impacting Pacific countries since the last COP meeting in Glasgow, setting the scene for what is at stake in Egypt.

The 2022 PNG National Election was marred by violence and allegations of voter fraud. However, despite these widespread issues, thousands of people still lined up to vote, determined for their voices to be heard. ANU's Dr Colin Wiltshire sits down with Arianne Kassman, CEO of Transparency International PNG and Geejay Milli, PhD Candidate at the ANU, to discuss what went wrong during the election, the role of women in the vote and what's next for PNG's electoral system & security.