Pacific Wayfinder

The growing methamphetamine crisis in the Pacific is having a devastating impact on health, human security and regional stability.

On this episode of the Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Chair of the Fiji National HIV outbreak Taskforce, Dr Jason Mitchell, and Head of the Pacific Programme at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, Virginia Comolli, join Pacific Security College Academic Fellow Dr Nicholas Thomson for a topical discussion on the HIV epidemic and drug crisis facing the region.

They consider the need for a cross-sectoral approach involving health, law enforcement and communities to address the crisis, and look at the challenges facing on-the-ground health responses and the need to prioritise human rights and compassion towards victims of the drug and HIV epidemic.

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On this episode of the Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Pacific Fusion Centre Director Viliame Bovoro and Assistant Director Monalisa Tiai-Keti join our Senior Pacific Fellow Joel Nilon to examine the polycrisis affecting peace and security in the Pacific.

They discuss some of the threats raised in the latest Pacific Security Outlook Report, including climate change, transnational crime and geopolitics, and the need for collective regional responses to these issues.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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