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13 Apr 2022 - 36 min Listen

Tonga’s Transnational Response

On January 15, Tonga and its vast transnational community were shaken by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcano. APSC’s Eliorah Malifa sat down with Tongan Deputy High Commissioner to Australia, Curtis Tuihalangingie and Secretary-General of the Tonga Red Cross, Sione Taumoefolau to discuss the impact of this disaster on Tongan communities and the…

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Merging Science with Traditional Knowledge

1 Mar 2022 - 36 min Listen

Merging Science with Traditional Knowledge

Ben Bohane sits down with Prof Mark Howden, Vice-Chair of the IPCC and Ofa Ma’asi-Kaisamy, Manager of the Pacific Climate Change Centre to discuss the latest IPCC report on the impacts of a changing climate policy and adaptation in the Pacific.    

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Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part Two)

1 Mar 2022 - 36 min Listen

Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part Two)

In part two of our special on crypto in the Pacific, Ben Bohane sits down with Tongan Politician, Lord Fusituʻa and Josh Hallwright, Oxfam Australia’s specialist in blockchain technology to discuss the use of cryptocurrency in the Pacific.    

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Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part One)

9 Dec 2021 - 36 min Listen

Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part One)

As the use of blockchain technology grows throughout the region, Ben Bohane sits down with Tongan Politician, Lord Fusituʻa and Josh Hallwright, Oxfam Australia’s Humanitarian Lead and specialist in blockchain technology to discuss what decentralised finance means for the region.    

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Navigating Global Food Systems from the Pacific

26 Oct 2021 - 36 min Listen

Navigating Global Food Systems from the Pacific

Eliorah Malifa speaks with Karen Mapusua (Director, Land Resources Division SPC) and Dr Viliamu Iese (Senior Lecturer Disaster Risk Management, USP), in the wake of the UN Food Systems Summit to discuss how the Pacific should interact with global food systems.  

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High ambitions for COP26

12 Oct 2021 - 35 min Listen

High ambitions for COP26

As leaders get ready for the COP26 summit in the coming weeks, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary-General Henry Puna and Britain’s High Commissioner to Australia talk to Ben Bohane about getting Pacific voices heard – especially on climate financing.  

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