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Because coconuts do not grow in Canberra: Complexity theory and capacity development in Solomon Islands Police Force

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Public Administration and Development"

DOI: 10.1002/pad.1862

Abstract: Statebuilding has been informed and captured by reductionist, linear change models. Defined by technocratic approaches to public sector (re)building and reform—it has been monitored, measured and evaluated by New Public Management artefacts such as log-frames… read more here.

Keywords: development; capacity development; complexity; capacity ... See more keywords

Navigating risk: A holistic framework for supporting rural livelihoods adaptation in Solomon Islands

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Ambio"

DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02162-4

Abstract: This paper presents the Livelihoods-Based Risk Profiling Framework (LRPF) to support rural livelihoods adaptation in Western Province, Solomon Islands. Our framework addresses narrow disciplinary perspectives to provide a more comprehensive understanding of risks to rural… read more here.

Keywords: adaptation; framework; risk; solomon islands ... See more keywords

Barriers to disability-inclusive disaster management in the Solomon Islands: Perspectives of people with disability

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction"

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.12.017

Abstract: There is growing emphasis on disability-inclusive disaster management within key international guidance on disaster management. Yet, people with disability (PWD) are routinely excluded from the disaster management cycle and ignored or forgotten during all phases.… read more here.

Keywords: disability; disaster management; inclusive disaster; solomon islands ... See more keywords
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Modelling pollution dispersal around Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Marine pollution bulletin"

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110589

Abstract: To assess potential dispersion of pollutants around Honiara, Solomon Islands, and Port Vila, Vanuatu, 3D ocean circulation models were developed using Telemac-3D. A series of scenarios then explore the vulnerability of the system and test… read more here.

Keywords: around solomon; pollution; pollution dispersal; dispersal around ... See more keywords
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First marine litter survey on beaches in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, South Pacific: Using OSPAR protocol to inform the development of national action plans to tackle land-based solid waste pollution.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Marine pollution bulletin"

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111827

Abstract: The increasing abundance of marine litter is impacting the environment, human health and economies in the South Pacific. Small Islands Developing States are particularly affected by marine litter, primarily due to insufficient waste management systems.… read more here.

Keywords: south pacific; beaches solomon; litter; islands vanuatu ... See more keywords

Gear-based characterization of the Gizo, Solomon Islands, inshore commercial finfish fishery

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Regional Studies in Marine Science"

DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100807

Abstract: Abstract In 2015–2016, a gear-specific assessment of the Gizo, Solomon Islands, commercial inshore fishery was conducted to assist management decision making. The survey identified at least 260 species and 25 families among over 14,000 individual… read more here.

Keywords: fishery; gizo solomon; gear; gear specific ... See more keywords

Human–crocodile interactions in the western Solomon Islands: the importance of local data for reducing attacks on people

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Oryx"

DOI: 10.1017/s003060532300176x

Abstract: Abstract Interactions between people and the saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus frequently occur on islands and in coastal regions. Saltwater crocodiles impact people's lives and livelihoods by attacking them, resulting in minor or serious injuries, and… read more here.

Keywords: western solomon; human crocodile; attacks people; interactions western ... See more keywords

An extralimital Ixobrychus record from the Solomon Islands

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Pacific Conservation Biology"

DOI: 10.1071/pc23062

Abstract: Tetepare Island is managed for conservation and remains the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific. An unidentified Ixobrychus bittern recorded on Tetepare in September 2023 may represent an undescribed species. This record highlights the… read more here.

Keywords: ixobrychus; extralimital ixobrychus; record solomon; record ... See more keywords

The Cheke Holo: a case study from Solomon Islands on language and religion

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "WORD"

DOI: 10.1080/00437956.2019.1611401

Abstract: It is fair to say that to be one of the 11,000 speakers of the Cheke Holo language of Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands, is to be an Anglican Christian. This paper is a case study… read more here.

Keywords: language; cheke holo; solomon islands; case study ... See more keywords
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Establishing and maintaining the technical anti-corruption assemblage: the Solomon Islands experience

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Third World Quarterly"

DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2020.1798222

Abstract: Abstract Scholars have sought to explain how and why developing countries establish anti-corruption agencies by examining the strength of national and international institutions, particularly political institutions and actors, international donors and civil society. This article… read more here.

Keywords: anti corruption; technical anti; corruption assemblage; corruption ... See more keywords
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Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Environmental Research Letters"

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abc8ba

Abstract: Global biophysical data are increasingly accessible due to improvements in remote sensing and open datasets. These datasets can be of particular value in remote and data-poor environments to enable estimates of water quality impacts from… read more here.

Keywords: sediment; catchment; model; data richness ... See more keywords