Because coconuts do not grow in Canberra: Complexity theory and capacity development in Solomon Islands Police Force
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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
Barriers to disability-inclusive disaster management in the Solomon Islands: Perspectives of people with disability
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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
Modelling pollution dispersal around Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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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
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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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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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
The Cheke Holo: a case study from Solomon Islands on language and religion
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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
Establishing and maintaining the technical anti-corruption assemblage: the Solomon Islands experience
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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
Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands
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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
Congenital Syphilis in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa017
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Congenital syphilis remains a significant cause of newborn mortality and long-term neurodevelopmental problems in some low- and middle-income countries. This study was done in Honiara, Solomon Islands to determine the incidence of babies born… read more here.
Keywords: positive mothers; congenital syphilis; vdrl positive; honiara solomon ... See more keywords
Impact of tax and tobacco-free generation on health-adjusted life years in the Solomon Islands: a multistate life table simulation
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DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054861
Abstract: Objective To estimate health-adjusted life years (HALY) gained in the Solomon Islands for the 2016 population over the remainder of their lives, for three interventions: hypothetical eradication of cigarettes; 25% annual tax increases to 2025… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; tax; adjusted life; health ... See more keywords
Beyond the thrall of the state: Governance as a relational-affective effect in Solomon Islands
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DOI: 10.1177/0010836718769096
Abstract: Although the idea of the state pervades the scholarship and practice of international interventions, developing adequate knowledge of intervention contexts such as Solomon Islands requires decentring dominant perceptions about possible sources of socio-political order. In… read more here.
Keywords: state; relational affective; effect; governance ... See more keywords