Critical factors for successful implementation of the ISM Code in some Pacific Islands states by Tunidau, John, Thai, Vinh Van

“…Although the International Safety Management (ISM) Code was fully implemented from July 1st 2002, not all countries signatories to the Code, particularly developing countries such as Pacific Islands states, are successful in the introduction and implementation of the instrument. …”
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Humanitarian action in the Asia-Pacific during COVID-19: new challenges, modalities, and cooperation by Cook, Alistair David Blair, Chen, Christopher

“…The underappreciated activities and mandates of regional organizations and initiatives in the sub-regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Island countries facilitated localization efforts and illustrate the importance of the regional level in multilevel approaches to disaster governance.…”
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Tackling regional climate change impacts and food security issues : a critical analysis across ASEAN, PIF, and SAARC by Md Saidul Islam, Kieu, Edson

“…In this paper, we focus on three regional organizations—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and set out to investigate the multifaceted obstacles that impede regional organizations’ ability to effectively cope with these problems. …”
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Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) : a potential vector of Zika virus in Singapore by Wong, Pei-Sze Jeslyn., Li, Mei-zhi Irene., Chong, Chee-Seng., Ng, Lee-Ching., Tan, Cheong-Huat.

“…Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a little known arbovirus until it caused a major outbreak in the Pacific Island of Yap in 2007. Although the virus has a wide geographic distribution, most of the known vectors are sylvatic Aedes mosquitoes from Africa where the virus was first isolated. …”
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Holocene relative sea-level histories of far-field islands in the mid-Pacific by Tan, Fangyi, Khan, Nicole S., Li, Tanghua, Meltzner, Aron Jeffrey, Majewski, Jedrzej, Chan, Nicholas, Chutcharavan, Peter M., Cahill, Niamh, Vacchi, Matteo, Peng, Dongju, Horton, Benjamin Peter

“…Due to the poor constraints of data in the mid-Pacific islands, particularly in the early Holocene, there remains no unique solution for a global ice-melting history.…”
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