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Critical Policy Review of National Oceans Policy (2021)

By Kaylyn Kiwar The National Ocean Policy 2020-2030 is an awesome policy set in place purposely to manage and protect marine life. It was set to make up for the decades of unjust exploitation, deprivation and injustice for marine resources with that being said let me highlight a few important points that was highlighted in the policy before highlighting my recommendations. Let’s not forget the policy’s vision is to create a healthy ocean for sustainable development and the addressing and lessen impacts of climate change, natural disasters, and synthetic waste and land-based sources of pollution. Putting it in other words its vision is to ensure there is a healthy ocean for sustainable development and for the need to address any raising issue that may cause impact on marine life. On the other hand, the policy’s goals is to sustain, develop and manage PNG’s marine resources via a unified ocean management system both within and outside its national jurisdiction followed by five supportin...

Review of National Climate Compatible Development Management Policy, 2014

  By: Solange. OVIA   THE NATIONAL CLIMATE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT POLICY 2014     Introduction   Papua New Guinea’s Climate Compatible Development Management Policy was introduced in 2014 under the government of than Prime Minister Honorable Peter O’Neil, CMG MP, and former Minister for Environment & Conservation and Climate Change Honorable John Pundari, MP, in collaboration with the Office of Climate Change and Development (OCCD) now known as Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA). This department plays a vital role in the implementation of safeguarding strategies to address the issue of climate and somewhat guarantees the climate developments are sustainable for the environment. The enactment of the policy focuses on the gaps that are vulnerable to climate threats and aims to outline the roles and responsibilities managing, instigating and reviewing climate change strategies. It aims for the participation of the indigenous ...

The National Cyber Security Policy 2021 Policy Review

 By: Audrey. JAKAM Papua New Guinea’s National Cyber Security Policy (NCSP) 2021 is a framework outlining the government approaches, strategies and initiatives that aims to combat cyber threats, risks, and challenges and make PNG a cyber safe country. It extends in collaborating with state and non-state actors on a national and international level. Therefore, this review will be able to evaluate and analyze the NCSP through summary, critique on both the strengths and weaknesses, recommendation and aligning it to the PNG’s National Security Policy (NSP) 2013. Summary The PNG’s NCSP 2021 is developed to improve on the existing frameworks and the policies like the PNG National Security Policy 2013. It aims to prioritize cyber related issues aligning with the frameworks and policies which is necessary to boost government operation framework that will protect the country, institutions, environment, resources and its people. More so, this document contains 6 chapters inclusive of...