Podcast conversation with guest, Pita Loloma

Intern at South Pacific Community (SPC)

Hosted by Melissa Robertson, Arts Nexus Studio, Babinda, Queensland

NOTE: please excuse the many background sounds of nature, people and ambient venue sounds

Soundtrack provided by

• "Future Calling" by Elani Butler / Spotify / Written In Bone
• Melanesian Drums by Airileke Ingram / Spotify

Conversations were recorded at the PACIFIC URBAN FORUM held from 5th - 7th September, 2023

Thank you to all those that participated in these conversations and shared their stories, experiences and insights.

Thank you for persisting through all of the external, ambient sounds of a lively event, set in the beautiful tropical gardens of the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat, Suva, Fiji

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https://pacificurbanpartnership.org/

PITA LOLOMA is a graduate with Bachelors of Science in Fisheries, worked with Government and NGOs in collaboration with Community Awareness for coastal communities on climate change and conservation and restoration of environment. The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation supporting development in the Pacific region. SPC is proud to be applying our collective capabilities in science, knowledge and innovation to serve the people of the Pacific in reaching their sustainable development goals and aspirations. By placing Pacific people at the centre of our approaches, and with our deep understanding of Blue Pacific contexts and worldviews, we embark on the journey to implement the Strategic Plan 2022 – 2031 that encompasses the insights and foresight of our members, staff and key stakeholders. It builds on learning from our previous plans and aligns with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. We have a strong comparative advantage in being able to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing some of the region’s most complex development challenges, Resilience and climate action, natural resources and biodiversity, food systems, equity, education and social development, sustainable economies and livelihoods, planetary health and transforming institutional effectiveness. We recognise that our programmes and services need to consider the changing development landscape at national, regional and global levels. As a key institution in the regional architecture of organisations supporting the Pacific, our programmes are designed to reflect the strategic direction set out in the Framework for Pacific Regionalism, the regional priorities identified in the SAMOA Pathway (Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action) and the commitments in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs reflect many of our members’ national development priorities, in addition to myriad global and regional frameworks and multilateral agreements. Our activities therefore reflect regional and global trends.

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