The Honourable Moses Garu, Solomon Islands Minister of Lands, Housing and Survey, launched the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM) report on Urban Development in Honiara: Harnessing Opportunities, Embracing Change on 18 May 2017.
The gender disparities in employment in Solomon Islands
are well documented (see ADB 2015). This In Brief describes
recent research on women’s informal urban livelihoods
This In Brief reports on recent work, supported by UN-Habitat and donors, aimed at creating a profile of Honiara’s informal settlement situation and the challenges ahead.
This Discussion Paper is principally concerned
with two ongoing youth employment programs
in Honiara: the World Bank–supported ‘Rapid
Employment Project’ (REP) and the ‘Youth at
Pacific Island cities have some of the most rapid rates of urbanisation in the world, attracting rural migrants, particularly youth, in search of a better life. Within these cities significant political and social transformations are occurring. How well these transformational processes are handled will determine whether Pacific cities become drivers of economic growth and inclusive development, or sources of social unrest.
This In Brief is concerned with the fiscal
realities of Solomon Islands’ only city, Honiara.
Looking at budget and cost of living issues, it will
examine the extent to which contemporary public
Throughout the Pacific islands, urban planning and
management remain largely neglected. A few Pacific
island countries, like PNG, have tried to better manage
