presentation on the pacific island

8/3/2019 Presentation on the Pacific Island

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Umang Matanhelia 1011672

Abhishek lunia 1011603Aayush Agarwal 1011602

Vedant kejrewal 1011638

Raunak kejrewal 1011627

Shreyans parakh 1011630


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Pacific Island- Map


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Introduction

30,000 islands in total. Pacific islands is divided into-

1) Micronesia- Palau, Guam. Covering

2000 islands

2) Melanesia- Fiji, Soloman islands.

About 200 different languages arespoken

3) Polynesia- Hawaii, Tahiti


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History

Colonization by Europeans-1)It lead to violence and deception.

2)Disruption in their culture

Forced to learn western culture,language, clothing and pay homage.

Skilled in construction, buildings andcloth making, politics.


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Groupings

Micronesia- 3,52,000 people. Sevenpolitical entities. The term refers tosmall size of islands.

Melanesia- 5.5million people. Theterm got its name from the dark colorskin of inhabitants. It has six political

entities. Polynesia- 5,30,000 people. Twelve

political entities. The term means

many islands.


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The Early Age

Colonization by U.S., and spread ofdiseases as measles and influenza.

Post world war II- medical facilitiesimproved and decolonization and thenthe population again started to rising.

Pacific countries tend to be highlydependent on natural resources for theirlivelihood, and resource.


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Economy

Treaty with US to foster private sectorbusiness, open opportunities for tradeand investment.

Treaty with Australia and NewZealand for nuclear free zone.

Law of the sea.


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Joined organizations like South PacificForum, South Pacific Regional Trade,South Pacific island Fishery Agency

etc.

Tourism also provide a major source

of income


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Aid dependence.


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Characteristics of theseislands Though open to other countires

economically, politcally they are stilllimited by fragmentation of colonial

past. English and Samaon are most

common languages.

Formal governmental structure copied

from western parliamentary practice. Families being controlled by clan

chiefs who earn by farming bananas,

yams and taro.


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UN decolonization policy has providedindependence to all islands but theyare so small that true ecnomic

independence in modern world willnever be possible.

Art festivals and sports competitions

are a regular feature of island life. 22.

Stagnant Economic Growth,

population and Poverty.


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Problems in Current scenario

Exports products like minerals andcoffee, tea, cocoa, sugar and coconutinstead of value added products.

Profit from fish catch goes toTaiwanese, Japanese, Korean fleetsthat ply in Pacific.

Tourism profits largely end up in thehands of multinational hotel owners.

Airlines expenditures go into the

hands of colonized countries.


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Challenges

Cultures lost and the people havebecome a minority leading to loss oflanguage. Ex Fiji is now populated

by more immigrants from India. Inhabitants from these regions

emigrate to Australia U.S. damages to

social fabric. People from these regions find

themselves into illegal activities like

selling drugs and joining gangs.


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Islands are prone to a number of crimesand suicides.

WHO reported alarming increase in AIDSwith an alarming 500percent increase from

1989-1994. Susceptibility to Natural Disasters The

Pacific Island region is vulnerable toextreme weather events.

Schooling is not adequately equippingchildren with the basic skills needed topursue further studies/training.

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THE FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC

WAY

Islands have a rich heritage andculture.

the primary goals are social adequacythrough quality education in itsbroadest sense, and economic self-

reliance.

Islands culture is depended on identity

shaped and preserved by isolation


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Maintain a balance between securityissues and economic viability.

Compete in current globalizedsituation through Agreements such asthe Pacific Agreement on CloserEconomic Relations (PACER) and the

Pacific Island Countries Tradeagreement(PICTA).

To fight against its slow pace

development.

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