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Taiwan And The Pacific Islands: Exploring The Green/Blue Possibilities, Fabrizio Bozzato
Taiwan And The Pacific Islands: Exploring The Green/Blue Possibilities, Fabrizio Bozzato
Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts
[First paragraph] The Pacific Island nations face unique developmental challenges and vulnerability issues that, in some cases, threaten their very existence. The Islands’ political and civil society leaders have recently embraced a vision of inclusive and sustainable development for remodeling their countries’ ‘brown economies’ into people-centered green/blue economies fostering poverty eradication. However, moving to a new socio-economic paradigm is a goal that the Pacific Island countries cannot achieve alone. They need reliable partners with green-tech capability and innovative aid policies. Taiwan is potentially the ideal partner for building a new framework for Pacific islanders and enabling them to reach for …