Videos
Plastic Recycling Initiative – Samoa
27/08/2021
Single use plastic gets a bad ‘wrap’ in most parts of the world, but one innovator in the Pacific Island of Samoa, sees value in it. More than just a recycler, this innovator’s approach is to make others see personal value in plastic too, rather than the demon it’s been made out to be.
Sharing digitalization and innovation for SIDS
25/08/2021
The world is benefiting from digitalizing. But the benefits are not equally realized. Many small island developing states (SIDS) are being left behind, and that's hampering their progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. It's time to solve that.
SIDS Solutions Forum 2021 - welcome address
25/08/2021
Welcome messages from the participants of the first SIDS Solutions Forum 2021: Prime Minister of Fiji, Hon. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, social entrepreneur and the founder of “Loving Islands” initiative Litia Taukäve, astronaut and FAO’s goodwill ambassador Thomas Pesquet; and the chairman of the Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network (PIFON) Afamasaga Toleafoa.
Cooksafe – Cook Islands
10/08/2021
The Cook Islands, like most island countries in the South Pacific, were affected by impacts of COVID-19 on their thriving tourism industry. CEO of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, Eve Hayden explains why contact tracing technology was needed in order to open their borders to one of their largest tourist markets, New Zealand.
Tupaia – Pacific
10/08/2021
Tupaia is a data platform named after a Polynesian navigator who travelled with and helped Europeans in the 18th century to map the Pacific. In the 21st century, this platform again has mapping at its core.
SISSTEM - ARUBA
09/08/2021
To solve pressing challenges for Small Island States, the University of Aruba, located in the Caribbean, aims to nurture the next generation of innovators, educators, researchers and leaders.
My Kana - Fiji
07/08/2021
Designed and developed in Fiji, My Kana is a mobile app that promotes healthy living by calculating the nutritional make-up of food eaten and recorded by the user.
Samoa Women’s Association of Growers (SWAG) - Samoa
07/08/2021
The Samoa Women’s Association of Growers (SWAG) is a grassroots organization helping Samoan women growers and farmers to network, learn, and socialize in an environment that is open and supportive.
Hot air dryer technology – Solomon Islands
07/08/2021
Solomon Islands is comprised of hundreds of islands most of them mountainous and remote. Doni Keli runs an organic foods business in Solomon Islands that processes various root crops and nuts sourced from local growers.
Long Distance Vanilla – Samoa
02/08/2021
Passionate organic vanilla producer, Shelly Burich from Samoa shows how online technology helped her business recover from the impacts of COVID-19.