The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands

This discussion document is aimed at encouraging debate about the role infrastructure plays in growth and development in Pacific countries. The report examines infrastructure performance in Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Mars...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	QUALITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS BARRIERS TO GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECTOR WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE TIME OF DROUGHT PORT AND MARITIME RISING SEA LEVELS SMALL ISLAND COUNTRIES SMALL POPULATION SERVICE COVERAGE MOBILE PENETRATION INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGE AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY JOB OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT NEED PORT FACILITY EDUCATION SERVICES PRODUCTION ACTIVITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/680631468249703830/The-Pacific-infrastructure-challenge-a-review-of-obstacles-and-opportunities-for-improving-performance-in-the-Pacific-Islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36687

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spelling	okr-10986-366872021-12-09T05:10:44Z The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands World Bank QUALITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS BARRIERS TO GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECTOR WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE TIME OF DROUGHT PORT AND MARITIME RISING SEA LEVELS SMALL ISLAND COUNTRIES SMALL POPULATION SERVICE COVERAGE MOBILE PENETRATION INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGE AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY JOB OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT NEED PORT FACILITY EDUCATION SERVICES PRODUCTION ACTIVITY This discussion document is aimed at encouraging debate about the role infrastructure plays in growth and development in Pacific countries. The report examines infrastructure performance in Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor- Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu. It identifies opportunities and obstacles to improved infrastructure performance. It begins by examining infrastructure performance in Pacific and comparator countries on indicators for service coverage, quality, cost and economic viability. This is used us to establish whether sector performance is relatively good or relatively poor in each country. Performance is reviewed in the following infrastructure sectors: telecommunications, electricity, water and sanitation, roads, airports and aviation, and ports and shipping. Although some utilities perform well, and infrastructure access is adequate in some (mainly urban) areas, Pacific countries do not perform as well as comparator countries on most key performance indicators. In addition, levels of infrastructure access, quality, and efficiency vary between countries of a similar size and income level within the Pacific region itself. 2021-12-08T14:55:51Z 2021-12-08T14:55:51Z 2006-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/680631468249703830/The-Pacific-infrastructure-challenge-a-review-of-obstacles-and-opportunities-for-improving-performance-in-the-Pacific-Islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36687 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study East Asia Oceania Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Vanuatu
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topic	QUALITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS BARRIERS TO GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECTOR WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE TIME OF DROUGHT PORT AND MARITIME RISING SEA LEVELS SMALL ISLAND COUNTRIES SMALL POPULATION SERVICE COVERAGE MOBILE PENETRATION INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGE AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY JOB OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT NEED PORT FACILITY EDUCATION SERVICES PRODUCTION ACTIVITY
spellingShingle	QUALITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS BARRIERS TO GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECTOR WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE TIME OF DROUGHT PORT AND MARITIME RISING SEA LEVELS SMALL ISLAND COUNTRIES SMALL POPULATION SERVICE COVERAGE MOBILE PENETRATION INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGE AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY JOB OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT NEED PORT FACILITY EDUCATION SERVICES PRODUCTION ACTIVITY World Bank The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands
geographic_facet	East Asia Oceania Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Vanuatu
description	This discussion document is aimed at encouraging debate about the role infrastructure plays in growth and development in Pacific countries. The report examines infrastructure performance in Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor- Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu. It identifies opportunities and obstacles to improved infrastructure performance. It begins by examining infrastructure performance in Pacific and comparator countries on indicators for service coverage, quality, cost and economic viability. This is used us to establish whether sector performance is relatively good or relatively poor in each country. Performance is reviewed in the following infrastructure sectors: telecommunications, electricity, water and sanitation, roads, airports and aviation, and ports and shipping. Although some utilities perform well, and infrastructure access is adequate in some (mainly urban) areas, Pacific countries do not perform as well as comparator countries on most key performance indicators. In addition, levels of infrastructure access, quality, and efficiency vary between countries of a similar size and income level within the Pacific region itself.
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title	The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands
title_short	The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands
title_full	The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands
title_fullStr	The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands
title_full_unstemmed	The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands
title_sort	pacific infrastructure challenge : a review of obstacles and opportunities for improving performance in the pacific islands
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/680631468249703830/The-Pacific-infrastructure-challenge-a-review-of-obstacles-and-opportunities-for-improving-performance-in-the-Pacific-Islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36687
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The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge : A Review of Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Performance in the Pacific Islands

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