Pacific shanty towns on the rise
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Nearly every Pacific island nation has squatter settlements in, and around, its cities and larger towns. Many of those, like Port Moresby in PNG, Suva in Fiji and Port Villa in Vanuatu, have more than one. In recent years, the number of people in those settlements, and the actual number of settlements, has gone up signficantly, driven by poor economies, and the desire of people to take advantage of better job and education opportunities.
Presenter:Campbell Cooney
Speaker: Professor Graham Hassall, Lecturer at the School of Governance at the University of the South Pacific; Kelepi Koroi, Community Chairman, Matutu Community Suva; Pasepi Qalowasi, Secretary, People's Community Network.
