This week on Policy Forum Pod we take a look at the recent IPCC report and find out what food-related industries, consumers, and governments can do to tackle the challenges presented by climate change.

This week on Policy Forum Pod, we unpick Australia’s step-up to the Pacific, take a look at how the country should respond to regional leaders’ growing concerns of a climate crisis, and ask what China’s expanding presence means for the future of the region.

On this week’s episode of Policy Forum Pod, we look at the state of human rights in Southeast Asia, why the United Nations failed to address the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, and what central role ASEAN could play in realising human rights in the region.

Instead of using surveys or household expenditure to measure levels of inequality, Bhutan should use its income tax return data to make the right policy decisions, Tobden Tobden writes.

In a time when ageing populations have become the new norm, countries should refer to China’s economic demography strategy, Lauren Johnston writes.

This week on Policy Forum Pod, we discuss how governments can best facilitate private sector investment in the Pacific and how to identify bankable projects, while taking a closer look at some recent examples of effective public-private investment projects with Frank Yourn, Sally McCutchan, and Milissa Day.