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The Pacific Islands
Responding to the priorities of the poor, ADB's Pacific Strategy (2005 - 2009) [ PDF: 473kb | 107 pages ] highlights differences in the region and addresses common challenges. Operational support relevant to poverty reduction is given in the fishery, small enterprise, vocational training and infrastructure sectors.
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Over the past decade, poverty reduction in ADB’s 14 Pacific partner countries has had mixed results. Given their small population and remote distances these countries face significant challenges in generating broad-based and sustained economic growth. Family support systems are eroding, resulting in major social dimensions of poverty. Poverty is now a significant and growing issue in many Pacific countries, with poverty incidences of more than 25% in most.