The challenges we face today are
not confined to national borders.
Pacific Islands is taking a critical step to establish
an Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- The Pacific Islands is the one region in
the world that does not have an Academy.
- It's really important for the Pacific Islands,
particularly in support of young scientists.
- The Baivatu is one of the traditional means of protecting
shorelines. So, it is like the first line of defence.
So,
establishing the Pacific Academy of
Sciences is like the Baivatu.
- Our local scientists can come to a common place,
discuss about the problems
and work together to meet those challenges.
- Their advice, their knowledge, their wisdom,
their experience is key to finding
solutions that work for them.
- Now more than ever before,
the Pacific Islands has a mechanism to draw on
its rich and unique knowledge of our region.
- You have a great opportunity to steer this Academy,
to be able to not only serve the Pacific Island nations,
but also the global community.
- I have seen first-hand how transformational
it can be when decisions are informed by evidence.
- I'm really delighted that this new Academy is going to
join the international society and is going
to be a voice for and from the Pacific.
- On behalf of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation,
I would like to congratulate Pacific Islands scholars
on the launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences.
This is a momentous occasion.
- I offer my warmest congratulations to the newly elected
Foundation Fellows who have the important and historic
opportunity to advance the Pacific Academy of Sciences and
give voice to science in and from the Pacific Islands.
- We share the same ocean.
The moana is our home.
We are its custodians.