About us
DevNet connects academics, students and development practitioners to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and research.
The Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network links people and organisations involved and interested in the broad field of international development in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider world…
CONFERENCES
DevNet’s conferences have been held biennially since 1998. Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest, regular conference on international development, provides a great opportunity for people from Aotearoa, the Pacific and others to learn from each other and from international experts. Keynote speakers have…
RESOURCES
eSocSci is an interactive knowledge space for communicating social science research and bringing together people who have common research interests in Aotearoa New Zealand. It includes an eLibrary of working papers on topic related to a variety of topics including migration, health, education…
PROF. ANTHONY BEBBINGTON
Director of the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, MA, USA
MICHAEL EDWARDS
Director of the Governance and Civil Society Unit at the Ford Foundation
Applications for DevNet Pacific Development Grants 2024/25 are open! -
Applications for DevNet Pacific Development Grants 2024/25 are open!
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These grants are for postgraduate students, early-career, and mid-career researchers at universities in the South Pacific region—excluding French and American territories, as well as Pacific researc...
🎉 Let’s celebrate another successful research project by a DevNet Pacific Development Research Awardee!
Adimaitoga Rabuku, a Master's student in Environmental Science at the University of the South Pacific, was awarded the DevNet Pacific Development Research Award to conduct her Master's research.
Her study, “Assessing the Development and Quality Characteristics of Melrose Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Under Waterlogging Conditions in Western Fiji”, examines the impact of climate change on agriculture by investigating tomato resilience under varying waterlogging conditions. Conducted over seven months in Lautoka, Fiji, the research explored how different waterlogging depths and durations affect growth, yield, and quality traits such as sweetness and lycopene content.
Findings highlight that while moderate waterlogging may enhance some characteristics, prolonged exposure significantly reduces yield and quality. These insights support off-season farming strategies, including greenhouse cultivation, cultivar selection, and improved soil and water management, helping to optimise tomato production in climate-vulnerable regions.
📖 Read Adi’s policy brief here: devnet.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PDRA-Policy-Brief-Adimaitoga-Rabuku_Final.pdf
📢 Interested in field research funding? Applications for the 2025 DevNet Pacific Development Field Research Awards open in March—stay tuned! 🚀
#DevNetPacificDevelopmentAwards
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🎉 Celebrating DevNet Pacific Development Field Research Award Recipient! 🌏✨
Congratulations to Dr. Sevanaia Sakai from the University of the South Pacific on completing his insightful research on the Impacts of the Lease Economy in Fiji! His work explores how lease income from customary land development can serve as a form of Indigenous economic empowerment for the iTaukei people, who own 91% of Fiji’s land yet face significant economic challenges.
📊 Through fieldwork in iTaukei villages, Dr. Sakai examined how lease income is invested at individual, family, and community levels, uncovering key insights into governance, communal investment, and economic sustainability. His research highlights both opportunities and barriers in customary land development.
📄 Read Dr. Sakai’s policy brief here: devnet.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sefa-Policy_brief_17_10_2024-Final.docx
📢 Interested in field research funding? Applications for the 2025 DevNet Pacific Development Field Research Awards open in March—stay tuned! 🚀 #DevNetPacificDevelopmentAwards
Congratulations mataqali🙏🙏🙏
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Massive Congratulations tamaya Dr.Sakai! Loloma levu
Congratulations Dr Sefanaia Sakai .
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Kia ora and Bula Vinaka,
I am Dr. Kunal Dayal one of the recipients of the Pacific Grant for the DevNet 2024 Conference on “Shifting Landscapes of Development – Future Possibilities for Change” held at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand from 4 – 6th December 2024.
It was a great opportunity and experience to visit Dunedin and the University of Otago for the first time despite doing my Ph.D. from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. I was given the opportunity to present a scientific paper titled “Decadal Climate Study of Meteorological Parameters at Automatic Weather Stations around Fiji” with some impacts of climate change and the corresponding mitigation ideas for Fiji.
I was able to engage in talks and network with some scientists, social science researchers, academics, stakeholders and research students from the Pacific region. It was a very engaging and constructive conference that brought people from diverse backgrounds together. I gained a lot of knowledge in the areas of social science and the impact of climate change and came across some good funding opportunities for collaborative research work. I will for sure explore the funding opportunities available for collaborative research work and also try to bring one of my master’s research students to the next DevNet Conference in 2026 at Victoria University of Wellington.
I am thankful to the DevNet Organizing committee and the DevNet Pacific Grant Committee for providing me this funding to come to New Zealand and present my research work.
Thank you very much and Vinaka Vaka Levu
Dr. Kunal Dayal