A Knowledge Network Approach to Understanding Water Shortage Adaptation in Kiribati

Cunningham, R; Mukheibir, P; Jacobs, B; Boronyak, L; Alofa, P

A Knowledge Network Approach to Understanding Water Shortage Adaptation in Kiribati

Cunningham, R

Mukheibir, P

Jacobs, B

Boronyak, L Alofa, P

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Citation:: Managing Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Region, 2020, pp. 151-169
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cunningham, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-9019
dc.contributor.author	Mukheibir, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7876-1705
dc.contributor.author	Jacobs, B https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3147-341X
dc.contributor.author	Boronyak, L
dc.contributor.author	Alofa, P
dc.date.accessioned	2020-08-06T03:38:56Z
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dc.identifier.citation	Managing Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Region, 2020, pp. 151-169
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dc.description.abstract	© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Kiribati, a small-island developing state in the Pacific, experiences a range of climate change impacts, including drought, sea-level rise, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion to freshwater lenses. These impacts negatively affect food security and drinking water quality resulting in poor human health outcomes, particularly child morbidity. Timely warning about changes to drinking water supplies could reduce community health impacts but the existence and effectiveness of knowledge networks for water quality are unclear. This paper describes an engagement process with key stakeholders (government, community service organizations and community members) to understand how information about the impacts of climate change on potable water supplies was sought and shared using a social network analysis approach. The information networks revealed were highly fragmented and timely sharing of information was poor, which limits effective prophylactic intervention that might reduce child mortality from preventable diseases and illnesses such as diarrhoea. The main conclusion reached is that fragmented island geography and traditional forms of oral information transmission may be important factors that shape the formation and function of water knowledge networks in Kiribati. The wider application of these findings to other Pacific Island contexts requires further research to fully understand how knowledge flows could be optimized in the future.
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dc.title	A Knowledge Network Approach to Understanding Water Shortage Adaptation in Kiribati
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© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Kiribati, a small-island developing state in the Pacific, experiences a range of climate change impacts, including drought, sea-level rise, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion to freshwater lenses. These impacts negatively affect food security and drinking water quality resulting in poor human health outcomes, particularly child morbidity. Timely warning about changes to drinking water supplies could reduce community health impacts but the existence and effectiveness of knowledge networks for water quality are unclear. This paper describes an engagement process with key stakeholders (government, community service organizations and community members) to understand how information about the impacts of climate change on potable water supplies was sought and shared using a social network analysis approach. The information networks revealed were highly fragmented and timely sharing of information was poor, which limits effective prophylactic intervention that might reduce child mortality from preventable diseases and illnesses such as diarrhoea. The main conclusion reached is that fragmented island geography and traditional forms of oral information transmission may be important factors that shape the formation and function of water knowledge networks in Kiribati. The wider application of these findings to other Pacific Island contexts requires further research to fully understand how knowledge flows could be optimized in the future.

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