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dc.contributor.authorHadwen, Wade L
dc.contributor.authorPowell, Bronwyn
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Morgan C
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Mark
dc.contributor.authorChan, Terence
dc.contributor.authorGernjak, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorAalbersberg, William GL
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-09T12:30:48Z
dc.date.available2017-10-09T12:30:48Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn2043-9083
dc.identifier.doi10.2166/washdev.2015.133
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/114074
dc.description.abstractThe Pacific region presents some of the lowest water and sanitation coverage figures globally, with some countries showing stagnating or even declining access to improved water and sanitation. In addition, Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are among the most vulnerable countries on the globe to extreme and variable climatic events and sea-level rise caused by climate change. By exploring the state of water and sanitation coverage in PICs and projected climatic variations, we add to the growing case for conserving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions within a holistic integrated water resource management (IWRM) framework. PICs face unique challenges of increasing variability in rainfall (leading to drought and flooding), increasing temperatures, likely higher than average sea-level rise, all of which impact on freshwater security. Add to this geographic and economic isolation, and limited human and physical resources, and the challenge of WASH provision increases dramatically. In this setting, there is a stronger case than ever for adopting a holistic systems understanding, as promoted by IWRM frameworks, to WASH interventions so that they consider past and current challenges as well as future scenarios.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherIWA Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom183
dc.relation.ispartofpageto191
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNatural resource management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPacific Peoples environmental knowledges
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and regional planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410406
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode451504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4011
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3304
dc.titlePutting WASH in the water cycle: climate change, water resources and the future of water, sanitation and hygiene challenges in Pacific Island Countries
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© IWA Publishing 2015. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. The definitive peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Journal of Water and Climate, Vol. 5 (2), pp. 183-191, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2015.133 and is available at www.iwapublishing.com
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