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View article: WASH for everyone, everywhere: marketplaces as a multiplex pathway for improving inclusive access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in Vanuatu
WASH for everyone, everywhere: marketplaces as a multiplex pathway for improving inclusive access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in Vanuatu Open
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for access to safe WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) practices, especially in non-household settings. This study examined the COVID response measures and WASH infrastructure and services situa…
View article: A multi-country survey on sanitation systems in underserved urban settlements in the Melanesian Pacific region
A multi-country survey on sanitation systems in underserved urban settlements in the Melanesian Pacific region Open
Safe and enduring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for all is the key target of Sustainable Development Goal 6. Despite progress in global WASH monitoring to support SDG 6, significant data gaps persist, especially in urban informal s…
View article: Strengthening rural community water safety planning in Pacific Island countries: evidence and lessons from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji
Strengthening rural community water safety planning in Pacific Island countries: evidence and lessons from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji Open
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) collectively have the lowest rates of access to safely managed or basic drinking water and sanitation globally. They are also the least urbanised, have dynamic socioeconomic and increasing climate-linked cha…
View article: Social networks and other forgotten components of the WaSH enabling environment in Fiji
Social networks and other forgotten components of the WaSH enabling environment in Fiji Open
Pacific Island countries have among the lowest access to improved drinking water sources and sanitation services in the world. Due to geography, climate, the high frequency, and severity of disasters, transportation difficulties and resour…
View article: Formative Research Using Settings and Motives to Explore Child Faeces Disposal and Management in Rural Solomon Islands
Formative Research Using Settings and Motives to Explore Child Faeces Disposal and Management in Rural Solomon Islands Open
Unsafe child faeces management can lead to adverse health and wellbeing outcomes for children. In Solomon Islands, diarrhoeal disease is a leading cause of under-5 mortality, though there is limited research into CFM practices and promotio…
View article: Achieving Development Outcomes by Building Practical Authority in WASH Participatory Collectives in Melanesia
Achieving Development Outcomes by Building Practical Authority in WASH Participatory Collectives in Melanesia Open
The strength of the ‘enabling environment’ for development is often considered to be one of the key elements in whether development initiatives fail or succeed. Attempts to strengthen the enabling environment have resulted in a series of c…
View article: Consumer marketplaces and self‐sufficiency: Meeting consumption needs in community
Consumer marketplaces and self‐sufficiency: Meeting consumption needs in community Open
Guided by a “logic of the situation” approach our research investigated a problematic situation in community to identify and critically reflect on how consumer marketplaces and self‐sufficiency meet consumption needs. In doing so, we refle…
View article: WASH in the market house: A situation analysis of water, sanitation and hygiene services in market places in Vanuatu
WASH in the market house: A situation analysis of water, sanitation and hygiene services in market places in Vanuatu Open
This report presents the results of research undertaken in thirteen fresh produce markets in the Republic of Vanuatu, located in Lakatoro (Malekula island), Luganville (Santo) and Port Vila (Efate) (Figure 1). The overarching research obje…
View article: Temporal and thematic trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) research in Pacific Island Countries: a systematic review
Temporal and thematic trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) research in Pacific Island Countries: a systematic review Open
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) lag behind global trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) development. We conducted a systematic search of all English language papers (published before February 2015) about WaSH in PICs to evaluate t…
View article: Barriers and opportunities for behavior change in managing high water demand in water scarce Indigenous communities: an Australian perspective
Barriers and opportunities for behavior change in managing high water demand in water scarce Indigenous communities: an Australian perspective Open
Managing water demand by reducing water consumption and improving water use efficiency has become essential for ensuring water security. This research aimed to identify the primary determinants of household water consumption in an Australi…
View article: Some lessons learned from engaging in WaSH participatory action research in Melanesian informal settlements
Some lessons learned from engaging in WaSH participatory action research in Melanesian informal settlements Open
In Melanesian countries there has been a large flux of people from rural to urban and peri-urban areas, resulting an in increased number living in informal settlements. These settlements often lack connections to mains water and sewerage l…
View article: Temporal and thematic trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) research in Pacific Island Countries: a systematic review
Temporal and thematic trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) research in Pacific Island Countries: a systematic review Open
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) lag behind global trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) development. We conducted a systematic search of all English language papers (published before February 2015) about WaSH in PICs to evaluate t…