Knowledge Brokering from the Bottom Up: Co-designing Climate Information Products with the Kwaio people of Malaita Province, Solomon Islands (Old ID 28981)

Palladium Pty Ltd
Role

Chief Investigator

Description

Baru Conservation Alliance (BCA) and JCU successfully implemented the APCP funded “Traditional Knowledge about Climate and Food Security in Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands” in 2021/22. This current “Knowledge Brokering from the Bottom Up: Co-designing Climate Information Products with the Kwaio people” project strengthens capacity built in 2021/22 to inform climate information products based on Kwaio traditional knowledge. The project will create communication products that utlise both western scientific and traditional Kwaio knowledge about the weather, how the weather is changing and what this means for people living on Malaita, Solomon Islands.

Date

27 Apr 2023 - 30 Apr 2024

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Conservation;Kwaio;Climate Change;Solomon Islands

Funding Body

Palladium Pty Ltd

Amount

50000

Project Team

Karen Cheer;Michelle Redman-MacLaren