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