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Workshop & Dialogue : Key Findings of the IPCC & Bridging the Science & Technology Divide in the Pacific Islands

Dr Michael Ha’apio, Technical Advisor , IOISD Solomon Islands National University

Some p papers

• Is there any chance for the poor to cope with extreme environment

events? Two case studies in the Solomon Islands. World Development (2019)

• Transformation of rural communities : lessons from a local self-

initiative for building resilience in the Solomon Islands. Local Environment (2018).

• Cost barriers perspective to Adaptation on a Coral Triangle Initiative

and Mangrove Rehabilitation Projects in Solomon Islands (2018)

• Limits and barriers to transformation : A case study of April Ridge

relocation initiatives , Honiara, Solomon Islands (2018).

Some papers

• Assessing of Education as Adaptation Model : A case study in the Solomon
• Islands. Directives Journal of Education studies.(2017)
• Building resilience to climate change impacts and socio-economic

attributes of rural households in the Solomon Islands. Springer International Publishing (2015)

• Mapping the economic costs and benefits and benefits of coral triangle

initiative (CTI) and Mangrove Rehabilitation Projects (MRP) in the Solomon Islands : A case studies in the Solomon Islands (2015).

Coll llaborativ ive papers

• Plastic debris on Pacific Islands : Ecological and health implications .

Science of Total Environment (2019).

• Fostering coastal resilience to climate change vulnerability in

Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameron and Uruguay : a cross- country

• comparison. Mitigation and Adaptation strategies (2017).

• Five Schools
• School of Technology & Maritime Studies
• School of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences
• School of Natural Resources & Applied Sciences
• School of Education & Humanities
• School of Business & Management
• Four campus
• Kukum Campuses
• Ranadi Campuses
• Panatina
• Poetete

Programs -SINU

• Solomon Islands National University - Established in 2012/13
• Enrollment 6,700 almost 7,000
• Teaching
• Some Research (Applied and Basic Researches)
• Post Gradate studies 30 + 5 research (PhDs SNRAS/SBM)
• Institute of Ocean, Islands and Sustainable Development (IOISD

Research Office – Role & Responsibilities

• The school has funded 20 research proposal’s mainly in health, food security and

community resilience, business and education (2019).

• Applied Sciences – Health studies (Publication on Malaria & Climate Change, )
• Forestry Management – Project on Integrated Forest Management – Joint

Implementation by MECDM/ Applied Research

• Agriculture Science – Impact of Climate Change on crop yield (PhD Candidate )
• Impact of Climate Change on Mangrove forests at selected sites (PhD Candidate)

Institute of Ocean, Islands and Sustainable Development

• Primary role : Consultancies and Research
• Three Centres
• 1- Centre for Islands,
• 2- Centre for Ocean and Climate
• 3 – Centre for Sustainable Development
• Post Graduate Diplomas
• Masters by Research ONLY (2 Papers for)
• PhD by research (4 papers)
• Post Doc 3/4 papers (12month), 6/7 papers (24months)

Stakeholder’s participation

• Bilateral Consultation (super important)
• One on one meetings and engagement prior and during the process
• Local knowledge (input) is critical for successful R engagement
• Maintaining and building of valuable network ( internal and external)
• Workshops and conferences (participation)

Joint Initiatives

• 1. Valuation of Watershed in Honiara/CC ( Shimane University (Japan),

SINU,USP & University of Chile) (first round of review)

• 2. Climate Change Adaptation Constraints and opportunities for SIDS; a

case study of Solomon Islands (SINU, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of New South Wales , Sydney) (submitted already)

• 3. Social capital and adaptation opportunities in the Solomon Islands (

SINU,USP,UoC) (paper submitted)

• 4. Opportunities and challenge for SIDS climate change adaptation (UoH,

Uni-Fiji, SINU, USP) Paper drafted but - ongoing

Joint Initiatives

• 5. Valuation of Mangrove Forest Ecosystem at selected sites in the Solomon

Islands – (SINU, USP & University of Chile) ( Research Project Design)

• 6. Valuation of Mud crab value at selected sites in the Solomon Islands –

(SINU, USP & UoC) ( Research Project Design)

• 7. Cost of Climate Change Adaptation in the Solomon Islands ( SINU, USP &

UoC) (Research Project Design)

• 8. Climate Change and Health : Trend in the Pacific Region (University of

Hamburger, SINU/USP/ UoH, Uni-Fiji (Paper in 3rd round review by the respective scientists

Joint Initiatives

• 9. Barriers to climate change adaptation- case study in the Solomon

Islands (SINU/USP) Paper submitted

• 10. Strategies to overcoming the barriers to CC – Case study in the

Solomon Islands (SINU/USP/UoC) (Paper currently under review)

• 11. Faith Based Organization example in the Solomon Islands

(SINU/USP)Paper under writing process)

• 12. Transformative Leadership critical for Climate Change Adaptation

at community level : Case study from SI ( SINU/USP) Paper also under writing process)

Conclusion

• Ownership of the information and Research projects critical
• Cooperation and collaboration as way forward (external and internal)
• Culture of Research as Scientist must be nurtured and enhanced –

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