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. 2014 May 14;11(5):5224–5240. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110505224

Table 2.

Information considered in the Kiribati climate change and health vulnerability assessment.

Type/Source of Information Reviewed and Consulted Name/Description of Source and Information Obtained
Data notifiable disease surveillance data from MHMS (Health Information Unit)
annual reports from MHMS
historical climate data from Kiribati Meteorology Service
climate change data (historical trends and predictions) from Pacific Climate Change Science Program
quality of household sanitation and water supplies, information obtained from the 2010 national census
population data (2010 census)
Stakeholders Office of Te Beretitenti (Office of the President)
Ministry of Health and Medical Services
Ministry of Public Works and Utilities
Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development
Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development
Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives
Kiribati Port Authority
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Centre
Secretariat for the Pacific Community (including the South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission)
Kiribati Association of Non-Government Organizations
Community members (during health promotion workshops)
World Health Organization
Previous/current activities related to climate change adaptation National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
Kiribati Adaptations Plans (I-III)
Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Strategy
National Framework for Climate Change Adaptation
Second National Communication (to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
Kiribati Development Plan
Kiribati National Development Strategies
Previous/current activities related to public health Ministry of Health and Medical Services’ Strategic Plan
National Population Policy
National Disaster Risk Management Plan
National Sanitation Implementation Plan