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 |
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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 |