Indigenous solutions to global challenges in the Pacific Islands

  • Funded by Australian Government: Australian Research Council
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: FT210100512

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Start & end year

    2021
    2026
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $960,749.57
  • Funder

    Australian Government: Australian Research Council
  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Carol Farbotko
  • Research Location

    Australia
  • Lead Research Institution

    The University of Melbourne
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Indigenous solutions to global challenges in the Pacific Islands. The global COVID 19 pandemic represents a unique opportunity to understand the nature and potential of Indigenous sustainable development in Pacific Island communities, where Indigenous practices have been central in responses to closed borders and industry downturns. This project proposes to analyse the efficacy and cultural value of new, pandemic-era Indigenous sustainable development initiatives in sustaining island communities. It aims to culminate in a novel geographic theory of Indigenous sustainable development, and to identify new opportunities to support the expansion of Indigenous sustainable development. This should better enable the Pacific Islands region to respond to climate change, pandemics and other global challenges.