Delivering human and ecosystem health co‐benefits through integrated watershed management: improving disease prevention, fisheries, and marine environments in Fiji

Low coverage of improved drinking water and sanitation in Fiji leaves local populations heavily reliant on the safety and security of unprotected water sources and vulnerable to water-borne diseases. Inadequate sanitation infrastructure and land-use change has also put large areas of Fiji’s marine environments at risk from land-based pollution runoff. This research aims to use a cross-sectoral approach to optimise management of priority Fijian watersheds to deliver benefits for both human and ecosystem health. In close collaboration with The Wildlife Conservation Society-Fiji,  the project will  develop a watershed management framework that will deliver improvements in water safety, disease prevention and marine ecosystem health in Fiji. 

Advisory Team: Dr Carissa Klein, Dr Amelia Wenger

Funding: Research Training Program