Freshwater accessibility in rural areas of Fiji Islands: the case study of Korovisilou village = Acessibilidade de água doce nas área rurais das Ilhas Fiji: o caso de estudo da aldeia de Korovisilou

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2016

Authors

Naca, Ilaisa (Author) Other; Ferreira, Carmen (Author) FLUP

Book

Title: Territórios de água = water territories

Pages: 394-400

ISBN: 978-989-20-6860-2

Publisher: FLUC e CEGOT

Other information

Resumo (PT): Muitas comunidades rurais nas Ilhas Fiji têm dificuldade no acesso a água doce. Os desafios da acessibilidade a água doce não só estão presentes nas pequenas ilhas remotas da República das Ilhas Fiji, como também estão na principal ilha - Viti Levu, onde se localiza a aldeia de Korovisilou. O objetivo principal deste trabalho é estudar a natureza e as características da acessibilidade a água doce entre a população rural tendo como caso de estudo a aldeia de Korovisilou. Os resultados foram obtidos através de um inquérito por questionário e permitem-nos não só compreender os problemas encontrados, como também propor medidas de mitigação para ultrapassar tais problemas.

Abstract (EN): Rural villages in developing countries had in one way or another experience water problem. The Pacific Island nations especially Fiji is no exception to this. The many rivers and natural water source present in does not guarantee that all household and communities get access to clean and safe drinking water. Resource owners, tenants and people on the land become victims to freshwater accessibility problem that can become a vicious cycle if attention is not given to it. Issues associated with political, demographic, cultural, economic and environmental factors determine accessibility to freshwater resources. The supply sided solution alone is not enough to unravel water woes of the country rural communities especially with the limited capital resources. Success stories from other countries needs to be considered and modern ideas must consider the cultural and traditional lifestyle of the people in order to bring clean and safe drinking water to household and communities. The objective of this paper is to present the nature and characteristics of freshwater accessibility among the rural village population in Fiji with Korovisilou Village as a case study area. The results were obtained through a questionnaire based survey to try and obtain the aforementioned objectives and also to explore the strength and weakness of freshwater accessibility for the study area. These results could then shed more light on the issue of freshwater accessibility in rural areas, and in potential mitigation approaches that relevant governmental and non-governmental organisations could use to solve freshwater accessibility barriers.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific