Solomon Islands

A collage of fact sheet contents

Sustainable Land Management Capacity Building Programme Fact Sheet

20 August 2021

Soil fertility in the Solomon Islands is declining, with farmers experiencing issues like erosion, poor soil health and plant pests and diseases. These issues are exacerbated by climate change, which is causing more severe droughts, floods and storms.

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WASH in Schools Resources

5 August 2021

Safe water, toilets and improved hygiene practices are essential in schools to provide a clean and safe learning environment. Although progress has been made, the sustainability of school water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) can still prove challenging.

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Climate Resilient Islands Fact Sheet

21 May 2021

Read an introduction to Live & Learn’s Climate Resilient Islands. The programme is current in the inception stage and aims to strengthen community resilience to the impacts of climate change through nature-based approaches.

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Improving Menstrual Health: A Toolkit for Community Facilitators in Solomon Islands

19 April 2021

This facilitation guide has been developed for use in the Solomon Islands by women and men, and girls and boys, in communities and schools. The activities in the facilitation guide can be used to strengthen already existing knowledge on menstruation practices.

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Fostering sustainable and inclusive WASH marketing systems with informal settlements of the Pacific: Research Project Outputs

15 February 2021

This project involves multidisciplinary and participatory action research to examine water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) marketing systems as a way to achieve WASH outcomes for Melanesian communities of the Pacific, in particular informal urban or peri-urban communities.

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Gender Inclusive Communities Through Sanitation Marketing in the Western Pacific

23 November 2020

The Western Pacific Sanitation Marketing and Innovation Program (WPSMIP) addresses the sanitation challenges in informal urban settlements in four countries – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu – by adopting a demand-driven approach.

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Watershed Education Posters

23 November 2020

Live & Learn and Plan International Australia has produced three A1 posters that illustrate watershed management to assist with community-based water security improvement planning in the Solomon Islands. The posters can be used together with…

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Community-based Water Security Improvement Planning – Solomon Islands

9 September 2020

Live & Learn and Plan International Australia in collaboration with International WaterCentre has developed a contextualised Community-based Water Security Improvement Planning guide for Solomon Islands. The tool aims to support community-led water management through knowledge…

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Hazard and Environmental Considerations in Toilet Design

7 August 2020

This is a practical training manual prepared for community workers providing training to community-based sanitation enterprises in Vanuatu in how to advise customers on selection of appropriate toilet design, and safe location of different types of…

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