- Title
- Strengthening Capacity in Disaster Waste Management in Vanuatu
- Creator
- Ahmed, Iftekhar; Johnson, Thomas; Fuller, Sascha; Guinto, Ma Bella; Sagapolutele, Faafetai
- Relation
- Sustainability Vol. 14, Issue 20, no. 13505
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142013505
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- This paper explores the effectiveness of a training program in strengthening the capacity of disaster waste management (DWM) in Vanuatu, drawing on an action research project undertaken during the delivery of a Training of Trainers (ToT) program in Port Vila and Ifira Island. The researchers gathered feedback through questionnaires, host group discussions, and park sheets from the participants. This feedback was used to inform revisions of the Disaster Waste Management Handbook to be provided to participants, and to understand the potential benefits for similar programs in other countries across the Pacific Region. The ToT proved to be well-received by participants with 64.7% of the participants giving a rating of “Excellent” and the remaining participants rating it “Good”. It demonstrated to be a cost-effective mode of training with scalability and promoted self-reliance and empowerment of the community. Key challenges in the delivery included time management, and internet connectivity disruptions. By addressing these key challenges and with further research to ensure that it is context-specific, the ToT model could be used effectively to strengthen DWM capacity in other Pacific Island nations.
- Subject
- disaster waste management; disaster preparedness; training of trainers; Vanuatu; SDG 12; SDG 17; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1494607
- Identifier
- uon:53834
- Identifier
- ISSN:2071-1050
- Rights
- © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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