Using photovoice to facilitate community dialogue around catchment management: Case Study

This case study discusses and shares the outcomes of research conducted in rural Solomon Islands to promote and improve catchment-level water stewardship, undertaken through the Water for Women Innovation and Impact (I&I) research project, Community-to-catchment planning for inclusive, climate-resilient WASH systems in Solomon Islands.

The research included developing and piloting complementary community and catchment-based activities and action planning intended to support socially equitable, sustainable and climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water resource outcomes. The approach adapts a photovoice methodology to facilitate dialogue between youth, men and women in the community, as well as between communities that share a common water catchment.

This I&I project involved a collaboration between Plan International Australia, Plan International Pacific, the International WaterCentre at Griffith University, Solomon Islands National University, Earth, Water, People, and Live & Learn Environmental Education. The process was co-designed, co-written and field tested by: Dr Samantha Kies-Ryan, Tema Wickham, Collin Benjamin, Joe Hagabore, Brendan Teava, Esther Tangithia, Mary Tahu and Lovelyn Otoaisi.

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