CRH_CP_method.pdf (2.49 MB)
Community profiling methodology
This research leveraged existing UN-Habitat instances of community profiling surveys (such as the survey
being used in Fiji and partly deployed in Koa Hill), which were then refined for use in the Honiara
context. The goal was to design a survey that is both quick and effective, elicits information on
critical issues of vulnerability to climate change and natural hazards, is fit for local purpose, and can
be considered together with other sources of socio-economic information (e.g. collected by the
national Census). It also attempted to leverage / integrate with existing Government geospatial datasets.
The RMIT team also supported the implementation and analysis of the survey. It achieved this through
identifying suitable enumerators (in consultation with SI Ministries and Honiara City Council) and
sourcing appropriate technology platforms to collect and process the data, with a view toward interoperability with other datasets. The analysis of the data was conducted in Melbourne, providing a broad profile of the community that can be used as input into other components of
the Climate Resilient Honiara project, as well as other climate-related decision-making.
