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Using social network analysis to evaluate health-related adaptation decision-making in Cambodia

Bowen, Kathryn; Alexander, Damon; Miller, Fiona; Dany, Va

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Climate change adaptation in the health sector requires decisions across sectors, levels of government, and organisations. The networks that link these different institutions, and the relationships among people within these networks, are therefore critical influences on the nature of adaptive responses to climate change in the health sector. This study uses social network research to identify key organisational players engaged in developing health-related adaptation activities in Cambodia. It...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorBowen, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Damon
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorDany, Va
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:32:49Z
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/69007
dc.description.abstractClimate change adaptation in the health sector requires decisions across sectors, levels of government, and organisations. The networks that link these different institutions, and the relationships among people within these networks, are therefore critical influences on the nature of adaptive responses to climate change in the health sector. This study uses social network research to identify key organisational players engaged in developing health-related adaptation activities in Cambodia. It finds that strong partnerships are reported as developing across sectors and different types of organisations in relation to the health risks from climate change. Government ministries are influential organisations, whereas donors, development banks and non-government organisations do not appear to be as influential in the development of adaptation policy in the health sector. Finally, the study highlights the importance of informal partnerships (or 'shadow networks') in the context of climate change adaptation policy and activities. The health governance 'map' in relation tohealth and climate change adaptation that is developed in this paper is a novel way of identifying organisations that are perceived as key agents in the decision-making process, and it holds substantial benefits for both understanding and intervening in a broad range of climate change-related policy problems where collaboration is paramount for successful outcomes.
dc.publisherMDPI Publishing
dc.rightsAuthor/s retain copyright
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.titleUsing social network analysis to evaluate health-related adaptation decision-making in Cambodia
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume11
dc.date.issued2014
local.identifier.absfor111700 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB1891
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationBowen, Kathryn, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationAlexander, Damon, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationMiller, Fiona, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationDany, Va, Royal University of Phnom Penh
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1605
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1625
local.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph110201605
dc.date.updated2015-12-10T11:22:28Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84893542225
local.identifier.thomsonID000334436600025
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
CollectionsANU Research Publications

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