Water scarcity in the Spermonde Archipelago, Sulawesi, Indonesia: Past, present and future
Highlights
► First study on water scarcity in an Indonesian Archipelago. ► Water scarcity is not new, but increased due to population growth and climate change impacts. ► Despite the urgency of the problem, solutions to date appear unsustainable in the long term. ► Management measures need to be island-specific and supported by local institutions.
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Dr. Kathleen Schwerdtner Máñez is a landscape ecologist and has studied in Greifswald, Germany. At present, she holds a post-doctoral position in the social-ecological systems research group at the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology in Bremen. She is also an associated researcher at the Asia Research Center in Perth, Australia. Her research is centred on environmental changes, mainly in relation to the use of marine and coastal resources. She has a special interest in marine environmental history, particularly in Southeast Asia.
Sainab Husein did her bachelor in marine science, and her master in marine management at Hassanudin University in Makassar, Indonesia. She has spent research stays both at Duke University, United States and in at the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology in Bremen, Germany. In her research, she has studied the Spermonde Archipelago comprehensively. She is currently employed by “Enlightening Indonesia”, an Indonesian NGO which works in community development.
Dr. Sebastian Ferse is a coral reef ecologist by training who has studied in Göttingen and Bremen, Germany, and Santa Barbara, California. He has lived and worked in Indonesia for several years. He currently has a post-doctoral position in the social-ecological systems research group at the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology in Bremen. His research interests are on the social, ecological and economic aspects of coral reef resource use by humans, with a current emphasis on mariculture, coastal livelihoods, and community participation in Marine Protected Areas.
Prof. Dr. María Máñez Costa is a geographer and economist and has studied and worked in Germany, Spain, England, Mexico and Guatemala. She is presently a senior researcher at the Economics and Policy Department at the Climate Service Center in Hamburg, Germany; and a visiting professor at the University of Barcelona, Spain. In her research, she deals with the adaptation of social structures to climate change, questions of climate and security, and works on participation approaches.