Ambassador: Maddie Reuschling.2
Kaleigh Bryden
Grace Gothard
Mitch Johnson
Djordje Marcic
Community J: This community is located on an island within the ocean.
Population size = 100,000
Natural: 7 This community has been endowed with beautiful scenery and great tourism opportunities, but the threat of rising sea levels and shifting weather patterns have been a recent concern. Research from the University in community B is finding that combined pollution from communities C and G are threatening the long-term sustainability of aquatic ecosystems, including local fish stocks.
Cultural: 7 This community has strong indigenous traditions around land use and fishing rights. People generally regarded by others in the nation (rightly or wrongly) as very open, honest, laid-back, and easy to get along with. Many citizens are world-class sailors and operators of handcrafted sailboats.
Human: 4 Strong traditional knowledge, but the limited connection to the rest of the nation leaves little opportunity for higher education and diffusion of knowledge. There is an increasing occurrence of disease and illness. Large companies and political leaders in community C are blaming local fisherman for contributing to fish stock declines in the region.
Social: 6 There is a strong sense of community developed around their culture and traditions, and citizens are very welcoming to tourists and visitors. However, due to poor telecommunications infrastructure, they have trouble maintaining connections with mainland communities.
Political: 5 There exists strong and trusted local leadership, but the community’s national representatives have little influence within the national government. Local leadership has been unable to engage tourist companies in infrastructure support.
Financial: 4 This community was traditionally reliant on fishing and has significant potential for recreation and tourism-based industries, as well as forest products, but failing infrastructure and taxation systems contribute to limited financial growth. Many of the tourism companies are based out of distant communities leading to limited local ownership over key tourist destinations and activities.
Built: 3 There are limited transportation options to off-island communities. They have a seasonal airport and unreliable ferry boats. The city’s main seaport is in dire conditions and schools and road infrastructure is inadequate in comparison to other communities in the nation. This community’s primary transportation network to the nation’s mainland is through Community C’s seaport.