Hotel Novotel, Nadi, Fiji, 12-13 October 2010

 Sea level rise

 Sea surface temperature
 Cyclones and storm surges
 Ocean acidification
 Precipitation change
 Prolonged drought
 Sanitation

 Infectious diseases
 Few on-the-ground projects
 Strategies and plans

 No national climate change policy

 Financial support for climate change response

Water Storage and Efficiency
Projects
 AusAID - 150 tanks (AUD 500,000)  Developing and promoting a

 140 HH and 10 community tanks

Household Conjunctive water use
Guideline
 Capacity of tanks 10,000 litres
 GEF PACC (US800,000)
 Italy - 110 tanks (USD 570,000)
 Improving groundwater resources
 Capacity of tanks 10,000 litres
 GEF IWRM (US500,000)
 Japan GGP
 Restoring roofing, gutters and piping
 Community 45 tanks (3 per
 Estimate cost AUD 180,000
district)
Water Production
 Solar pumps for groundwater
extraction  Solar RO system

 Capacity of tanks 6,000 litres  Capacity 4,000 litres/day

 PEC Fund 4 million
Groundwater wells in Nauru are contaminated
with E. coli at levels of 20-3,000
 Priority activities identified:
 Water resources-enhancing Nauru’s water security
 Human health-capacity building for climate change adaptation
 Agriculture-mass production of drought fruit trees
 Fisheries and marine resources baseline study and
assessment of climate change impacts, particularly on coral
reefs
 Need for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Coastal
Protection Plan
 Establishment of a disaster management system
 Early warning system: Establishment of National Centres for
Drought Monitoring, Meteorological and Hydrological Services
 Establishment of a National Adaptation Fund
 Mainstreaming climate change into national development
policies and plans
 Need for technical assistance: monitoring,
reporting, verification
 Additional financial support

 Capacity building

 Technology transfer

 Physical implementation

required
Thank you kindly for your time and attention
Tubwa Kor Ouwak