National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) in Kiribati
- Kiribati
- Pacific
ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012
SCALE:
- Countrywide
TARGET AREA:
- Rural and Urban
BEST PRACTICE IN:
- Capacity Building
KEY SECTOR:
- Agriculture
FUNDING AMOUNT:
- USD 5,000,001 - USD 10,000,000
Description of Intervention
The Kiribati NAPA process was started in mid-2004 after completion of the project brief and receipt of funds for the project. It has been implemented concurrently with the Kiribati Adaptation Programme (KAP). Both projects share the same coordinating bodies. The KAP focuses on long-term planning for adaptation, while the NAPA focuses on urgent and immediate needs. The Kiribati NAPA is subdivided into nine specific projects.
Problems to be Addressed
• Increasing population;
• Deteriorating states of coastal zones, coral reefs, fisheries, fresh groundwater, health and biodiversity;
• Inadequate urban services such as water supply and sanitation;
• Overexploitation of natural resources in urban Tarawa; and
• Difficultly in enforcing land use management strategies and controls.
Aims
The goal of the NAPA is to contribute to and periodically complement a long-term framework of adaptation by identifying immediate and urgent adaptation needs that are consistent with national development strategies and climate change adaptation policies and strategies.
Objectives
1(a) Water Resource Adaptation Project
• Development and implementation of “Demand” pricing system for South Tarawa
• Improved Maintenance of existing water supply system
• Improvement on existing wells to prevent saltwater intrusion
• Risk assessment of water resources
• Impact assessment of urban groundwater supply system
• Awareness-raising
• Community awareness and monitoring efforts
• Plan for droughts and its impact on water supply operations and distribution
• Institutional strengthening and capacity building for sustainable water management
1(b) Simple well improvement
• Visits by MHMS to outer islands to introduce the project through village welfare groups.
• Regular monitoring visits.
• Provide materials for mold for wells.
2. Coastal Zone Management and Resilience Enhancement for Adaptation
• Awareness raising
• Workshops and materials
• Monitor and report climate related risks to coastal areas
• Prepare for local authorities and communities a manual on risk management tools such as CHARM
• Public Media programme
• Protecting and enhancing resilience of coastal assets
• Enhancing traditional coastal protection systems
• Mangrove planting
• Establish community groups for coastal zone protection and resilience enhancement
• Information and data
• Community-based vulnerability mapping
• GIS use and equipment
• Institutional strengthening
• Streamline different legal controls and permitting system requirements
• Support to various coastal committees
• Review of relevant laws affecting coastal management.
3. Strengthening Environmental, Climate Change Information and Monitoring
• Compile for Climate Change Study Team (CCST) key information from IPCC Assessment Reports
• Provide computer equipment and software
• Review studies and data on researches on Kiribati and arrive at conclusions
• Document risks when they occur
4. Project Management Institutional Strengthening for NAPA
• Mainstreaming NAPA
• National Economic Planning Office (NEPO) to assign staff members to provide oversight of mainstreaming of NAPA projects
• NEPO to check consistency of NAPA outputs with National Development Strategy (NDS), CCA policy, and poverty reduction strategies
• Assigned staff members liaise with Ministries to include outputs of the NAPA projects into their Ministry Operation Plans
• NEPO and NAPA Project Management Office (PMO) provide guidance on defining outputs of the NAPA projects for inclusion in MOPs
• NEPO facilitates flow of financial resources for the NAPA
• Monitoring and reporting
• Awareness raising
• Compile information on linkages of NAPA outputs to NDS, CCA policy and strategy, and anti-poverty programmes and projects
• Compile information on available tools for vulnerability assessments and their economic implications.
• Project planning for climate change adaptation workshops
• Workshops on NAPA mainstreaming
• NAPA Linkages with NDS, CCAs, KAP
• Vulnerability and economic implication of adaptation projects
5. Upgrading of Meteorological Services
• Purchasing of more met instruments
• Restoration of unmanned stations
• Upgrading of communication
• Inspection
• Upgrading met staff (manned by five Met Officers)
• Upgrading climate section (Quality management system )
• Increased involvement of Meteorological Service in international climate change programmes
6. Agricultural Food Crops Development
• Extension services
• Diversification of agricultural system
• Setting up and maintaining gene banks and planting materials
• Promoting/processing agricultural products, and new cash crops
7. Coral Reef Restoration, Monitoring, and Stock Enhancement
• Set up and support a Coral Monitoring Team (CMT)
• Technical Assistance to assist CMT from the start.
• Train Fisheries staff and other Ministries staff on the monitoring work.
• Analysis of available data on coral conditions
• Identify possible stress factors and potential mitigation options, including coral transplanting and those addressing ciguatera fish poisoning
• Design and set up as pilot projects, marine protected areas and artificial reef sites
• Hatcheries and equipment
8. Upgrading, Restoring, Enhancing Resilience of Coastal Defences and Causeways
• Strengthening rural development planning with additional project staff
• Island small-scale project construction team
• Upgrading work on seawalls and causeways
• Monitoring, documenting and reporting of individual work on seawalls or causeways
9. Enabling Kiribati effective participation at regional and international forum on climate change
• Effective participation in regional and international meetings on climate change and other related activities
• Encourage international support for ratification of the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Explore additional funding support from the international community for climate change adaptation-related projects
How it fits into the EbA concept
The NAPA project document sets out a 3-year plan for urgent and immediate actions in the Republic of Kiribati to begin work in adapting to climate change. These actions forming the project profiles are developed through the NAPA process.