Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati

The water sector in South Tarawa, the capital city of Kiribati, is entering a time of deep transition. In a small island context risks can materialize faster than elsewhere and have disproportionate consequences. Strengthening water sector resilien...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	WATER SUPPLY WATER SCARCITY FRAGILITY DROUGHT ANTHROPIC RISK SEAWATER OVERTOPPING CLIMATE RESILIENCE DRINKING WATER GROUNDWATER DESALINATION RAINWATER HARVEST WATER CONSERVATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/329001570767029219/Building-Urban-Water-Resilience-in-Small-Island-Countries-The-Case-of-South-Tarawa-Kiribati http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32525

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spelling	okr-10986-325252021-05-25T09:28:17Z Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati World Bank WATER SUPPLY WATER SCARCITY FRAGILITY DROUGHT ANTHROPIC RISK SEAWATER OVERTOPPING CLIMATE RESILIENCE DRINKING WATER GROUNDWATER DESALINATION RAINWATER HARVEST WATER CONSERVATION The water sector in South Tarawa, the capital city of Kiribati, is entering a time of deep transition. In a small island context risks can materialize faster than elsewhere and have disproportionate consequences. Strengthening water sector resilience is therefore critical to people’s welfare and to the economy. This report was conducted in parallel to the preparation of the South Tarawa Water Supply Project, to provide a diagnostic of the remaining vulnerabilities the capital city’s water supply sector may face after the completion of this project. Its main objective is to inform decisions by the Government of Kiribati on how to address these vulnerabilities. Section one gives introduction. Section two sets the stage with a brief presentation of the concept of water supply resilience in a context of water scarcity. Section three provides a summary of water supply conditions in South Tarawa and analyzes the impacts of various stresses and shocks on freshwater availability. Section four discusses potential measures to reduce water supply deficits during major crises. Section five offers an overview of these measures, in the form of an action plan, and presents several lessons that can be applied in water scarce cities in small islands and elsewhere. 2019-10-11T15:01:05Z 2019-10-11T15:01:05Z 2019-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/329001570767029219/Building-Urban-Water-Resilience-in-Small-Island-Countries-The-Case-of-South-Tarawa-Kiribati http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32525 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Kiribati
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topic	WATER SUPPLY WATER SCARCITY FRAGILITY DROUGHT ANTHROPIC RISK SEAWATER OVERTOPPING CLIMATE RESILIENCE DRINKING WATER GROUNDWATER DESALINATION RAINWATER HARVEST WATER CONSERVATION
spellingShingle	WATER SUPPLY WATER SCARCITY FRAGILITY DROUGHT ANTHROPIC RISK SEAWATER OVERTOPPING CLIMATE RESILIENCE DRINKING WATER GROUNDWATER DESALINATION RAINWATER HARVEST WATER CONSERVATION World Bank Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati
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description	The water sector in South Tarawa, the capital city of Kiribati, is entering a time of deep transition. In a small island context risks can materialize faster than elsewhere and have disproportionate consequences. Strengthening water sector resilience is therefore critical to people’s welfare and to the economy. This report was conducted in parallel to the preparation of the South Tarawa Water Supply Project, to provide a diagnostic of the remaining vulnerabilities the capital city’s water supply sector may face after the completion of this project. Its main objective is to inform decisions by the Government of Kiribati on how to address these vulnerabilities. Section one gives introduction. Section two sets the stage with a brief presentation of the concept of water supply resilience in a context of water scarcity. Section three provides a summary of water supply conditions in South Tarawa and analyzes the impacts of various stresses and shocks on freshwater availability. Section four discusses potential measures to reduce water supply deficits during major crises. Section five offers an overview of these measures, in the form of an action plan, and presents several lessons that can be applied in water scarce cities in small islands and elsewhere.
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title	Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati
title_short	Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati
title_full	Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati
title_fullStr	Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati
title_full_unstemmed	Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati
title_sort	building urban water resilience in small island countries : the case of south tarawa, kiribati
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/329001570767029219/Building-Urban-Water-Resilience-in-Small-Island-Countries-The-Case-of-South-Tarawa-Kiribati http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32525
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Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati

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