Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of SPC
Publication Year:
2007
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
82 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34461
Legacy PEIN ID:
74462
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Water resource management - Kiribati
Sustainable development - Kiribati
Natural resources - Management - Kiribati
Abstract
Small island nations in the Pacific face water supply and sanitation problems amongst the most critical in the world. This is especially so in the Republic of Kiribati where shallow, fresh groundwater is the major source of water. It is extremely vulnerable to natural and human- induced changes. Storm surges, droughts and over-extraction cause seawater intrusion. Settlements and agricultural activities can extremely rapidly pollute the shallow groundwater. The incidence of illnesses and deaths from water-borne diseases, especially amongst children, are unacceptably large.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of SPC
Publication Year:
2007
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
82 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34461
Legacy PEIN ID:
74462
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 07-Mar-2008
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021