Planning manual: supporting land use decision making in the Republic of Kiribati - prepared for Kiribati Adaptation Project Phase II) KAP II)

Abstract

This ?Manual ?is ?designed ?to ?provide? guidance ?to ?decision ?makers ?by ?summarising ?the ?key? outcomes? of ?work ?conducted ?under ?two ?components ?of ?the ?Kiribati ?Adaptation ?Program? (KAP?II) ?(Component? 1.3.2 ?and ?Component?1.4.0). ?Consultants ?involved ?in ?each ?of ?these ?components ?of ?the ?KAP?II ?worked? in ?unison ?to? develop ?in formation ?on ?projected ?sea?level?rise ?in ?Kiribati ?and ?the? hazard ?extent ?relative? to? each ?projected ?sea?l evel?rise, ?including?, ?storm ?tide ?levels.? This? information? is? valuable? for? decision? makers? across? Government? departments? and? should? be? readily? accessible? for? inclusion? in? decision?making? processes.? Consequently,? the? objective? of? this? Manual? is? to? summarise? the? primary? outcomes? of? the? work? conducted? to? establish? projected? sea? level?rise?in?Tarawa?under?a?range?of?timeframes?and?scenarios.?This?information?should?be?applied? to?support?decisions?across?the?government?of?Kiribati?(GoK)?that?influence?the?use?and?development? of? land? and? its? resources.? For? example,? the? information? may? support? decision? making? for? urban? development?and?the?location?and?design?of?key?infrastructure