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Harvesting the heavens : a manual for pariticipatory training in rainwater harvesting
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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SOPAC

2004
The Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on Rainwater Harvesting took place in Vava'u, Tonga from 12-15 May 2004. Involving community extension workers from the Village Women's Development Programme (VWDP) of the Tonga Community Development Trust (TCDT), the training was based on a participatory approach that emphasised 'learning-by-doing'. Using a step-by-step process, workshop participants were introduced to various participatory tools and took part in participatory activities and exercises that they could potentially use during future training on rainwater harvesting in communities.
Harvesting the heavens : guidelines for rainwater harvesting in Pacific Island Countries
Island and Ocean Ecosystems

SOPAC

2004
At the 3rd World Water Forum held in 2003 in Kyoto, Pacific island country ministers, delegations and representatives of civil society, reaffirmed their commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Targets of halving by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation and the World Summit for Sustain- able Development (WSSD) Plan of Implementation.
A proposal for the establishment of a national meteorological and hydrological service : a report prepared for the Government of the Republic of Nauru
Climate Change Resilience, Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Koop Neville L

This report has been prepared at the request of the Government of Nauru to provide advice and instruction for the establishment of a National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (NMHS) in this country. A National Meteorological and Hydrological Service is to be established in Nauru to provide scientific and technical advice to the government and people of Nauru. Nauru is the only independent country or self-governing territory within the membership of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) not to have an established NMHS.
Reducing vulnerability of Pacific ACP States : Samoa technical report - Economic analysis of flood risk reduction measures for the lower Vaisigano Catchment area, Samoa.
Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Woodruff Allison

2007
Coastal erosion in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) : the need for an approach to integrated coastal management (ICM)
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Maharaj Russell

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are generally characterised by their relatively small land area in comparison to their large ocean space in their respective Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In the South and North Pacific, SIDS account for a large percentage of ocean space, but very small land areas. The percentage of land/sea area was calculated for twenty North and South Pacific SIDS (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna). The results show that this percentage varies between 0.0028-2.445, with fifteen of these SIDS having percentages of less than 1.0. This includes SIDS such as Tokelau, with a land area of only 10km2.
National integrity systems : TI country study report : Nauru
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Kun Roland

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Kun Ruben

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Togomae Whitlam

2003
Nauru is a single Island state with a land area of 21 Km square and a population of approximately 11,300. It is one of the world's smallest Republics and was Nauru part of the German territories from 1886 to 1914. It was then mandated by the League of Nations to Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Nauru was administered by these three powers through the Trusteeship system of the United Nations after 1945 until it was granted full independence on the 31 January 1968. Nauru was one of the richest nations in the world on a per capita basis, when its export of phosphate rock, the sole and only export, was at its peak. Trouble for its fragile economy began when world price of phosphate began to fall in about 1988. The economic decline sharpened in the late 1980s and early 1990s but Nauru failed to, or did not want to, take the necessary steps of reducing expenditures commensurate to the fall in revenue by both the Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC) and the Government. As a consequence, Nauru began eating into its reserve funds that were held with Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (NPRT) and drawing on its savings with Bank of Nauru (BON). Moreover, these economic difficulties have been compounded through the apparent gross mismanagement of investment funds with NPRT and corrupt practices elsewhere.
The Caribbean and climate change : the costs of inaction
Climate Change Resilience, Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Ackerman Frank

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Bueno Ramon

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Herzfeld Cornelia

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Stanton Elizabeth A

2008
The two dozen island nations of the Caribbean, and the 40 million people who live there, are in the front lines of vulnerability to climate change. Hotter temperatures, sea-level rise and increased hurricane intensity threaten lives, property and livelihoods throughout the Caribbean. As ocean levels rise, the smallest, low-lying islands may disappear under the waves. As temperatures rise and storms become more severe, tourism—the life-blood of many Caribbean economies—will shrink and with it both private incomes and the public tax revenues that support education, social services, and infrastructure. And these devastating impacts will occur regardless of the fact that Caribbean nations have contributed little to the release of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change.
The utilization of seawalls in response to shoreline erosion: consequences, socio-economic, political and legal forces, and alternatives
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Kelly Shawn W

2000
When coastal buildings or roads are threatened, the typical response is to harden the coast with a seawall. Seawalls run parallel to the beach and can be built of concrete, wood, steel, or boulders. Seawalls are also called bulkheads or revetments; the distinction is mainly a matter of purpose. They are designed to halt shoreline erosion caused primarily by wave action. If seawalls are maintained, they may temporarily hold back the ocean from encroaching on shoreline development. In spite of their ability to hold back the ocean, when waves hit a seawall, the waves are reflected back out to sea, taking beach sand with them and eventually causing the beach to disappear. Moreover, seawalls can cause increased erosion at the ends of the seawall on an adjacent beach that is not walled. Alternatives to seawalls exist, such as beach nourishment and managed retreat. Making coastal land use decisions that ensure a seawall will not be needed in the future to protect structures, however, is the most prudent coastal management solution. This can be accomplished by establishing setback lines and conducting managed retreat of structures that are threatened by shoreline erosion before the situation worsens, or structures that have the potential for being threatened in the future. Regional case studies are presented to illustrate.
Status of coral reefs in the South West Pacific: Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Lovell, Edward et al.

Coral reefs in the Southwest Pacific are generally in good condition. There was extensive coral bleaching during 2000-2002. Since then coral reefs have shown highly variable recovery with some reefs recovering fully to pre-bleaching levels of live coral cover, whereas others have shown virtually no recovery. Nauru experienced coral bleaching and mass fish kills in October-December 2003, possibly due to unusually high sea surface temperatures. The greatest threats to coral reefs of the region continue to be human activities and cyclones, with reefs of New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu having been damaged by cyclones since the 2002 status report. Cyclone Erica in 2003 destroyed 10-80% of live coral cover on New Caledonia. Cyclone Heta struck Samoa in 2004, damaging 13% of the coral reefs, and in mid-2004 an unprecedented number of seabirds were found dead on Nauru; the cause is unknown. The momentum in the protection and conservation of coral reefs in the region has been boosted by increased participation of governments, NGOs, scientists, volunteers and local communities, especially in the implementation of resource management strategies to mitigate human pressure. A series of damaging bleaching, crown-of-thorns starfish, disease and cyclone events in the past 10 years has generated a greater awareness of the need to conserve coral reefs. The SW Pacific Node has established an important network and conducted training, which will contribute greatly to coral reef management in the Pacific. However, these initial investments and initiatives could be seriously compromised after 2004 without ongoing financial support for coordination and monitoring. Monitoring surveys are only useful if they are conducted on a regular basis and tied to relevant issues such as over-fishing, MPA establishment and coral reef management. This report summarises the status of coral reefs of the SW Pacific region and has been compiled from the national reports of the 7 member countries.
Parks in the Pacific
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Riley William K

More than a century ago,in 1870, a party of explorers travelled to the Amercian West. They had been sent to determinne the truth about fantastic tales of steaming rivers and bubbling pools. These explorers agreed among themselves,once to be as free as the air and water

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