The overall Objective is ‘to improve water resource and wastewater management and water use efficiency in Pacific Island Countries in order to balance overuse and conflicting uses of scarce freshwater resources through policy and legislative reform and implementation of applicable and effective Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) plans’. This will be based on best practices and demonstrations of IWRM approaches.
Pacific Island countries have uniquely fragile water resources due to their small size, lack of natural storage, competing land use, and vulnerability to natural hazards. In most Pacific countries, even small variations in water supply can have a significant impact on health, quality of life, and economic development.
Wastewater
Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia Federated States of, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Regional
Budget
USD 67,392,750
Total Cost of the project
USD 9,025,186
GEF Allocation to project
Demonstration sites
Cook Islands: Integrated freshwater and coastal management on Rarotonga Enhancing water security for Nauru through better water management and reduced contamination of ground water Enhancing water security for Nauru through better water management and reduced contamination of ground water (site 2) Environmental and socio-economic protection in Fiji: Integrated flood risk management in the Nadi River Basin Environmental and socio-economic protection in Fiji: Integrated flood risk management in the Nadi River Basin (site 2) Integrated Sustainable Wastewater Management (Ecosan) for Tuvalu Integrated Sustainable Wastewater Management (Ecosan) for Tuvalu (site 2) Integrated Sustainable Wastewater Management (Ecosan) for Tuvalu (site 3) Kiribati IWRM Initiative Niue: Using integrated land use, water supply and wastewater management as a protection model for the Alofi town groundwater supply and nearshore reef fishery Niue: Using integrated land use, water supply and wastewater management as a protection model for the Alofi town groundwater supply and nearshore reef fishery (site 2) Palau: Ngerikiil watershed restoration for the improvement of water quality Papua New Guinea: Rehabilitation, management and monitoring of Laloki River system for economical, social and environmental benefits Republic of Marshall Islands: Integrated water management and development plan for Laura groundwater lens, Majuro Atoll Republic of Marshall Islands: Integrated water management and development plan for Laura groundwater lens, Majuro Atoll (site 2) Ridge to reef: protecting water quality from source to sea in the Federated States of Micronesia Samoa: Rehabilitation and sustainable management of Apia Catchment Solomon Islands: Aims: To ensure sustainable water supply and wastewater services in Honiara City Tonga: Improvement and Sustainable Management of Neiafu; Vava’u’s Groundwater Resource Vanuatu: Sustainable Management of Sarakata Watershed Vanuatu: Sustainable Management of Sarakata Watershed (site 2)Partners
To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
AtSOPAC Secretariat, SOPAC’s work focuses on providing assistance to itsmember countries in three key programme areas:Ocean and Islands Programme,Community Lifelines Programme andCommunity Risk Programme. Member countries areAustralia,Cook Islands,Federated States of Micronesia,Fiji Islands,Guam,Kiribati,Marshall Islands,Nauru,New Zealand,Niue,Palau,Papua New Guinea,Samoa,Solomon Islands,Tonga,Tuvalu andVanuatu.
Contacts
Fisheries Expert
Regional Project Manager
Environmental Engineer
Senior Administration and Travel Officer
Project manager
Regional technical Adviser(RTA)