7 APRIL 2014
3 April 2014, Rarotonga Cook Islands - Endorsed and adopted in 2011, the Tarawa Drought Response Plan was developed to help address dry spells.
Along with assessing information from water reservoir tanks and groundwater conditions on the island, the plan also relies on climate forecasts from the Kiribati Meteorological Service (KMS) to activate three levels of the response - awareness of the community on current and projected rainfall and appropriate measures to conserve water; advising the community of potential risk to National Water Reserves and increased awareness about wise water use; and the third level, which is an official declaration of a drought.
Click here to read more: http://www.sprep.org/climate-change/kiribati-met-services-help-tarawa-drought-response-plan
Source: SPREP website
Source: SPREP website