Securing Nauru's water lifeline for the most vulnerable people
Channel: Pacific Community
Date: 2023-05-23

#WaterSecurity | 🌍 In the heart of the Pacific, the small island nation of Nauru grapples with a growing water scarcity crisis, intensified by    climate change. The most vulnerable people face the greatest challenges.

🤝 In a concerted effort to aid the most vulnerable people, the European Union-funded Global Climate Change Alliance Plus Scaling Up Pacific Adaptation Project has joined forces with the Nauru government and other partners to safeguard the vital water lifeline for selected vulnerable households by providing dedicated storage for desalinated water.

🏠 96 households were selected for targeted interventions which included the provision and full installation of a water storage tank for desalinated water, and the provision of automated water pumps to pipe the water directly into the houses. The list of households was approved by Nauru’s Cabinet. 

📄 The GCCA+ SUPA project designed criteria for a robust, data-driven selection process to identify these households using census data, on-the ground assessments and other data. This selection process considered factors such as the lack of a household water tank, the number and age of the household occupants, the number of occupants with disabilities, income sources, and the existing water storage arrangements

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