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Kiribati Adaptation Program

Kiribati Adaptation Program is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kiribati Adaptation Program rather than just read about it. In short: The Kiribati Adaptation Program (KAP) is a US$5.5 million initiative that was originally enacted by the national government of Kiribati with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, and the Japanese Government. Australia later joined the coalition, donating US$1.5 million to the effort.

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Reference excerpt

The Kiribati Adaptation Program (KAP) is a US$5.5 million initiative that was originally enacted by the national government of Kiribati with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, and the Japanese Government. Australia later joined the coalition, donating US$1.5 million to the effort. The program aims to take place over 6 years, supporting measures that reduce Kiribati's vulnerability to the effects of climate change and sea level rise by raising awareness of climate change, assessing and protecting available water resources, and managing inundation. At the start of the Adaptation Program, representatives from each of the inhabited atolls identified key climatic changes that had taken place over the past 20–40 years, and proposed coping mechanisms to deal with these changes under 4 categories of urgency of need. The program is now focusing on the country's most vulnerable sectors in the most highly populated areas. Initiatives include improving water supply management in and around Tarawa; coastal management protection measures such as mangrove re-plantation and protection of public infrastructure; strengthening laws to reduce coastal erosion; and population settlement planning to reduce personal risks.

Three phases The Kiribati Adaptation Program (KAP) is being implemented in three phases:

Phase I: Preparation (2003–2005, completed). This phase began the process of mainstreaming adaptation into national economic planning and identified priority pilot investments for Phase II. It also involved an extensive process of national consultation and was closely linked with the preparation of the 2004-07 National Development Strategy and Ministry Operational Plans, and the compilation of the National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) which was completed in early 2007. Phase II: Pilot Implementation (2006–2010). The objective of this current phase is to develop and demonstrate the systematic diagnosis of climate-related problems and the design and implementation of cost-effective adaptation measures, while continuing the integration of climate risk awareness and responsiveness into economic and operational planning. Phase III: Expansion (2010–2015). Many lessons are being learned in the current Phase II and these are informing the design and preparation of an expanded programme for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) which will incorporate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) measures which, in Kiribati in particular, are closely linked to climate change adaptation initiatives.

The World Bank has praised The Government of the Republic of Kiribati for being "a global leader in laying the groundwork for dealing with the threat from natural hazards since the mid-1990s", although the original cause of the escalation of these "hazards" in recent times is anthropogenic climate change, rather than naturally occurring climatic events.

Beyond 2010 The Government of Kiribati intends that the follow on project will focus on two priority areas: water resource management and coastal resilience. These are the two top priorities identified in the NAPA as well as the focus of ongoing KAPII pilot programs implemented in conjunction with government ministries. A scaling up of successful pilot projects would support the overarching goal of mainstreaming adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction into core aspects of Kiribati economic and social development. All external KAP reports will be made available on the Government of Kiribati's climate change portal.

See also Kiribati Ambo Declaration Tarawa Climate Change Conference

References

External links Published KAP documents KAP contact information Government of Kiribati climate change strategies Government of Kiribati climate change portal

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kiribati Adaptation Program

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kiribati Adaptation Program claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kiribati Adaptation Program ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kiribati Adaptation Program

In research: Kiribati Adaptation Program appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kiribati Adaptation Program in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kiribati Adaptation Program is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Climate change adaptation, Economy of Kiribati, Environment of Kiribati, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kiribati Adaptation Program outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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