Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific. As a result of its inherent characteristics as an atoll nation, a least developed country, and with its fragile economy and environment, Kiribati is extremely vulnerable to climate change and has little capacity to cope with disasters. As a way to consolidate efforts, the Government of the Republic of Kiribati, following consultation with regional organisations initiated the process of developing a joint national action plan on climate change and disaster risk management in 2011, which would become the KJIP (Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan). The KJIP is what they considered their National Adaptation Plan.
The KJIP identifies key strategies for climate change and disaster risk management and presented in the following 12 major strategies:
- Strengthening good governance, policies, strategies and legislation
- Improving knowledge and information generation, management and
sharing; - Strengthening and greening the private sector, including small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); - Increasing water and food security with integrated and sector-specific
approaches and promoting healthy and resilient ecosystems; - Strengthening health service delivery to address climate change
impacts; - Promoting sound and reliable infrastructure development and land
management; - Delivering appropriate education, training and awareness programmes;
- Increasing effectiveness and efficiency of early warnings and disaster
and emergency management; - Promoting the use of sustainable, renewable sources of energy and
energy efficiency; - Strengthening capacity to access finance, monitor expenditures and
maintain strong partnerships; - Maintaining the existing sovereignty and unique identity and cultural
heritage of Kiribati; and - Enhancing resilience through strategic partnerships for community
participation & engagement ownership and inclusion of vulnerable
groups.
Each strategy identifies expected results and a combination of indicators which have been identified to track progress in implementing the
adaptation priorities identified.