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Impacts of coastal erosion and drought on coconut palms in Eita Tarawa Kiribati _ climate

Asian Development Bank providing $8 million to Kiribati drought

Posted on 29 June 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) have just announced that they will be providing $8 million to support Kiribati with drought relief.
 
Kirtibati has been experiencing persistent drought for two years, with the highest…
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Impacts of coastal erosion and drought on coconut palms in Eita Tarawa Kiribati _ climate

Kiribati representative speaks to nation's drought at UN Water Conference

Posted on 29 March 2023

The UN Water Conference held in New York last week addressed the global water crisis, as an estimated 2 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water. 

Teburoro Tito, UN Representative for…
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Impacts of coastal erosion and drought on coconut palms in Eita Tarawa Kiribati _ climate

Kiribati drought USAID funding

Posted on 05 July 2022

The United States is providing $US500,000 in humanitarian assistance to respond to the drought across Kiribati due to below normal rainfall, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change. The resulting…
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Impacts of coastal erosion and drought on coconut palms in Eita Tarawa Kiribati _ climate

Kiribati government declares state of disaster from drought

Posted on 20 June 2022

The Kiribati government last week declared a state of disaster for the country due to drought. The declaration allows the government to coordinate an international response for those already being…
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