Kiribati – NAP Global Network

OUR PROGRAM

NAP Global Network’s support for the Kiribati NAP process has taken a two-phase approach. During the first phase in 2017–18, the Network:

Developed the Kiribati Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Database (KIVA DB), a repository of data on national vulnerabilities
Supported community-level vulnerability data collection
Reviewed Kiribati’s NAP, the Joint Implementation Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (KJIP) 2019-2028, highlighting areas for gender inclusion
Provided additional support through the Country Support Hub on communications about the NAP process at the 2018 Mayors General Meeting.

Building on the successful partnership between the Office of Te Beretitenti, Kiribati’s President, and the NAP Global Network in 2017–18, the second phase commencing 2019 will focus on:

Supporting the use of the KIVA DB
Finalizing the dissemination of the KJIP
Reporting on and evaluating the KJIP

Key Results

Support Program at a Glance

Highlighted sections show work that is planned and already underway in the countries where we have in-country NAP support programs.

More Key Themes

Gender
Strategic communications

Donor

Environment and Climate Change Canada, U.S. Government

Key Partners

Kiribati Office of Te Beretitenti

NAP Approach

Systematically collecting vulnerability and climate adaptation data and information at the local level through a common, standardized approach—the Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (IVA)—with the involvement of the KNEG and the goal to inform decisions at the local, sectoral and national levels.
The IVA includes the use of tablets to improve consistency and accuracy of IVA data gathering and reduce data entry work. It is also linked to a database, which centralizes all the data and information on a web portal for easier storage, access and usage.
The vision of the nine-year KJIP (2019–2028), which serves as Kiribati’s NAP document, is: “I-Kiribati unique culture, heritage and identity are upheld and safeguarded through enhanced resilience and sustainable development.” The KJIP includes 12 main strategies, each of which has one or more key actions, sub-actions, outcomes and performance indicators.

Priority Sectors

Agriculture, education, fisheries, health, infrastructure and spatial planning, tourism and water

Status

The revised KJIP has been approved and the gender aspect adopted, and the KIVA Database was populated and made available online.