Kiribati - government lead climate change adaptions

Question 1

Impacts of climate change - Kiribati

Answer 1

• Water and food shortages
• Flooding
• Damage to infrastructure and displacement
• Salinisation of soils and fresh water
• Ocean acidification kills coral so less protection form storms

Question 2

Why is Kiribati vulnerable?

Answer 2

• mostly 2-3m above sea level
• Poor quality of soils = bad agriculture
• 80% population unemployed
• Almost no tourism as no facilities, infrequent transport connections and poor infrastructure
• Soils don’t retain moisture = water shortages
• Vulnerable to el nino and la nina events

Question 3

Solutions - Kiribati

Answer 3

• sea walls
• planting mangroves
• Improving knowledge and info
• Promoting reliable infrastructure and land management
• Promoting use of sustainable energy production
• Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan (KJIP).

Question 4

sea wall advantages and disadvantages

Answer 4

Advantages:
- Protect houses and infrastructure
- Don’t have to be expensive eg. people use sandbags, tires etc
- Provide temporary jobs

Disadvantages:
- Temporary
- Have to be repaired and rebuilt

Question 5

mangroves advantages and disadvantages

Answer 5

Advantages:
- Slow down and disperse incoming waves
- Provide habitat for marine species for food
- Absorb carbon dioxide
- Filter nutrient runoff from land so reduce ocean pollution
- Relatively maintenance free

Disadvantage:
- Less effective then sea walls at protecting
- Take a while to grow