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The electronic newsletter of the Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) reporting on invasives news from PILN teams and the Pacific region.

The electronic newsletter of the Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) reporting on invasives news from PILN teams and the Pacific region.

The electronic newsletter of the Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) reporting on invasives news from PILN teams and the Pacific region.

The electronic newsletter of the Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) reporting on invasives news from PILN teams and the Pacific region.

The electronic newsletter of the Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) reporting on invasives news from PILN teams and the Pacific region.

The electronic newsletter of the Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) reporting on invasives news from PILN teams and the Pacific region.

On Wednesday 28 September 2011 the Government of Tuvalu declared a state of emergency due to drought. This followed the declaration of national crisis situations on two atolls (the capital Funafuti and the southern island of Nukulaelae) after a prolonged period with little or no rain and identification by the Government of Tuvalu of the need for emergency measures to provide sufficient safe water for the populations living on these two islands.

The draft South Tarawa Water Supply and Sanitation Roadmap 2011-2030 prepared under TA-7359 KIR finds that primary and secondary groundwater lenses for South Tarawa are at considerable risk, that water abstraction from freshwater galleries at Bonriki is 20% above the estimated sustainable capacity of the Bonriki reserves, and the Bonriki water treatment plant requires upgrading and improvement.

Background. This paper describes challenges and opportunities for enhancing energy security and more sustainable use of energy in the Pacific islands subregional of ESCAP.

This report presents the 2012 benchmarking results of 22 water utilities in the Pacific Region, prepared under the direction of the Pacific Water and Wastes Association (PWWA) and with the support of the Pacific Infrastructure Advisory Centre (PIAC). Collectively, the utilities that participated in this year’s benchmarking survey are supplying water to some 1.8 million people and provide wastewater services to approximately half a million people.