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This ?Manual ?is ?designed ?to ?provide? guidance ?to ?decision ?makers ?by ?summarising ?the ?key? outcomes? of ?work ?conducted ?under ?two ?components ?of ?the ?Kiribati ?Adaptation ?Program? (KAP?II) ?(Component? 1.3.2 ?and ?Component?1.4.0). ?Consultants ?involved ?in ?each ?of ?these ?components ?of ?the ?KAP?II ?worked? in ?unison ?to? develop ?in formation ?on ?projected ?sea?level?rise ?in ?Kiribati ?and ?the? hazard ?extent ?relative? to? each ?projected ?sea?l evel?rise, ?including?, ?storm ?tide ?levels.? This? information? is? valuable? for? decision? makers? across? Government? departments? and? should? be? readily? accessible? for? inclusion? in? decision?making? processes.? Consequently,? the? objective? of? this? Manual? is? to? summarise? the? primary? outcomes? of? the? work? conducted? to? establish? projected? sea? level?rise?in?Tarawa?under?a?range?of?timeframes?and?scenarios.?This?information?should?be?applied? to?support?decisions?across?the?government?of?Kiribati?(GoK)?that?influence?the?use?and?development? of? land? and? its? resources.? For? example,? the? information? may? support? decision? making? for? urban? development?and?the?location?and?design?of?key?infrastructure