Kiribati

Asian Development Bank Country Environmental Analysis Reports
Kiribati (2006; 737kb)

Beach ecosystem based adaptation trials,North Tarawa, Kiribati (2014) NEW

Basel Convention Country Fact Sheets
Kiribati (2008; 95kb)

Country Strategy Papers and National Indicative Programmes [European Union - EDF10]
Kiribati (2008-2013; 2.09mb)

Disasters and Climate Variability in the Pacific Islands: WORLD BANK regional stocktake- Country Assessment:
Kiribati (2009; 582kb)

E-waste (electronic waste) - National reports and inventories
Kiribati (2009; 1.01mb)

Forestry Reports

see State of Forest and Tree Genetic Resources[* REPORTS PRESENTED AT THE
PACIFIC SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON FOREST AND TREE GENETIC RESOURCES, 1999]
Kiribati (1999, 106kb)

Least Developed Country [LCDs] reports
Kiribati (2006; 1.9mb)

see also 'Voices of the Least Developed Countries of Asia and the Pacific' (2005; 1.46mb)

Legislative Reviews 
Kiribati (1993; 9.62mb); Kiribati - review (2004; 200kb) / Kiribati - analysis (2004; 100kb)

Mauritius Strategy + 5 Review: National Assessment Reports [5-year Review of Progress Made in Addressing Vulnerabilities of Small Islands Developing States Through Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation (MSI) of the
Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) ] 
Kiribati (2010; 324kb)

Montreal Protocol: National Compliance Action Strategies to implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Kiribati (2001; 196kb)

National Adaptation Plan of Action - NAPA - [Climate change]
Kiribati (2007; 823kb)

National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans (NBSAP)
Kiribati (2005; 571kb)

see also National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Pacific Regional Review (2007; 269kb)

National Capacity Self Assessment (NCSA) 
Thematic Assessment Reports:
Biodiversity: Kiribati (2007; 941kb)
Climate Change: Kiribati (2007; 720kb)
Land degradation: Kiribati (2007; 7.42mb)

Final NCSA Report:
Kiribati (2009; 1.07mb)

NCSA Status (NCSA website)
Kiribati ,

National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) 
Kiribati (1993; 8.07mb)

National Integrated Water Resource Management : Diagnostic Reports - drafts only [SOPAC]
Kiribati (2007; 665kb)

see also National Water Resources Policies and Plans
Kiribati National Water Resources Policy (2008; 104kb) / Kiribati National Water Resources Implementation Plan (2008 ; 379kb)

National Invasive Species Strategy

Invasives reports: Kiribati (2004; 1.02mb)

see also Invasive alien species in the Austral-Pacific region: national reports and directory of resources[GISP] (2002; 3.75mb)

see also Invasives Species on Pacific Islands [reports] - HEAR / PIER project website

National [Sustainable] Development Plans / Strategies 
Kiribati : 2004-2007 (2003; 712kb) ; Kiribati :2008-2011 (2008; 5.72mb)

National Assessment Reports: Kiribati - Review (2002; 45kb)

Status Reports: Kiribati (2004; 30kb)

ADB Reports: Kiribati (2004; 328kb)

Pacific Regional Consultation on Water in Small Island Countries - Country briefings
Kiribati (2003; 273kb)

Pacific Regional Energy Assessment: Country Reports (PIREP) 
Kiribati (2004; 1.37kb)

Regional overview report (2004; 2.59mb)

Peristant Organic Pollutants (POPs): Country Plans
Kiribati (2003; 311kb)

see also:

NATIONAL PROFILES OF CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE 
KIRIBATI

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention, 1989), the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention, 1998) and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (Stockholm Convention, 2001) together provide an international framework for the environmentally sound management of hazardous chemicals throughout their life cycles.

Sea Level & Climate: their present state: Country reports
Kiribati (2006; 1.94mb)

see also:

Climate Risk Profiles
Kiribati (2006; 749kb)

Ships' Waste Management in Pacific Islands Ports: Country reports
Kiribati

Solid Waste Characterisation and Management Plans
Kiribati (2000; 273kb)

State of the Environment Reports
Kiribati (1994; 5.65mb), Kiribati (2004; 7.64)

see also State of the Environment of the South Pacific 1983 (UNEP: 1983; 1.66mb)
see also State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)
see also State of the Environment of the South Pacific 2005 (2005; 382kb; see also ~ http://www.unescap.org/esd/environment/soe/2005/mainpub/ ~) 
see also Regional perspectives: Asia and the Pacific (UNEP, GEO-4. 2007; 382 kb)

see also the archive of SPREP Country Reports between 1980-1983 as follows:
Kiribati (1980; 385kb)

United Nations. Common Country Assessments
Kiribati (2002; 801kb)

see also United Nations. Development Assistance Frameworks 2003-2007:
Kiribati (2002; 609kb)

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED: Brazil, 1992)
Country Reports :Kiribati (1992; 7.07MB)

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, 1992) and the Rio Declaration highlighted the need for sustainable development-socially responsible economic development that protects the resource base and the environment for the benefit of future generations. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was one of the outcome instruments of the UNCED process, also highlights the need for conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)
National Reports: Kiribati 1a (1999 ; 770kb) , Kiribati 1b (1999 ; 1.33mb), Kiribati 1c (1999 ; 834kb), Kiribati 2 (2001 ; 274kb), Kiribati 3 (2008?; 3.8mb)

see also Country profiles compiled by the Secretariat for the UNCBD.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was one of the outcome instruments of the UNCED process, highlights the need for conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Land Degradation) (UNCCD)
Second National Report: Kiribati [draft only - not for citation] (2002; 641kb);

see also UNCCD Country Profiles:
Kiribati

see also UNCCD Reports clearinghouse mechanism

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is an agreement to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
(i) National Communications and In-depth Reviews
Kiribati (1999; 823kb)

(ii) National Action Plans on Adaptation (NAPA) 
Kiribati (2007; 1.66mb)

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC,1992) is concerned with global warming and the consequent rise in sea levels that may result in the flooding of coastal areas, and submerging islands, which could adversely affect coastal communities. The treaty aims at reducing emissions of greenhouse gas in order to combat global warming. Although the treaty as originally framed set no mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual nations and contained no enforcement provisions; it did include provisions for updates (called "protocols") that would set mandatory emission limits. The principal update is the Kyoto Protocol.

Wetlands Directory
Kiribati (2014), (NEW) 

World Summit on Sustainable Development [Rio+10 - Johannesburg 2002]

National Assessment Reports: 
Kiribati (2002; 226kb)

Pacific WSSD Regional Assessment (2002; 91kb) and Pacific Position Paper (2004; 91kb)
see also: Synthesis Report for Asia and the Pacific (2001; 1.22mb)

The WSSD Plan of Implementation calls for the management of the natural resources base in a sustainable and integrated manner. In this regard, to reverse the current trend in natural resource degradation as soon as possible, it is necessary to implement strategies which should include targets adopted at the national and, where appropriate, regional levels to protect ecosystems and to achieve integrated management of land, water and living resources, while strengthening regional, national and local capacities.

The Johannesburg Declaration and the Plan of Implementation arising from the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD, 2002) reconfirmed the commitment of States to advance and strengthen the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development-economic development, social development and environmental protection-at the local, national, regional and global levels.

Ministerial and Department Reports

MELAD Operational Plan 2009-2011

Reports available online from the SPREP Library and IRC database
Reports available online from SOPAC [Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission] 
Reports available online from ReefBase Pacific

search also SPC Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries Digital Library

Climate change in Kiribati 
"On behalf of the Government and people of Kiribati I am pleased to welcome you to this web site which is designed to bring you information and updates on our situation in Kiribati. You will be aware that our small country is facing critically difficult times with regard to climate change issues & its impact on our future. We hope the content and links from this site will assist you in understanding more clearly our situation..." Anote Tong

Kiribati - Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development

Kiribati - Meteorological Office

Phoenix Islands Protected Area website [Kiribati]
Includes news, reports and multimedia resources.

see also:

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Regional Frameworks and Strategies Directory [SPREP]

SPREP Library and IRC collection [SLIC] - includes online full text access to a wide range of Pacific environment materials.

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Virtual Library - full text publications from SPREP, SOPAC, SPC and other CROP agencies, Pacific govt. environment depts. , regional institutions, and NGOs active in the area of environment conservation.

Pacific Environment Databases and Recommended Internet Resources

see also:

SPREP's International Instruments' webpage
"International instruments relevant to SPREP's work in the areas of Sustainable Economic Development, Ecosystems Management, Climate Change, and Waste Management."

Academic literature and research

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