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Map Cook Islands Federated Sates of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Republic of Marshall Islands Republic of Palau Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
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Water consumption
Country Cook Islands Cook Islands
Population 21,750 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 236.7 km2
Climate
Water resource
Water consumption
Country Federated Sates of Micronesia Federated Sates of Micronesia
Population 107,862 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 702 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 4,928 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Fiji Fiji
Population 918 675 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 18,270 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2000 - 3000 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Kiribati Kiribati
Population 107,817 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 811 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: South of the equator: 1,300 mm Tarawa: 2,000 mm Northernmost islands: over 3,200mm Eastern Line Islands: less than 1,000 mm
Water consumption
Country Nauru Nauru
Population 11,528 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 21 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2,090 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Niue Niue
Population 1,625m(GoN statistics 2006)
Land Area 260 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2,180 mm per annum
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Country Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Population 5,795,887 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 462,840 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall:1000-80000 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Republic of Marshall Islands Republic of Marshall Islands
Population 20,842
Land Area 458 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 3,700 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Republic of Palau Republic of Palau
Population 61,815(July 2007 est.)
Land Area 11,854.3 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: Southern attols: 4,000mm Northern attols:2,000 mm per annum
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Country Samoa Samoa
Population 214,265
Land Area 2,944 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 3,000 mm per annum
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Country Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
Population 566,842
Land Area 28,450 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall:1500-5000 mm per annum
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Country Tonga Tonga
Population 116,921
Land Area 748 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: Varies from north and south of tonga with an estimated average of 2500 mm per annum
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Country Tuvalu Tuvalu
Population 11.992 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 26 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 3000mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Vanuatu Vanuatu
Population 211,971 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 12,200 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2000 - 4000 mm per annum
Water consumption
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Engaging Youth for Integrated Water Resource Management
Engaging Youth for Integrated Water Resource Management forms an important part of the communications strategy. By creating awareness about the fragility of our water resources and introducing the concept of IWRM at an early age, you are investing in continuity. Continuity is very important to any project as it ensures its sustainability. Hence getting the Youth involved and interested in IWRM is a key strategy. This toolkit contains information on why it is important to engage youth in IWRM and how this can be done, it also contains resources that have been developed to guide the user on how IWRM can be incorporated into schools.

Why and HowEngaging youth in IWRM is very important and is strategically important for you IWRM plan. In order to engage with the country’s youth, new techniques will need to be employed, an open mind kept and new technology utilized. Youth of this generation are influenced heavily by these technological advances, music and fashion, and this very same tools will need to employed to spark an interest in them regarding water resources.

1) Educating Young People about Water.A guide to Unique Program Strategies. Elaine Andrews and the Cooperative Extension National Review Team. US Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Water Quality Initiative Team.

Incorporation into School CurriculumIt is a well known fact that once the school bell rings, the learning process for most kids stop. In order for you to reach the majority of youths in the country the best way to address water issues and create awareness amongst the youth is by incorporating the issues into the school curriculum. The documents here have been developed just for this task and are a good guide on how this can be done.

1) Educating Young People about Water. A Guide to Program Planning and Evaluation Elaine Andrews, Elva Farrell,  Joe Heimlich, Richard Ponzio, Kelly J. Warren US Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Water Quality Initiative Team.
2) Educating Young People about Water.A guide to goals and resources with an emphasis on non formal and school enrichment settings. Elaine Andrews and the Cooperative Extension National Review Team. US Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Water Quality Initiative Team.
3) Education Curricula on Water Management