GEOSCIENCE DIVISION
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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Population
Land Area
Climate
Water resource
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
Water consumption
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
Water consumption
Country Samoa Samoa
Population 214,265
Land Area 2,944 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 3,000 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
Population 566,842
Land Area 28,450 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall:1500-5000 mm per annum
Water consumption
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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Integrated Water Resource Management and Information Management
Information Management enables the transition from policy formulation to policy implementation. As the name suggests information management is a system of managing and disseminating information. This can be in the form of online resources made available to all, archives or information management systems utilising special technology such as GIS. It involves the creation of a database and its regular update. In this toolkit you will find resources related to the concept of information management, why and how to build your very own system and a look at case studies that demonstrate how they have chosen to build an information system focussing on water resource management. Information management is an important step in the project cycle and should be given emphasis in the planning stages.

Why and How This section of the toolkit contains resources that explains the importance of Information systems and gives the user an idea of what it takes to build one for their purpose. The documents also provide guidance and information, reference points on how to set up an information system and highlight how to assess what your information management needs are.

1) Information Management Systems
2) C1.1 Water resources knowledge base (GWP ToolBox)
3) Getting Technical Information into Watershed Decision-Making. W. Allen and M. Kilvington

Concept of Information ManagementThe resources in this section demonstrate the concept of information management and provide examples of different systems. These systems act as a mechanism for dissemination of information and facilitate information sharing with all the stakeholders.  The documents also provide information on the technologies that can be used and special requirements for these technologies.

1) Knowledge and Information Management in the water and sanitation sector. A hard nut to crack. (IRC)
2) Modelling in IWRM (GWP ToolBox)
3) C8. Information Exchange – Sharing knowledge for better water management (GWP ToolBox)

Case StudyThe case studies provide an overview of how information management systems have been used by projects (water related projects) to enhance the operation of their project and reach out to their stakeholders. The case studies also try and portray the importance of having an information management system.

1) World Metrological Organization Hydrological Cycle Observing System for the Pacific  Island Countries. Pacific - HYCOS Project Document DRAFT May 2000. (SOPAC)
2) Why involving people is important: the forgotten part of environmental information system management.
3) Monitoring and adaptive management: resolving social and organisational issues to improve information sharing in natural resource management
4) USA: The Chesapeake Bay program: The Application of Watershed Scale Models for Integrated Water Quality and Coastal Resources Management (#123) (GWP ToolBox)
5) Building a catchment Information Exchange Program (CIEP), Australia Case # 26