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
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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
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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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Programme for Water Governance Proposal for Fiji
Eight specific objectives of the pilot were identified, which have been developed for discussion and further action by the National Water Committee: The National Water Committee is chaired by the Director of the Mineral Resources Department and includes representatives of the ministries and departments with water-related roles.



Proposals are:
 
1.National water policy To progress further policy work following the adoption of the interim national water policy.The key policy issue is water rights and native land ownership.The pilot recommended that the government ensure it has the legal power to manage and allocate Fiji’s water resources and that such power is not compatible with the granting of ownership of the water to native land owners. To consider a draft policy on provision of rural water supplies and sustainability. It promotes the investigation of all sources of water and the need to ensure that the local management and maintenance arrangements for local water supplies are developed at the design stage for the schemes.



2.Water Resources Legislation To consider water resources legislation based on an outline provided by the project that deals with all water resources, including surface water and groundwater.Some policy issues need to be resolved before legislation can be finalise, in particular the matter of native land ownership and water rights.



3.National coordination To establish a permanent representative policy level coordination body such as a national water council, to (i) oversee the water management reform process and (ii) advise the government on important water issues, (iii) investigate and report on matters referred to it by the government.The national water council would comprise representatives of private interests in Fiji with high level representatives of the key public sector agencies with a role in water.



4.Institutional development (i)To identify a ministerial responsibility for water resources management. To create a secretariat to support the national water council. To commence development of the administrative capacity to undertake water management responsibilities, which include (i) water allocation and control for both surface water and groundwater, (ii) flood management and planning (to be coordinated with flood warning and flood response), (iii) coordinate water resources data responsibilities, (iv) assessment of riverine and estuarine activities, and (v) undertake the technical work required for these activities.



5.Institutional development To assign the responsibility for national water data collection in the key data fields.To develop water resources databases for long-term planning and water resources assessments for surface water and groundwater.To establish an information coordinating system for water resources data exchange and consistent data quality.



6.Capacity Building         To identify the key capacity requirements for the water resources management function and strategies for obtaining relevant qualifications and skills in Fiji.