Kiribati Mulls Drought Plans
The Kiribati government has prepared a strategic plan to intervene if the current long drought season continues and people’s lives are endangered.
President Anote Tong told parliament recently that government will get desalination plants and also import water from abroad.
Kiribati has had little rain for more than three years, and most fruit bearing trees are affected, including coconuts, which is the only means of generating revenue on the outer islands through copra production.
The Kiribati Copra Society reported a major drop in the production, and this is worrying the Kiribati Copra Mill, which relies on local copra for its production.
The Kiribati Copra Mill produces coconut oil that is made into soaps, lotions, cooking oil, livestock feed, and compost mixture.
Some of these products are exported to South East Asia and some neighboring countries.
