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Solar Pumps and Technical Assistance for Kiritimati Island
Kiritimati Island is subject to the most variable rainfall of any inhabited island of the Pacific, and highly
vulnerable to severe drought periods associated with La Niña occurrences. Administered by the Ministry
of Line and Phoenix Islands Development (MLPID), Kiritimati Island is a key investment and development
hub of Kiribati. It is a low-lying coral atoll with an approximate area of 388 km2 rising to only around four
meters above sea level, and a rapidly growing 2024 population of roughly 8,000 people. Given the current
lack of water availability and associated public service provision on Kiritimati, SPC are working closely with
MLPID to equitably and sustainably scale-up the current groundwater supply infrastructure (from lens to
customer), while exploring supplementary water resources and building local capacity where needed.