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Media release: Clean water initiative for low-lying Pacific islands johnkey.co.nz//archives/1715-Clean-water-initiative-for-low-lying-Pacific-islands.html Prime Minister John Key today announced a $5 million initiative to help five low-lying Pacific countries vulnerable to water shortages to better manage their fresh water resources. “For a number of Pacific countries, access to safe, clean drinking water is not guaranteed. Ensuring communities and businesses can access clean drinking water will go a long way to improving people’s health and livelihoods,” Mr Key says. “As part of a practical solution, we have entered into a new five-year partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) to improve water security in Tuvalu, Tokelau, Kiribati, the Cook Islands and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. “This project will focus on practical steps such as ensuring gutters are properly connected to storage tanks, maintaining storage facilities and training national water security officers to monitor water levels and help communities be better prepared for water shortages,” Mr Key says. Continue reading: johnkey.co.nz//archives/1715-Clean-water-initiative-for-low-lying-Pacific-islands.html
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 02:17:12 +0000

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