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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Nauru, in the central Pacific Ocean, is a raised atoll capping a volcanic seamount arising from an ocean floor depth of 4300m. The land area is 22km, and the island rises to 70m above sea level. Drilling has proved dolomitised limestone of upper Miocene or younger age to a depth of 55m below sea level. Gravity and magnetic surveys indicate that the limestone probably overlies volcanic bedrock at a depth of about 500m. Reverse-circulation drilling and geoelectrical probes indicate that there is a discontinuous freshwater layer averaging 5m thick beneath Nauru.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

The problem of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers and oceanic islands is not a new one and a great deal of research has been undertaken since the late 19th century. The first model was developed in 1888 and is known as the Ghyben-Herzberg. It is a simple model based on the hydrostatic balance between fresh and saline water. With the advent of large computing capacity over the past few decades, more sophisticated models have been developed for the simulation of seawater intrusion and upconing of saline water beneath a pumping well.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

The findings of this BIORAP survey have identified or re-confirmed the critical importance of the biodiversity and ecosystems of Nauru's terrestrial and marine environments and the urgent need for follow-up activities to manage and mitigate threats for their conservation.

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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Documentation on getting started with the Inform Data Portal.

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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Water resources sustainable management is a vital issue for small islands where groundwater is often the only available water resource. Nauru is an isolated and uplifted limestone atoll island located in the Pacific Ocean. Politecnico di Milano performed a feasibility study for the development of sustainable use of groundwater on the island. Thispaperfocusesonthefirstphaseof the study that concerns the conceptual site model development, the hydrogeological characterization and the 2D model implementation.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

The report details the planning considerations including the investigation of the water supply and sewerage infrastructure needs of Nauru for the next 20 years. It is noted that Nauru has underinvested in water and sanitation infrastructure for many decades and significant capital investment will be necessary to meet both the current and future needs for the island community for the provision of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.

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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

This document – the Republic of Nauru Framework for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (RONAdapt) – represents the Government of Nauru’s response to the risks to sustainable development posed by climate change and disasters. It aims to do two things.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

The definition of Biodiversity for the purpose of the Nauru Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is: The variety of life forms, the different plants, animals and micro-organisms, the genes they contain, and the ecosystems they form. It is usually considered at three levels; genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. It thus includes all the species that make up the natural world of Nauru, those which naturally occur on the island, and those brought here by people.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

User manuals and quick start guides for using the Solomon Islands Environment data portal.

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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Nauru faces many economic and environmental challenges. In the 1970s the country experienced an economic boom due to phosphate mining, however, because of mismanagement of the revenue, the country currently has limited financial resources to undertake many of its development programmes including environmentally sound waste management. In the face of a range of environmental, social and economic threats from poor waste management and pollution, and in the context of the limited resources, this National Solid Waste Management Strategy is developed as a matter of priority.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Survey of the regional distribution and status of asbestos- contaminated construction material and best practice options for its management in Pacific Island Countries

Report for the Republic of Nauru

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

The National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS) declares the development journey for a better quality of life for every Nauruan. It is a road map that reflects the reforms needed to be put in place and the strategies for implementation, as the platform for a better life today and tomorrow.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

National Communication reports represent the most standardized and comparable documents on the climate policies of different countries. This dataset hosts all national communications submissions by Nauru to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment,  Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation

Review of background information provided by Nauru including the National Solid Waste Strategy and background data.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

This report fulfills Nauru's 5th reporting requirement to the Convention on Biological Diversity which is also Nauru's first national report to be submitted to the convention. In this regard, the report attempts to provide a comprehensive assessment of the status and trends of our island’s biodiversity and threats to its survival and viability, and it also provides an account of actions that have been implemented to protect and conserve Nauru's biodiversity.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Jungblut V and Dowiyogo B. 2016. Directory of Wetlands of Nauru - 2016. Report to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment,  Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation

This report is prepared for the purpose of the higher ground project in Nauru to understand the impacts of sea level rise and the need to develop the higher ground in Nauru. The author of the report is NIWA.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Report. Supported by the European Union, GCCA, SPC, SPREP and Government of Nauru. 271 pages.

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Consultant report - Pacific Hycos - published as SOPAC Technical Report 435 - 2010