| ID: | 86735 |
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| Country: | Tonga |
| Title: | Tonga - Tonga Rural Innovation Project, Phase II (TRIP II) - June 2023 |
| Description: |
Rainwater tank beneficiary Loiti Tone at his house in Fatumu Village. The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) submarine volcano violently erupted on 15 January 2022, spewing volcanic ash and triggering a tsunami that caused considerable damage and destruction, including to household water storage tanks. The IFAD-supported TRIP II project, implemented by MORDI Tonga Trust, immediately implemented response and recovery efforts. Initially, the project installed water tanks at communal areas such as schools, churches, community halls to provide access to drinking water to a wider set of community members as quickly as possible. After the HTHH disaster, villages involved in the TRIP II project revised and reviewed their community-driven development plans (CDP) and confirmed that water was still a priority concern for them and one for which they wanted the project’s assistance. Installation (with guttering) of 5,000 litre rainwater storage collection tanks for individual households started in 2023. As the impacts of climate change are increasingly felt in everyday life, sustainable access to water has become an issue. Running water is not always guaranteed. When the taps go dry, rural households have the water tank as back up for hygiene, cooking and gardening. |
| Size: | 1.76 MB; 1417 x 945 pixels; 120 x 80 mm (print at 300 DPI); 375 x 250 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Todd Marvel Henry |
| Copyright: | © IFAD/ Todd Marvel Henry |
| Categories: | New from Asia and the Pacific |
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