Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 2019–2028, 2019

The Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (KJIP) envisages that I-Kiribati unique culture, heritage and identity are upheld and safeguarded through enhanced resilience and sustainable development. It aims to increase resilience through sustainable climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction using a whole-of-country approach. The KJIP identifies 12 major strategies, and identifies expected results and corresponding indicators which were selected to track progress in implementing the adaptation priorities. It identifies the Kiribati National Expert Group on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (KNEG) to become the main advisory body, coordination mechanism, and entry point for climate change and disaster risk management initiatives. The KJIP notes that the document should be understood as a living document and the KNEG can adjust it to meet emerging needs to be approved by the Development Coordinating Committee.