LocationsMarshall Islands Water Security Project
The project is working to build the capacity of the people of the Marshall Islands to implement water security measures. Vulnerable households in targeted communities will have improved access to water and strategies to respond to climate vulnerability in outer atolls and islands. The project is working towards the following indicators:
- Percentage of vulnerable households in targetted communities with improved access to water and strategies to respond to climate variability in outer atolls and islands.
- Extent of improvements in existing rain water harvesting systems for existing households and community buildings in outer islands and atolls.
- Additional rainwater harvesting and storage systems for communities in outer islands and atolls.
- Number of groundwater wells protected from more frequent climate change induced storm surges and contamination (through covering the wells and increasing the height of the surface concrete slab around the wells).
- Strengthened local capacities and enhanced women and youth leadership through best practices on reduced demand for rainwater.
- Updated national level continguency plan and standard operating procedures for climate change induced drought response.
- Number of developed and implemented community level drought contingency plans in outer islands and atolls.
- Number of community water committee established.
Grievance Redress Mechanism
During implementation, and particularly installation/construction phases of any project, a person or group of people can be adversely affected, directly or indirectly due to the project activities. The grievances that may arise can be related to social - environmental issues such as eligibility criteria and entitlements, disruption of services, temporary or permanent loss of livelihoods, excessive dust generation, damages to infrastructure due to construction related vibrations or transportation of raw material, noise, traffic, congestions or other social and cultural issues.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) both have policies of information disclosure and transparency; this includes ensuring that stakeholders who may be adversely affected by the project can communicate their concerns and grievances. The Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) is for people seeking satisfactory resolution of their complaints on the environmental and social performance of the Addressing Vulnerability in the Water Sector (ACWA) project in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).
Grievance Redress Mechanism Procedure
GRM Contact Information:
- By Suggestion Box: placed in each community in the outer Atolls or Islands
- By Phone: (+692)625 8637 at the NAPA building during business hours.
- By email: acwa.fj@undp.org;
- By mail: ACWA Project, c/o EPA, P O Box 1322, Majuro MH 96060, Marshall Islands
- In person: by visiting the relevant Site Coordinator in the community or on the Island/Atoll or ACWA Project Management Unit (PMU) Office, NAPA Building, Majuro.
- Team members may also receive complaints when in the field, but sufficient details must be provided by complainant to allow follow up.
