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Rapid drought assessment Tuvalu. 13 October - 8 November 2011.

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On Wednesday 28 September 2011 the Government of Tuvalu declared a state of emergency due to drought. This followed the declaration of national crisis situations on two atolls (the capital Funafuti and the southern island of Nukulaelae) after a prolonged period with little or no rain and identification by the Government of Tuvalu of the need for emergency measures to provide sufficient safe water for the populations living on these two islands.
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2012
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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