The islanders of Arno in the Republic of Marshall Islands face a constant crisis with fresh clean drinking water. With climate change causing more extreme weather events, the Marshall Islands faces rising sea water levels and declining fresh supplies.
Thanks to the Pacific Community’s Building Safety and Resilience Project, which is funded by the European Union (EU) through the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) Group of States, the islanders are able to tackle the problem of water shortages in the atolls. This is their story.