Vanuatu

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Capital

Port Vila

Neighbouring Countries

Solomon Islands, Fiji

Total Area

12,200 km²

- Water

0 km² (0.00%) / 0 m²/ha

- Land

12,200 km²

Coastline

2,528 km

Population

211,367 (17.3 inhab./km²)

HDI^A

0.686 (2007)

Gini Coefficient^A

n/a (1995)

Nominal GDP^B

$560 million

GDP (PPP) Per Capita^B

$4,700

National UN Presence

Land Use^C

- Cultivated Land

1,050 km² (8.61%)

- Arable

200 km² (1.64%)

- Permanent Crops

850 km² (6.97%)

- Irrigated

km²

- Non cultivated

11,150 km² (91.39%)

Average Annual Rainfall^D

Renewable Water Resources^E

km³

Water Withdrawals^F	km³/yr
- For Agricultural Use	n/a
- For Domestic Use	n/a
- For Industrial Use	n/a
- Per Capita	m³

Population with safe access to
- Improved Water Source	60%
- Urban population	86%
- Rural population	52%
- Improved Sanitation	50%
- Urban population	78%
- Rural population	42%

References & Remarks

^A UNDP Human Development Report

^B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia

^C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles

^D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture

^E CIA World Factbook

^F Earthtrends

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1 News
2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context
3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources
4 Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment
5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination
6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation
7 Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities
8 Articles
9 Projects and Case Studies
10 Publications
11 Who is Who
12 References
13 See also
14 External Resources
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News

Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

In Vanuatu, both ground and surface water are used for domestic purposes. In urban areas the main water source is shallow aquifers whereas in rural areas various sources are used such as bores, wells, springs, rivers and rainwater catchments.

Urban water supplies are provided by UNELCO (a private company) in Port Vila and Public Works in Luganville, Isangel and Lakatoro. All rural supplies are donor-funded and designed and delivered by either the drilling section or rural water supply (within DGMWR). Rural water supplies are operated and managed by the local community.

Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment

Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination

See Sector coordination sub-page for detailed description

Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation

Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities

Demands and competing uses of water

Where water extraction is monitored because it is provided as a reticulated supply, then there is some knowledge and observation of the aquifer. In both Port Vila and Luganville aquifers are under increasing pressure from housing, agriculture and other developments. Outside of the demands of the reticulated supply, no formal assessment has been made of demand or impacts of competing use.

Groundwater quality and quantity

Information on ground water in Vanuatu is sporadic and mostly focused on Port Vila and Luganville. Groundwater quality in both urban centres of Port Vila and Luganville is generally good with only calcium hardness to note. Neither water supply currently requires treatment other than chlorination. However, in both cases aquifer levels are thought to be decreasing while pumping demands are increasing.

Surface water quality and quantity

Pollution

Scabies, skin diseases and malaria are water related diseases and are the three most common health issues in Vanuatu. Poor drainage and waste management provide pools of water that are favourable breeding sites for malaria mosquito. Unmanaged and uncontrolled sanitation and wastewater are also major concerns.