This vulnerability and adaptation (V&A) assessment was carried out to help identify and prioritise adaptation options for investment under the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project.

The project in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is focusing on water resources management on the main atoll of Majuro. The report provides an assessment of the Majuro water sector and the vulnerability of the sector to current and projected climate change impacts, and recommends some adaptation responses. The aim of the PACC project is to build resilience to drought, and reduce reliance on the underground water lens. A 2011 assessment of the water sector in the RMI identified improvement of the airport catchment as a key way to do this. This V&A builds on these findings, and includes recommendations for redesigning and retrofitting the existing water infrastructure so as to better prepare for current climate variability and future climate change risks.