Project Information
Pacific Resilience Program (PREP) for Pacific Islands
The Pacific Resilience Program (PREP) for Pacific Islands, funded through the World Bank (WB), is a ‘Series of Projects’ implemented to strengthen early warning, create a framework for climate and disaster resilience, and improve post-disaster response. PREP is being implemented in two phases, although there is the potential for more phases in the future.
PREP II
Under PREP II, Haskoning Australia has been retained as the Designer, by the Republic of Marshall Island (RMI) Ministry of Works, Infrastructure and Utilities (MWIU), to deliver the Ebeye Coastal Protection Engineering Design and Construction Supervision. Haskoning Australia is currently developing three (3) final designs, all of which will be suitable to meet functional objectives of the project should any of them be built by the constructor.
Prequalification – Tender Briefing
A Prequalification Tender Briefing will be conducted on the 14th of June between 5:00 - 7:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Please click to button below for the link to the teams meeting.
Location & Cause for the project.
The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) is one of the worlds smallest, most isolated and vulnerable nations. The country consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands (24 of which are uninhabited) and has a total land mass of just 181km2, which is set in an area of over 1.9 million km2, RMI’s population is estimated to be about 53,000 of which over half are residents in the capital city of Majuro.
As the population of RMI is concentrated on low-lying atolls, it makes RMI vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. The country is already beginning to the feel the effects of climate change and its 370km coastline (which is home to 99% of the population), which renders it particularly susceptible to extreme waves and high tides. Climate change will lead to more damaging storm surges and coastal inundation, increased intensity of tropical storms and more extreme events such as droughts and flooding for RMI.
Climate change is also projected to result in progressive changes such as sea level rise which accelerate coastal erosion, increase coastal inundation and increase salinization of fresh water resources.
Ebeye, where this particular project is located, is a low lying island of approximately 10,000 residents. Ebeye is located approximately 433km west of Majuro and therefore is considered remote and challenging environment to work and source sustainable materials for.