Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................... 1
COUNTRY PROFILE ..................................................................................................................................... 2
NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 3
NSP VISION STATEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 5
NSP OBJECTIVE ........................................................................................................................................... 5
NSP CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Shaping the Context .................................................................................................................................. 6
1. SOCIAL AND CULTURE PILLAR ................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Strategic Area: Health ......................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Education and Training ....................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Social Justice and Inclusion ................................................................................................................. 9
1.4 Culture and Traditional Knowledge .................................................................................................... 9
2. ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCY PILLAR ................................................................... 9
2.1 Atoll Environment ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 Climate Change ................................................................................................................................. 10
2.3 Disaster Risk Management (DRM) .................................................................................................... 11
2.4 Radiation Contamination .................................................................................................................. 11
3. INFRASTRUCTURE PILLAR.................................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Transportation .................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2 Energy ............................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................................................ 13
3.4 Waste Management ......................................................................................................................... 14
3.5 Information and Communication Technology .................................................................................. 14
3.6 Public Facilities .................................................................................................................................. 14
4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PILLAR......................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Land ................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Agriculture......................................................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Marine Resources ............................................................................................................................. 16
4.4 Trade, Investment and Tourism ........................................................................................................ 17
4.5 Financial Sector and Services ............................................................................................................ 17
5. GOOD GOVERNANCE PILLAR................................................................................................................... 18