Provide safe, socially equitable, financially, technically and environmentally sustainable water supplies to enhance the welfare and livelihood of I- Kiribati 1. Increase access to safe and reliable water supplies 1.1 Identify priority villages and islands for urgent attention. 1.2 Decrease the incidence of water-borne diseases by improving the safety of freshwater supplied from groundwater and rainwater systems. 1.3 1.4 Improve water supplies for schools, hospitals and clinics. Improve outer island and rural water supplies. 1.5 Improve reliability of urban water supplies. 1.6 Increase the use of improved rainwater harvesting. 1.7 Increase access to safe, basic sanitation removed from water source areas. 2. Achieve sustainable water resource management 2.1. Develop policies, instruments, regulations and procedures to help manage demand, allocation and conjunctive use of water sources. 2.2. Determine sustainable groundwater extraction rates for all inhabited islands. 2.3. Identify acceptable land use practices for water source areas. 2.4. Examine the impacts of groundwater extraction on the environment. 2.5. Undertake timely maintenance and repairs of water supply systems, and improve operation of such supplies. Protect and conserve freshwater sources for public water supplies