The governments of Australia and New Zealand responded to the 2011 fresh-water crisis by supplying temporary desalination plants, and assisted in the repair of the existing desalination unit that was donated by Japan in 2006. In response to the 2011 drought, Japan funded the purchase of a 100 m3/d desalination plant and two portable 10 m3/d plants as part of its Pacific Environment Community (PEC) program. Aid programs from the European Union and Australia also provided water tanks as part of the longer term solution for the storage of available fresh water. COUNT 5
QSN1 What type of device did Australia and New Zealand offer to Tuvalu during the 2011 drought? ANS1 desalination plants QSN2 As aprt of what program did Japan fund a new desalination plant at Tuvalu? ANS2 Pacific Environment Community QSN3 What did aid from the European Union provide during the drought on Tuvalu? ANS3 water tanks QSN4 What did Tuvalu's new water tanks make possible to store? ANS4 fresh water QSN5 In what year had Japan previously donated a desalination plant to Tuvalu? ANS5 2006