Samoa: Restoration of the Lepa Village Natural Spring and Development of a Water Catchment for Village Drinking Water
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2007

The village of Lepa depends on coastal springs for drinking water. During floods, this water is made dirty and undrinkable, and the residents have no water source. The aim of this project, led by Lepa - Komiti Tumama, is to help villagers store water during non-flood periods to provide a source of clean drinking water during floods.

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RegionSmall Island Developing States
ScaleCommunity
SectorWater Resources
Settlement TypeRural
Objective"Serendipitous" Adaptation
ImpactsFlooding
TargetednessBuilding Response Capacity
CountrySamoa
Adaptation Strategies EmployedChanging Natural Resource Management Practices