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While Pacific Island Countries contribute little to global greenhouse gas emissions, they are among the most vulnerable to climate change. The increasing intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones, droughts and floods, as well as slow-onset disasters such as sea level rise, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion, are drastically affecting their access to freshwater, which is already a critical challenge.

The current project presented to the Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Water Directorate (DEPESS) of the MELCCFP focuses on the link between geomorphology and the hydrological properties of the substratum. The organization of the hydrographic network primarily depends on the hydrological and hydrogeological properties of geological formations. Thus, in a given climatic context, drainage density is a strong indicator of the properties of the geological formations that constitute the basin.