Tsai, chief of the technical assistance team for Kiribati from Taiwan ’ s International Cooperation and Development Fund, has personally witnessed the deterioration of the environment even just during these three years he has been in Tarawa. He recalls that two years ago, when he went rod fishing at the seashore near the team ’ s HQ, under his feet there was still a rich and colorful coral reef.
Kaitara 解釋，吉國 11 月至隔年 3 月雨季時的雨水充足（平均年降雨量為 2,560 公釐），若儲存得當可足敷旱季使用；且雨水純淨，煮沸即可飲用，也無須如海水淡化廠那般大費周章（首都現有 3 座，主要提供大型廠房、公家機構使用）。