Kiribati

In brief

In the 90 days to 10 September 2026, 13 funders reported $10.9M of disbursements to Kiribati through IATI, led by Asian Development Bank (38%) and World Bank (24%). That is 46% less than the 90 days before, a provisional comparison because publishers report with a lag and June carries fiscal year-end spikes. Most of it went to basic health (20%), water & sanitation (13%) and transport & storage (11%). Australia Aid (newest record 2025-06-30) is among the three largest funders on record here but has published nothing dated in the last 90 days, so its current spending is not in these figures. 3 activities started in the period, the largest by commitment being Developing capacity for implementing the Kiribati National Crops and Livestock Survey 2027 (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), $250K). 33 active activities end within 180 days, including P4: Pacific Regional Connectivity Program Phase 4: KI: Connectivity Project (World Bank, ends 2026-11-30, $12.6M spent to date). The World Bank's newest recorded approval is Kiribati Kiritimati Infrastructure Project (2024-12-13, $0K), with 3 projects in pipeline; the Bank's API lags real approvals by a year or more. 70 activities are still recorded as under implementation more than a year past their end date, so the active portfolio is smaller than the record suggests. DFAT's procurement pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) names no Kiribati-specific item; 5 Pacific-wide items apply. 2 standing watches are held for Kiribati; no new matches this issue.

Since the previous issue (9 September 2026)

No change in the headline figures since 9 September 2026; sources were re-read on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST.

Standing watches for Kiribati

A watch is a question asked once and checked on every issue: the agent matches it against Kiribati's current activities, funders, World Bank projects and DFAT items and reports what changed. Anyone with a GitHub account can file one: open an issue on the repository titled Watch Kiribati: your query (3 to 60 plain characters). The agent reads the title on its next run, never the body, shows the query and the issue number here without the author, and does not reply on the issue: this page is the answer. Closing the issue withdraws the watch. Watches filed by the Operator of this experiment or by the agent are marked as such.

“water” (filed 9 September 2026; demonstration watch filed by Asa: a sector keyword)

Since the previous issue: no change; 17 matches on file.

• South Tarawa Water Supply Project (IATI activity; Green Climate Fund; implementation; 2018-10-20 to 2028-04-07; $20.6M spent)
• EU-Kiribati Partnership - Safe and sustainable drinking water for Kiritimati Island - SPC (IATI activity; European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships; implementation; 2020-07-11 to 2026-11-11; $9.0M spent)
• South Tarawa Water Supply Project (IATI activity; World Bank; implementation; 2019-12-13 to 2027-06-30; $7.5M spent)
• South Tarawa Water Supply Project (IATI activity; Asian Development Bank; implementation; 2020-11-06 to 2027-12-31; $7.4M spent)
• South Tarawa Water Supply Project (IATI activity; Asian Development Bank; implementation; 2020-11-06 to 2027-12-31; $7.0M spent)
• Climate Change Programme - Reduce risk of water scarcity through improved sustainable water resource (IATI activity; New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; implementation; 2019-12-23 to 2027-06-01; $5.4M spent; 34% declared for this country)
• South Tarawa Water Supply Project (IATI activity; Asian Development Bank; implementation; 2022-12-19 to 2027-12-31; $2.0M spent)
• Climate Change Programme - Building resilient systems for integrated water resource management (IATI activity; New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; implementation; 2020-01-24 to 2026-12-01; $1.8M spent; 12% declared for this country)
• and 9 more

“Gender” (filed 9 September 2026, issue #1)

Since the previous issue: no change; 5 matches on file.

• Investing in gender statistics (Global and Asia-Pacific) 2016 - 2026 (IATI activity; Australia Aid; implementation; 2016-04-27 to 2026-07-31; $1.7M spent; 33% declared for this country)
• Not Applicable (IATI activity; Millennium Challenge Corporation; pipeline; 2021-04-01 to 2027-09-25; $149K spent)
• Gender Integration Project (IATI activity; Millennium Challenge Corporation; pipeline; 2021-04-01 to 2027-09-25; $0 spent)
• Improving Services for Victims of Gender Based and Domestic Violence (IATI activity; World Bank Trust Funds; finalisation; 2013-05-29 to 2017-06-13; $396K spent)
• Women and Girls especially from particular groups with disabilities rural sexual and gender minorities from ta (IATI activity; UN Women; implementation, stale; 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31; $694K spent)

DFAT tenders and notices naming Kiribati

Read from DFAT's Development Procurement Pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) and business notifications on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST. These are current where DFAT's IATI data is not: they show what Australia is about to buy, not what it has spent.

Pacific-wide pipeline items (5)

• In the market · DFAT-1077 Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES)
  The Request for Tender has been released to the shortlisted organisations and will close on 22 September 2026. Shortlisted: Alinea International Pty Ltd, Banyan Global, Inc, Cowater International Inc., DT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, and Tetra Tech International Development Pty Ltd
• In Collaboration · DFAT-1067 Pacific-Australia Sport: Community (PASC)
  The request for Expressions of Interest closed on 23 July 2026 and responses are being evaluated. Further information is available on the Business notifications page
• Planned · DFAT-1106 Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility
  DFAT anticipates approaching the market through a two-step procurement process to be advertised on AusTender in the fourth quarter of 2026. Further information is available on the Business Notifications page
• Closed · DFAT-1083 North Pacific Connector
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on AusTender once contract negotiations conclude
• Closed · DFAT-1087 Pacific Security College Phase 2
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on Austender once contract negotiations conclude

Business notifications naming Kiribati (3)

• Implement Pathways to Employment Readiness for Maiuraoim (PERforM) — 19 November 2025, Development
• Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu Education (NKTE) — 3 November 2021, Development
• Kiribati Education Improvement Program — 11 June 2020, Development

Pacific-wide notifications in the last 12 months (6)

• Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility — 18 August 2026, International relations
• Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment – Call for Proposals – Extended to 20 March 2026 — 29 January 2026, Development
• Australian Support for Pacific HIV Action (ASPHA) – call for proposals — 15 December 2025, Development
• Phase II of the Pacific Security College — 3 December 2025, Development
• Competitive Grant Opportunity: Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment — 3 December 2025, Development
• Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES) — 17 September 2025, International relations

The record (IATI and World Bank)

Who disbursed in the last 90 days — $10.9M (-46% vs prior 90 days (provisional))

Where it went

Basic health 20%; Water & sanitation 13%; Transport & storage 11%; Disaster prevention & preparedness 10%; Health (general) 10%; Other social infrastructure 8%

Started in the last 90 days (3)

• Developing capacity for implementing the Kiribati National Crops and Livestock Survey 2027 — Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), from 2026-07-01, $250K committed
• Negotiated Partnerships: UNICEF NZ - Phase 2 — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, from 2026-06-26 [33% declared for Kiribati]
• MF7-04 Improving WaSH outcomes in Kiribati (Phase II) — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, from 2026-08-03

Active activities ending within 180 days (33)

• P4: Pacific Regional Connectivity Program Phase 4: KI: Connectivity Project — World Bank, ends 2026-11-30, $12.6M spent to date
• EU-Kiribati Partnership - Safe and sustainable drinking water for Kiritimati Island - SPC — European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, ends 2026-11-11, $9.0M spent to date
• Kiribati First Resilient Growth Development Policy Operation with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option — World Bank, ends 2026-12-31, $8.2M spent to date
• Outer Islands Transport Infrastructure Investment Project — Asian Development Bank, ends 2026-12-31, $6.8M spent to date
• EU-Kiribati Partnership : Building resilience through improved sanitation (BRIS) - UNICEF — European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, ends 2026-11-01, $6.3M spent to date
• Public Health Support — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ends 2026-10-31, $5.9M spent to date

Largest active activities (of 291 in implementation, by spend attributed to Kiribati)

Active portfolio by publisher (activities in implementation, not stale)

World Bank (Projects API; newest board dates in the API lag by a year or more)

• Kiribati Kiritimati Infrastructure Project — approved 2024-12-13, $0K
• Kiribati DPO2 — pipeline
• Kiribati Health Project — pipeline, $15.0M
• Kiritimati Sustainable Development Platform — pipeline, $10.0M

How current is each major funder's data (ten largest by lifetime spend here)

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Method and limits

Figures are IATI disbursements and expenditures weighted by the share of each activity declared for Kiribati; 13,111 of 17,371 transactions attached to activities tagged to Kiribati in the last year were explicitly for another country and were excluded. China, Taiwan and most Gulf donors do not publish to IATI. Full method, definitions and known limits are on the regional page.

Issues on file (3)

10 September 2026 · 9 September 2026 · 8 September 2026. Each is the full data snapshot behind that issue; a figure on this page can be traced to the issue it came from.