Tuvalu’s environment is under pressure: sea-water rise contaminating the soil with salt, direct impact on waste and sewage systems from rising human density contributing to further damage. The 1987 UN Brundlandt report has definitely shown the existing link between environment/ecology and development /economy. Tomorrow’s economy stems from today’s environment.
Under the International Waters Project (IWP) in Tuvalu, a pilot project was established to address
“waste” with the aim of reducing the contamination of groundwater and coastal water by human
and animal waste.
Community-based activities included “low-tech” solutions to addressing environmental
degradation while national level activities involved activities with a more strategic institutional
focus. A Communications and Sanitation Training Programme was designed to investigate the
This report presents the outcome of the 2nd Review of Tuvalu’s Integrated Waste Policy Action Plan 2017-2026, providing the updates on the implementation status of the Policy during the period January 2018 – March 2019. This Review follows the 1st Review conducted in 2018 for the period June 2016 to December 2017.
Waste audit and interview data collected by APWC in October 2019.
Data from ADB on solid waste management in Tuvalu
Online post by Energy Sector Management Assistance Program in 2017
Tuvalu Electricity Corporation.
Linked to “Te Kakeega II 2015”, “Te Kaniva (Climate Change Policy) 2012” and the “Tuvalu National Energy Policy”.
Padma Lal, Kalesoma Saloa and Falealili Uili 2006
IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 36
Faafetai Sagapolutele 2017
This dataset contains documents and informatin related to the THSSP project
This dataset hosts the published NEMs of Tuvalu;