Triggering actions for accelerating MDG progress is the ultimate objective of this report
A statement made by the 'Acting' Secretary to Government, Mr Faakvae Taomia on behlaf of Tuvalu at the 'Whale in a Changing Ocean' conference that was held in Nukualofa, Tonga, 2017
The uPOPs Action Plan was developed under the Pacific POPs Release Reduction Project, funded through the
Global Environment Facility –Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS). It is a review and update the NIP to include the additional POPs.
The booklet serves as:
• a guideline for implementers on project design and strategy development;
• a catalogue of vetted water security interventions to be considered for GoT and partner government funding.
documenting the impacts of climate change on Tuvalu
The NAP endeavors to bring together stakeholders, both government organisations (GOs), non-government organizations (NGOs) and local communities in a joint effort to achieve sustainable land management. Implementation of the NAP inolved partners including government organisations, NGOs, private sectors and local communities.
The document also presents an indication of the size, designation date and other key information for each island conservation areas scatter across Tuvalu.
Enacted by the Parliament of Tuvalu.
Commencement : November 2017
The preparation of this National Strategic Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (NSAP) was coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the Pacific Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through relevant national climate change related projects.
A policy that is charting Tuvalu through the challenges of climate change
A rat management project to eradicate this invasive species in order to increase coconuts yields in Tuvalu
Calculated as Production (if any) + Imports - Exports
A direct internet link to easily access more ODS related data for Tuvalu on the UNEP Ozone Secretariat website
time series data on the consumption of CFC 12 & CFC 115 in Tuvalu in the past and submitted to Ozone Secretariat. This data was reported in the National Compliance Action Strategy to implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in Tuvalu
Information on the link are related to;
1. Management System in place for major fisheries
2. Existing list of Tuvalu Fisheries legislation
3. Structure of National and sub-national fisheries institutions
FAO data providing an overview of Palau's profile in relation to fishery and aquaculture indicators.
In this study, sea level data from the Australian project was focused on despite the fact that the length of data is not sufficiently long. The AusAID funded South Pacific Sea Level and climate monitoring project was set up in response to concerns raised by Pacific island countries over the potential impacts of an enhanced greenhouse effect on climate and sea levels in the South Pacific for 20 years.
The policy supports Tuvalu’s key planning document, Te Kakeega II (National Strategy for Sustainable development), as well as key regional frameworks such as the Millennium Development Goals, the Pacific Plan, and the Pacific Regional Action Plan on Sustainable Water Management.