An Overview of National Climate Change Strategies and Priorities in Tuvalu

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TuvaluRegional Workshop on Responding to Climate

Change in the Pacific:

Moving from Strategy to Action12-13 October 2010Hotel Novotel Nadi, Fiji Islands

Lototasi Morikao (Finance and Economic Planning)

Melton Tauetia (Environment Department)


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Tuvalu in the Pacific


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Background Information

Tuvalu is a series of 9 small coralatolls: 6 atolls, 3 raisedlimestone reef islands.

Total land area of 26 sq. km.,making Tuvalu the fourthsmallest country in the world in

terms of land area. Around 12,373 (2009) people

and about 4,429 people live inFunafuti, the capital city

Tuvalus population density is

475/sq km; Funafuti populationdensity is 1,903/sq km

All the Islands elevation arebelow 5 meters above MSL


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Key Climate Change-Related Issues

Sea level rise

Increasing frequency and intensity of cyclonesand storm surges

Inundation and salt water intrusion

Increasing sea surface temperature

Dry spell and health-related air-borne diseases(storage, catchment and attitudes)

Land degradation

Depletion of marine and terrestrial biodiversity

Waste management


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Climate Change Legislation in Place

Environment Protection Act 2007

Conservation Areas Act 1999

Foreshore and Land Reclamation Ordinance [Cap 26]

Marine Pollution Act 1991Pesticides Act 1990

Plants Ordinance [Cap 39]

Wildlife Conservation Ordinance [Cap 47]

(When Tuvalu became independent in 1978, all

Ordinances were re-designated as Acts.)


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PART VIII Environment Protection Act 2007RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE

29. Policies and programs to address climate change

(1) In conjunction with other Departments, each Kaupule, and relevant internationalagencies, and through the involvement of the community, the Department shallformulate, apply and implement strategies and programs to:

(a) raise the level of understanding throughout the world about the implications of climatechange and activities which contribute to climate change, on Tuvalu and the future of its

people;(b) promote understanding amongst the people of Tuvalu about the causes and implications

of climate change;

(c) address the effects of climate change within Tuvalu on its water resources, coastal areas,lands and land usage, food security, biodiversity, fisheries, economic welfare, publicinfrastructure and its vulnerability to natural disasters;

(d) implement programs and facilitate projects to protect its water resources, coastal areas,mangroves, lands, biodiversity, fisheries and public infrastructure, and to contribute to the

health well-being and livelihoods of Tuvaluans;(e) promote the use of renewable energy;

(f) reduce carbon emissions; and

(g) participate in international conventions and forums with a view to obtaining the fullestpossible assistance to address the implications of climate change and undertakeadaptation initiatives.


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(2) Regulations made under this Act may provide for any matter

associated with the response in Tuvalu to climate change, and to

implement strategies and programs formulated in accordance

with subsection (1), and may:

(a) promote the use of renewable energy and require the reductionof carbon emissions by any means;

(b) provide for the protection and conservation of Tuvalus fresh

water resources;

(c) provide for matters concerning drought prevention and response;

and

(d) provide for the protection, improvement and expansion of

relevant public infrastructure.

PART VIII Environment Protection Act 2007RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE


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Institutional Framework

The Climate Change Section is under the

Environment Department.

Climate change issues are tangled with overall

environment issues. There is a need to establish a separate unit for

climate change.

There is a great need to link and network with

the international communities working on

climate change and related issues.


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Climate Change Programmes/Projects

1. Second National Communication (SNC) Project

2. Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project

3. National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA Profile1 Project)

4. Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC)

5. Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)


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Country Need for Assistance/Support

Financial support

Technical support

Assistance as recurrent budget is unable to fund

any of the climate change activities

Climate change projects manifest the financial

support needed; the question is of its adequacy.

We all know the answer.


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We look forward to working withADB on purely ground action projects

to combat the adverse effects of

climate change.

Thank you and Fafetai lasi

An Overview of National Climate Change Strategies and Priorities in Tuvalu

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