IW Ridge to Reef Project
Emma Newland 2018
Between 2000 and 2010, Tuvalu’s use of HCFCs increased slightly, due to the increased use of HCFC-22 in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment (Government of Tuvalu 2010). Since 2013, an annual quota system has been implemented to regulate the import of HCFCs and ensure a complete phase-out by 2030
Reference : Tuvalu State of Environment Report 2022
As a developing country, Tuvalu is listed under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, and therefore provided with assistance to phase-out consumption of CFCs by 2010, HCFCs by 2030, and HFCs by 2024. According to Tuvalu’s 2010 National Compliance Action Strategy (NCAS) to implement the Montreal Protocol, only two types of ODS are known to have been imported into Tuvalu – CFCs and HCFCs, both in very small quantities. All consumption of these substances is through the refrigeration and air conditioning service sector (Government of Tuvalu 2010).
video presented by a representative of Tuvalu explaining briefly the importance of the Inform Project
Dataset that provides a direct link to Tuvalu's data hosted on the GBIF website / records.
Tuvalu-related publications on Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
Search using the keyword "Tuvalu". 793 Results as of 15 April, 2018
Publicly available data for Tuvalu from the world database on protected areas. This data needs to be reviewed and updated.
Dataset that provides a direct internet link to Tuvalu's climate change data portal.
Interviews conducted on commercial premises where waste was also collected.
• Date: date of the interview
• Premises_ID: unique premises identifier
• Premises_Type: type of premises
• additional_comments_photos/extra_comments: miscellaneous comments
• country: country of audits
• Who_collects_the_rubbish
• Collection_period: how often waste is collected
• Collection_rating: satisfaction with collection service, 1-5 scale
• Waste_disposal_general: how general waste is disposed of
Household interviews conducted at houses where waste was collected.
Big file containing high level audit data, detailed sort of drink containers and interview data.
Long form dataset containing data from APWC high level waste sorts and detailed container sort. See the "Pivot Table" sheet for a summary of the data contained here.
Note that average values will not work for the pivot table, as each category has a number of subcategories which messes up the calculation of averages.
direct link to Tuvalu's data on the GBIF website
direct internet link to Tuvalu's climate change data portal.
Each value represents the number of dumping events observed on fishing vessels during the period 2003-2015
Forest area for pacific island countries
This is a template that can be used when creating a State of Environment report, and sections can be added or adapted to fit a country’s needs.