This SNC provides an update on the activities undertaken domestically since the Initial National Communication in 1999. It covers the period from 1999 to 2015 and it also provides information on the progress made by Tuvalu in implementing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including the national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases (GHG) not controlled by the Montreal Protocol.
Tuvalu submitted this initial communication in 1999 to UNFCCC describing the context of the islands for consideration of the impacts of climate change provided by both natural and human system in the country.
This first SOE was prepared as a major component of the NEMs project. It summarises the state of marine resources, cultural and archaeological resources, socio-economic environment, and outline environmental challenges facing Tuvalu at the time.
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 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 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 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
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.
The calendar also include a local map, a table of highest and lowest predicted tides of the year, phases of the moon, indicators of highest and lowest tides of the month, and fact sheets about tidal variability and extreme high tides (also known as King Tides in the region), with additional fact-sheets on Traditional Knowledge and Tides and Sea Level for Coastal Development and Sea Navigation.
The objective of the study is to build institutional capacity and knowledge to enable Tuvalu to better plan and manage the impacts of climate change on migration. Specifically, through developing migration indicators, providing information on labour migration and gathering data on community attitudes to climate change-related migration.
Tuvalu is one of 15 countries participating in PacWaste project, with activities taking place in the project domains of healthcare waste and asbestos.