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Girl playing with the waves, Tuvalu. Photo: UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji

Girl playing with the waves, Tuvalu. Photo: UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji

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Raising the voice of rural women in Tuvalu
Raising the voice of rural women in Tuvalu

This International Women’s Day, themed: “Invest in women: accelerate progress,” Lilian Falealuga Tine, an outspoken advocate for the rights of women in Tuvalu, spoke about the role of the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) in empowering women in the long-term. While the core element of the infrastructure-building project is to reclaim and raise land from the sea, protecting the community from sea level-rise – a critical component of the project has been about supporting women to speak up at the governing board and community levels.

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Social justice is climate justice in Tuvalu
Social justice is climate justice in Tuvalu

Engaging in community-based adaptation projects, Teresa Lifuka-Drecala collaborates with other residents and organizations to implement sustainable practices aimed at fortifying coastal defenses, preserving natural habitats, and promoting renewable energy initiatives. This is her story.

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Reading the sky and sea: climate justice for a brighter future
Reading the sky and sea: climate justice for a brighter future

Motivated by a deep interest in the need for local law reforms to better reflect traditional environmental knowledge, 32-year-old Lisepa Paeniu has a passion for climate justice. “I think the best way to improve women’s participation in politics, whether local or national, is through empowering other women,” she said. In September 2022, Lisepa pursued a master's degree in environmental law at Sydney’s University of New South Wales. Today, she is choosing from among three doctoral scholarships between Australia and New Zealand. This is her story.

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Building back better in the Pacific
Building back better in the Pacific

At the forefront of the action, Tap Apisai is a Tuvaluan civil engineer, and the project country manager of the coastal reconstruction work at Hall Contracting. The process of construction is not always straightforward. Progress depends a lot on the weather and the tide movements during the construction phase and this is a challenge that has to be well managed.

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Buffering saltwater waves for food and water security
Buffering saltwater waves for food and water security

On Tuvalu’s outer islands of Nanumea and Nanumaga, a novel approach is being implemented to significantly reduce the likelihood of wave overtopping and subsequent marine water flooding of village areas. These Berm Top Barriers raise the natural storm berm along the foreshore by an extra 1.5 meters, making storm waves far less likely to over top the shore, and penetrate further inland into village areas and farmland.  

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A landmark moment: Tuvalu is lifted above sea-level
A landmark moment: Tuvalu is lifted above sea-level

Now, construction of the multimillion-dollar coastal adaptation infrastructure project in the capital Funafuti is complete, with more areas set to follow soon. The reclamation incorporates drainage to protect from heavy rainfall and a small harbor facility to provide continued community access to the Funafuti Lagoon. Plans are underway to ensure the site is properly maintained, with the buried mega-bags expected to remain intact well beyond 40 years.  

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Digital training tackles future threats in Tuvalu
Digital training tackles future threats in Tuvalu

The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) continues to roll out its plan to train government officials in the use of a coastal hazard modeling tool, to detect and mitigate coastal risks. This software will support government officials in the Pacific region to mitigate threats like sea-level rise in the long-term.  

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Tuvalu doubles-down on climate action: celebrating 45 years of Independence
Tuvalu doubles-down on climate action: celebrating 45 years of Independence

When 31-year-old Lisepa Paeniu graduates from her Master’s programme, she dreams of providing sound advice to benefit the people of her nation, Tuvalu, and the Pacific Region. Now completing her master's in environmental law from the University of New South Wales, Australia, Lisepa is among five students who have been supported by the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) with scholarships to support climate action on the island. 

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Tuvalu launches world-class coastal hazard modelling tool in the face of growing climate impacts
UNDP, TCAP, Tuvalu, climate, resilience, Disaster risk reduction
Tuvalu launches world-class coastal hazard modelling tool in the face of growing climate impacts
UNDP, TCAP, Tuvalu, climate, resilience, Disaster risk reduction

In collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC), the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) has handed over to Government of Tuvalu a state-of-the-art online platform which, for the first time, allows the atoll nation to clearly identify, plan for, and reduce risks associated with sea level rise and more frequent intense storms driven by climate change.

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UNDP, TCAP, Tuvalu, climate, resilience, Disaster risk reduction
Keynote remarks by Resident Representative for UNDP Pacific at groundbreaking ceremony in Funafuti
UNDP, TCAP, Tuvalu, climate, resilience, Disaster risk reduction
Keynote remarks by Resident Representative for UNDP Pacific at groundbreaking ceremony in Funafuti
UNDP, TCAP, Tuvalu, climate, resilience, Disaster risk reduction

Remarks by Resident Representative for UNDP’s Pacific Office in Fiji, Mr Levan Bouadze, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the coastal protection reclamation in Funafuti.

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UNDP, TCAP, Tuvalu, climate, resilience, Disaster risk reduction
 
 

 

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