The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) team has returned this month from conducting public consultations with more than 400 women, men, youth, people with disability, fisherman and landowners, island leaders, government staff and Kaupule (council) staff on Nanumaga, Nanumea, and Funafuti.
Read MoreLed by the Honourable Minister of Finance/National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund/Chairman of the Board, Hon. Seve Paeniu, the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project has held its 4th Project Board Meeting in the capital, Funafuti.
Read MoreSurprisingly, until now, detailed and accurate measurement of land height has not existed for the majority of atoll islands in the Pacific region, a crucial missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to understanding — and responding to — sea level rise. Now, new data collected via state-of-the-art LIDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, technology, sheds a light on the challenges in one of the world’s most threatened nations, Tuvalu, with implications for other small island developing states around the world.
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