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

As Tuvalu celebrated 45 years of independence on 1 October, the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation (TCAP) work in Funafuti is almost complete, demonstrating how the small island nation has doubled down on climate action. 

 

Since the start of TCAP in 2017, supported by the global Green Climate Fund and Australia’s The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), in partnership with the Pacific Community, the Government of Tuvalu and United Nations Development Programme, TCAP aims to reduce exposure to coastal hazards and to develop a long-term coastal adaptation strategy.  

 

Given that retreating to higher ground is not possible, the TCAP project is creating 7.3 hectares of new and raised land designed to remain above sea levels beyond 2100 – an undertaking which is now 95 percent complete. The design of the multimillion-dollar coastal adaptation infrastructure intervention ensures that large storms can be weathered to secure communities.