Managing Coastal Aquifers in Selected Pacific Small Island Developing States Project (MCAP) Groundwater investigation in Nui, Tuvalu

1.1 Project background

Water Survey Report for all Islands of Tuvalu

Managing Water Scarcity through Strengthened Water Resource Management Project in Tuvalu is the second phase of the previous Strengthening Water Security in the Vulnerable Island States that aim to improve the water resource storage system to enhance resilience in communities. This regional project covers 5 Islands which are Cook Island, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu. The project's long-term goal is for communities to be less susceptible to water scarcity.

Video of Te Lafiga o Tuvalu - Tuvalu's Long Term Adaptation Plan (2022) 

Climate Security

Project Coordinator: Mr Saamu Tui

Although climate change is cited as the most signifigant security threat to he south pacific, its likely effects on security and potential conflict are yet to be widely explored by the international an regional organisations present on the ground. Climate change in the pacific region has the potential for a myriad of cascading fragility and instability risks. These will affect men, women and youth differently, and vary across the region both according to timeframes under consideration and depending on the country context.

Managing Water Scarcity through Strengthened Water ResourcesManagement Project

Project Coordinator: Alamoana Tofuola

Finance Assistance: Betty Fousaga

The Managing Water Scarcity through Strengthened Water Resources Management project responds
to MFAT’s Water Security Strategic Approach to address the climate change-related water security
challenges faced by Pacific Island Countries. The Project is being implemented by the Pacific
Community (SPC) over the three-year period from July 2020 to June 2023, and.

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