Many of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are known to be very vulnerable to climate change impacts. This is particularly so where national economies are highly dependent on tourism-related revenue. Yet, little is known of the adaptive capacities of tourism providers in SIDS and...
The global CBA 2010 brochure showcases various community-driven projects piloting a range of climate risk management practices at the local level. Taking a natural resource management approach, the CBA project focuses on adaptation approaches that also generate global environmental benefits in the areas of biodiversity...
UNEP helps countries and their National Implementing Entities (NIEs) in Asia Pacific towards accreditation and development of projects for the Adaptation Fund. This support programme was developed in response to the slow progress of NIE accreditation in the Asia and the Pacific region. It was...
19.11.2014
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Mr. Mafulele of the Samoan Water Authority wants to design the most cost-effective solutions for climate change adaptation in his country. “One of the inland villages in Upolu doesn’t have reliable access to drinkable water and this is a problem especially during droughts periods, particularly...
13.11.2014
Samoa is set to adopt a whole-of-government approach to climate change adaptation through a US$12.3 m initiative the Pacific island state launched on Friday, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. The initiative sees two key ministries – the Ministry of Natural Resources and...
10.02.2014
The inception meeting for a three-year multi-million dollar climate resilience project was held at the headquarters of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in Apia, Samoa this week, bringing together donors, partners and Pacific countries to strengthen planning as the project...
06.01.2014
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$14.6 million grant to help 45,000 Samoans who live in coastal communities adapt to climate change and climate variability. The Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Coastal Resources and Communities Project will develop and implement immediate adaptation activities...
31.05.2013
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On Wednesday, 29th May 2013, the Honorable Prime Minister, the Ministries of Finance, and Natural Resources and Environment together with the United Nations Development Programme in Samoa held a joint event to sign the project “Enhancing the resilience of tourismreliant communities to Climate Change risks”....
29.05.2013
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An exciting and innovative new project is underway in Fiji that asks communities, teachers and media to share their thoughts on climate change. The project is also pioneering a ground-breaking mobile survey run on both Digicel (with technology provided by Mobimedia) and Vodafone networks that...
The objective of the ICCRIFS Project is to increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of the communities living in Samoa’s forest areas to climate change through targeted adaptation interventions in (i) lowland agro-forestry and (ii) upland native forest sub-sectors. Read more: Adaptation Learning Mechanism :...