Tuvalu: New Zealand's Pacific Access Category (PAC) Immigration Policy

Tuvalu is the first country in which residents have been forced to evacuate because of rising sea levels. Nearly 3000 Tuvaluans have already left their homelands. In support of their crisis, the New Zealand government has established an immigration program called the Pacific Access Category, which currently sees seventy-five residents migrate to NZ each year. The PAC also allows 75 citizens of Kiribati, 250 citizens of Tonga, and 250 citizens of Fiji to emigrate to New Zealand each year.

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RegionSmall Island Developing States
SectorDisaster-Risk Management
ScaleNational
ObjectiveDiscrete Adaptation
ImpactsDamage to Human Settlements, Flooding
TargetednessConfronting Climate Change
CountryTuvalu
Adaptation Strategies EmployedPromoting Policy Change