Small Island Developing States

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.

Trinidad and Tobago: Disaster Preparedness for Climate Change

The Red Cross of Trinidad and Tobago recently started the RC/RC Climate Centre’s Preparedness for climate change program. The first step was taken in September 2006, when a workshop was held to assess the nationwide threats posed by climate change and identify Red Cross priorities in response. The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross, will develop both a climate change information and activity booklet to be used in schools. To reach children further, the national society will set up school projects, a website and a kids club.

Samoa: Upgrading a Coastal Spring for the Village of Vailoa-Palauli

The village of Vailoa Palauli depends on coastal springs for drinking water. During floods, this water is made dirty and undrinkable, and during droughts, the water source dries up. The residents have no alternative water source.The aim of this project is to help villagers manage water in such a way that they have access to this resource regardless of climatic variation.

Samoa: Restoration of the Lepa Village Natural Spring and Development of a Water Catchment for Village Drinking Water

The village of Lepa depends on coastal springs for drinking water. During floods, this water is made dirty and undrinkable, and the residents have no water source. The aim of this project, led by Lepa - Komiti Tumama, is to help villagers store water during non-flood periods to provide a source of clean drinking water during floods.

Region:Small Island Developing States
Sector:Water Resources
Scale:Community
Settlement Type:Rural
Objective:"Serendipitous" Adaptation
Impacts:Flooding
Targetedness:Building Response Capacity
Country:Samoa
Adaptation Strategies Employed:Changing Natural Resource Management Practices
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