Environment

To strengthen early warning, resilient investments and financial protection of participating countries. Samoa and Tonga projects include a range of regional and national investments in early warning and preparedness, and risk reduction and Resilient Investments, while all four participating countries (Tonga, Samoa, RMI and Vanuatu) are receiving catastrophic disaster risk insurance from FY16-FY18.

To obtain more frequent and clear satellite weather information.

Promote climate change knowledge and skills among all government secondary schools and Ni-Vanuatu youths in an innovative high impact, fun and accessible format.

Vanuatu, New Caledonia, French Polynesia. RESCCUE aims to supporting adaptation to climate change through integrated coastal management resorting especially to economic analysis and economic and financial mechanisms.

Regional awarding grants to civil society organisations in 12 countries to implement and scale up climate-resilient community adaptation, with benefits for livelihoods, food, water security and governance.

This activity supports the construction and rehabilitation of water supply infrastructure in Malampa and Torba provinces through FRC. The program works to strengthen communities’ ability to withstand extended periods of reduced access to safe drinking water resulting from disasters and El Niño.

Cook Islands, FSM, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. To strengthen capacity to address existing and emerging challenges with regard to the risks posed by natural hazards and related disasters, while maximising synergies between DRR strategies and Climate Change Adaptation. Capacity building.

Thirteen countries (Cook Islands, FSM, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, PNG, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu). (1) Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are integrated and mainstreamed into national and local policies and plans, resulting in climate responsive development planning. (2) Pacific capacity to respond to climate change risks built and supported through strengthened adaptive capacities and support facilities, such as a Regional Technical Support mechanism and Rapid Response Fund.

To increase resilience to climate change for the people of the Pacific island countries through adaptative co-management of mangroves and associated ecosystems, in each of the selected countries.