PACIFIC ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT PACC Building … · 2014-03-31 · Water storage...
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FRENCH POLYNESIA NEW CALEDONIA AUSTRALIA HAWAII COOK ISLANDS PALAU FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA MARSHALL ISLANDS REPUBLIC OF NAURU PAPUA NEW GUINEA SOLOMON ISLANDS TUVALU VANUATU NIUE SAMOA KIRIBATI FIJI TONGA PALAU Test and introduce salt water tolerant taro varieties in Ngatpang State, to reduce the impacts of climate change Climate change is causing both sea levels and sea surface temperatures to rise in Palau. Sea level rise is making ground soil more salty in coastal growing areas, making it harder to grow food and other important crops. Increasing sea surface temperatures are also having a negative impact on important aquaculture crops such as rabbit fish and crabs. The PACC project is working in the Palau to identify alternative solutions to farming patterns to ensure that food production is not effected by climate change in the future. For example, PACC is working with farmers in Ngatpang state to identify and test varieties of taro which can grow in saltier water. SOLOMON ISLANDS Improving the ability of isolated low-lying island communities’ address food production and food security issues impacted by climate change Climate change has seen impacts such as temperature change, sea level rise and increased extreme events in the Solomon Islands. Root crops such as taro have declined due to increased water temperatures and salt water inundation, particularly in low lying coastal areas. This has led to food shortages on the island which were reported to the National Disaster Office. The PACC project will assist key stakeholders, including the Department of Agriculture and vulnerable communities to build their capacity to design and implement an integrated food security programme that would reduce their vulnerability to the effects of climate change. COOK ISLANDS Strengthening the design and implementation of the Mangaia Harbor and managing the island’s entire coastline to protect against the impacts of climate change The Cook Island is vulnerable to more intense cyclones and tropical storms due to climate change. In Mangaia such cyclones have destroyed its only habour in 2005. People depend on such habours for the transportation of essential supplies. The PACC Project is working on Mangaia to restore and strengthen the existing habour to make it stronger and better able to withstand future cyclones and storms. SAMOA Integrating coastal community defense and erosion control under climate risk considerations Climate Change in Samoa is causing coastal erosion, flooding, storm surges and salt water inundation. Given that 70% of Samoa’s population and infrastructure are located along the coast and on low-lying areas, this puts a high proportion of the population at risk of the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise. The PACC Project will assist the government to implement a community based integrated coastal protection model, which will increase the resilience of its coastal communities and infrastructure to the impacts of climate change. FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Adapting coastal road designs to take into consideration the impacts of climate change Sea level rise and more intense rainfall put coastal communities in the FSM at high risk to the impacts of climate change. FSMs coastal infrastructure e.g. roads are already experiencing erosion from sea level rise and flooding. The PACC Project is working to improve the existing road design to strengthen the roads against these climate impacts. The roads are being reinforced with new drainage solutions which take into account flooding risks from increased rainfall and sea level rise. This will have an additional economic benefit of reducing future road maintenance costs. VANUATU Demonstrating the integration of climate change risk reduction in road design in Epi, Shefa Province Climate change has brought increased precipitation and stronger storm surges to Vanuatu. As a result, flooding and coastal erosion have damaged national roads around Epi. This is despite regular maintenance and rehabilitation by government. The PACC Project will assist the Government of Vanuatu and key stakeholders in the island of Epi to relocate and re-design the national roads, to increase resilience to these climate change related risks. PAPUA NEW GUINEA Designing underground irrigation systems to help PNG adapt to current and future drought situations that may be worsened by climate change Climate Change is having a negative impact on rainfall patterns in Papua New Guinea. Official reports in Papua New Guinea showed up to one million people were affected by the drought conditions and food shortages. The Lowland dry sub-humid region of Central Province was declared a state of emergency in 1997 due to a shortage of food. Large numbers of people who relied on home gardens were reported to have deserted villages in search for food. Practical guidance from the PACC will be provided to design underground irrigation networks to help the people adapt to current drought situations and future rainfall regimes. FIJI Improving crop resilience and drainage systems in lowland farming areas in the Tailevu-Rewa and Serua-Namosi Provinces to deal with the impacts of climate change Climate change impacts in Fiji will lead to more extreme events such as intense rainfall and more frequent flashfloods. Sea level rise is also impacting low lying farms and coastal communities whose current drainage networks cannot cope with the additional impacts of climate change. This has a direct impact on food and cash crops in Fiji, threatening its food security and damaging to the economy. The PACC Project is helping to develop better drainage guidelines and systems to take into account the additional pressures (e.g. extreme rainfall events and sea level rise) caused by climate change. NIUE Water storage systems designed to adapt to the uncertainties of Climate Change posed by natural disasters The PACC Project is working to provide an adequate back- up system to the existing costly infrastructure to increase rainwater harvesting and water storage capacity of individual households within village communities. It would involve capacity training, climate scenarios, modelling and the application of socio-economic, vulnerability and adaptation assessments using climate information on current water resource management. The design, demonstration and community outreach programme is to climate proof Niue’s water supply system starting with Vaiea to Toi Village. TONGA Improving the current Hihifo water infrastructure to address current and future water problems that would be worsened by climate change Changing rainfall patterns in Tonga mean that water shortages have become a recurring problem, especially for the northern villages of Haatafu, Ahau and Kanokupolu in the Hihifo district. In these villages, the water pressure is now so low that water only runs in the morning and sometimes at night. The PACC project is using climate change models, technical expertise and traditional knowledge to enhance the current Hihifo water infrastructure, and ensure that people in Hihifo have access to good clean water. REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS Addressing high evaporation rates of current water storage systems and facilities Climate change in the Marshall Islands is having a direct impact on rainfall patterns. This atoll nation has very limited groundwater supplies and any reduction in rainfall puts the nation at a high risk of drought. The PACC Project is working to increase water storage in the country and to improve existing water systems to conserve the limited water that they have. This will better equip people to withstand future droughts caused by climate change. TUVALU Climate proofing water management plans for Lofeagai community As an atoll nation, Tuvalu is very much affected by changes in rainfall distribution patterns. With limited groundwater, people on Funafuti atoll depend heavily on rainfall to supply all their water needs. A period of two to three weeks of no rainfall can cause serious water shortages, reducing water levels in many of the water tanks by 50%. The current water infrastructure is not able to cope with changes in rainfall regime, which has an adverse impact on village livelihoods and agricultural production. The PACC project in Tuvalu focuses on improving the water infrastructure, to assist people to better cope with climate related droughts. NAURU Demonstrating the benefits of taking climate change into consideration in the water sector to better prepare for future climate change risks Nauru is experiencing changes in its rainfall patterns as well as salt water intrusion into its ground water supply, due to climate change. This is having a direct impact upon the people of Nauru, as they have less access to good quality drinking water, or water for agriculture and other uses. The PACC Project is working in Nauru to improve existing water structures to be able to better cope with this climate related stresses, ensuring a continued supply of good quality drinking water in the future. © Rod Henshaw Building Resilience to Climate Change in Pacific Communities The PACC Project is designed to promote climate change adaptation as a key pre- requisite to sustainable development in Pacific Island Countries. Its objective therefore is to enhance the capacity of the participating countries to adapt to climate change and climate variability, in key development sectors. The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Australian Government (AusAID), with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as its implementing agency and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) as implementing partner. The project is from 2009 to 2013. The PACC project covers 14 participating countries and helps develop three key areas that build resilience to climate change in Pacific communities: Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands focus on Food Production and Food Security; Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Tokelau and Vanuatu are developing Coastal Management capacity; and Nauru, Niue, Republic of Marshall Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu are looking to strengthen their water resource management. CONTACT DETAILS: PACC Regional Project Manager: Taito Nakalevu SPREP, Apia, Samoa (T) +685 21929 (F) +685 20231 (E) [email protected] www.sprep.org/climate_change/pacc With support from UNITAR C3D+ Programme PACIFIC ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT [ PACC ] TOKELAU Integrated coastal community defense and erosion control, and a safe and abundant water supply in view of climate change risks The increase in intensity of storm surges and prolonged drought periods are real and serious impacts of climate change, that combined are threatening Tokelau’s very existence. As a low lying atoll country, Tokelau is highly vulnerable to natural effects such as tidal surges, drought and tropical cyclones. The PACC project, therefore, will be strengthening the coastal defences of the three atolls in harmonisation with its natural ecosystem, and improve water and sanitation for the people to continue to access abundant clean water for healthier living.
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FRENCHPOLYNESIA
NEWCALEDONIA
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
HAWAII
COOKISLANDS
PALAUFEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
REPUBLIC OF
NAURUPAPUA NEW GUINEA
SOLOMON ISLANDS
TUVALU
VANUATU
NIUE
SAMOA
KIRIBATI
FIJI
TONGA
PALAUTest and introduce salt water tolerant taro varieties in Ngatpang State, to reduce the impacts of climate change
Climate change is causing both sea levels and sea surface temperatures to rise in Palau. Sea level rise is making ground soil more salty in coastal growing areas, making it harder to grow food and other important crops. Increasing sea surface temperatures are also having a negative impact on important aquaculture crops such as rabbit fish and crabs. The PACC project is working in the Palau to identify alternative solutions to farming patterns to ensure that food production is not effected by climate change in the future. For example, PACC is working with farmers in Ngatpang state to identify and test varieties of taro which can grow in saltier water.
SOLOMON ISLANDSImproving the ability of isolated low-lying island communities’ address food production and food security issues impacted by climate change
Climate change has seen impacts such as temperature change, sea level rise and increased extreme events in the Solomon Islands. Root crops such as taro have declined due to increased water temperatures and salt water inundation, particularly in low lying coastal areas. This has led to food shortages on the island which were reported to the National Disaster Office. The PACC project will assist key stakeholders, including the Department of Agriculture and vulnerable communities to build their capacity to design and implement an integrated food security programme that would reduce their vulnerability to the effects of climate change.
COOK ISLANDS Strengthening the design and implementation of the Mangaia Harbor and managing the island’s entire coastline to protect against the impacts of climate change
The Cook Island is vulnerable to more intense cyclones and tropical storms due to climate change. In Mangaia such cyclones have destroyed its only habour in 2005. People depend on such habours for the transportation of essential supplies. The PACC Project is working on Mangaia to restore and strengthen the existing habour to make it stronger and better able to withstand future cyclones and storms.
SAMOAIntegrating coastal community defense and erosion control under climate risk considerations
Climate Change in Samoa is causing coastal erosion, flooding, storm surges and salt water inundation. Given that 70% of Samoa’s population and infrastructure are located along the coast and on low-lying areas, this puts a high proportion of the population at risk of the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise. The PACC Project will assist the government to implement a community based integrated coastal protection model, which will increase the resilience of its coastal communities and infrastructure to the impacts of climate change.
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Adapting coastal road designs to take into consideration the impacts of climate change
Sea level rise and more intense rainfall put coastal communities in the FSM at high risk to the impacts of climate change. FSMs coastal infrastructure e.g. roads are already experiencing erosion from sea level rise and flooding. The PACC Project is working to improve the existing road design to strengthen the roads against these climate impacts. The roads are being reinforced with new drainage solutions which take into account flooding risks from increased rainfall and sea level rise. This will have an additional economic benefit of reducing future road maintenance costs.
VANUATUDemonstrating the integration of climate change risk reduction in road design in Epi, Shefa Province
Climate change has brought increased precipitation and stronger storm surges to Vanuatu. As a result, flooding and coastal erosion have damaged national roads around Epi. This is despite regular maintenance and rehabilitation by government. The PACC Project will assist the Government of Vanuatu and key stakeholders in the island of Epi to relocate and re-design the national roads, to increase resilience to these climate change related risks.
PAPUA NEW GUINEADesigning underground irrigation systems to help PNG adapt to current and future drought situations that may be worsened by climate change
Climate Change is having a negative impact on rainfall patterns in Papua New Guinea. Official reports in Papua New Guinea showed up to one million people were affected by the drought conditions and food shortages. The Lowland dry sub-humid region of Central Province was declared a state of emergency in 1997 due to a shortage of food. Large numbers of people who relied on home gardens were reported to have deserted villages in search for food. Practical guidance from the PACC will be provided to design underground irrigation networks to help the people adapt to current drought situations and future rainfall regimes.
FIJI Improving crop resilience and drainage systems in lowland farming areas in the Tailevu-Rewa and Serua-Namosi Provinces to deal with the impacts of climate change
Climate change impacts in Fiji will lead to more extreme events such as intense rainfall and more frequent flashfloods. Sea level rise is also impacting low lying farms and coastal communities whose current drainage networks cannot cope with the additional impacts of climate change. This has a direct impact on food and cash crops in Fiji, threatening its food security and damaging to the economy. The PACC Project is helping to develop better drainage guidelines and systems to take into account the additional pressures (e.g. extreme rainfall events and sea level rise) caused by climate change.
NIUE Water storage systems designed to adapt to the uncertainties of Climate Change posed by natural disasters
The PACC Project is working to provide an adequate back-up system to the existing costly infrastructure to increase rainwater harvesting and water storage capacity of individual households within village communities. It would involve capacity training, climate scenarios, modelling and the application of socio-economic, vulnerability and adaptation assessments using climate information on current water resource management. The design, demonstration and community outreach programme is to climate proof Niue’s water supply system starting with Vaiea to Toi Village.
TONGAImproving the current Hihifo water infrastructure to address current and future water problems that would be worsened by climate change
Changing rainfall patterns in Tonga mean that water shortages have become a recurring problem, especially for the northern villages of Haatafu, Ahau and Kanokupolu in the Hihifo district. In these villages, the water pressure is now so low that water only runs in the morning and sometimes at night. The PACC project is using climate change models, technical expertise and traditional knowledge to enhance the current Hihifo water infrastructure, and ensure that people in Hihifo have access to good clean water.
REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDSAddressing high evaporation rates of current water storage systems and facilities
Climate change in the Marshall Islands is having a direct impact on rainfall patterns. This atoll nation has very limited groundwater supplies and any reduction in rainfall puts the nation at a high risk of drought. The PACC Project is working to increase water storage in the country and to improve existing water systems to conserve the limited water that they have. This will better equip people to withstand future droughts caused by climate change.
TUVALUClimate proofing water management plans for Lofeagai community
As an atoll nation, Tuvalu is very much affected by changes in rainfall distribution patterns. With limited groundwater, people on Funafuti atoll depend heavily on rainfall to supply all their water needs. A period of two to three weeks of no rainfall can cause serious water shortages, reducing water levels in many of the water tanks by 50%. The current water infrastructure is not able to cope with changes in rainfall regime, which has an adverse impact on village livelihoods and agricultural production. The PACC project in Tuvalu focuses on improving the water infrastructure, to assist people to better cope with climate related droughts.
NAURUDemonstrating the benefits of taking climate change into consideration in the water sector to better prepare for future climate change risks
Nauru is experiencing changes in its rainfall patterns as well as salt water intrusion into its ground water supply, due to climate change. This is having a direct impact upon the people of Nauru, as they have less access to good quality drinking water, or water for agriculture and other uses. The PACC Project is working in Nauru to improve existing water structures to be able to better cope with this climate related stresses, ensuring a continued supply of good quality drinking water in the future.
© Rod Henshaw
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Pacific Communities
The PACC Project is designed to promote climate change adaptation as a key pre-requisite to sustainable development in Pacific Island Countries. Its objective therefore is to enhance the capacity of the participating countries to adapt to climate change and climate variability, in key development sectors.
The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Australian Government (AusAID), with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as its implementing agency and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) as implementing partner. The project is from 2009 to 2013.
The PACC project covers 14 partici pating countries and helps develop three key areas that build resilience to climate change in Pacific communities: Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands focus on Food Production and Food Security; Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Tokelau and Vanuatu are develop ing Coastal Management capacity; and Nauru, Niue, Republic of Marshall Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu are looking to strengthen their water resource management.
CONTACT DETAILS:
PACC Regional Project Manager: Taito NakalevuSPREP, Apia, Samoa(T) +685 21929 (F) +685 20231 (E) [email protected]
www.sprep.org/climate_change/pacc
With support from UNITAR C3D+ Programme
PACIFIC ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT [PACC]
TOKELAUIntegrated coastal community defense and erosion control, and a safe and abundant water supply in view of climate change risks
The increase in intensity of storm surges and prolonged drought periods are real and serious impacts of climate change, that combined are threatening Tokelau’s very existence. As a low lying atoll country, Tokelau is highly vulnerable to natural effects such as tidal surges, drought and tropical cyclones. The PACC project, therefore, will be strengthening the coastal defences of the three atolls in harmonisation with its natural ecosystem, and improve water and sanitation for the people to continue to access abundant clean water for healthier living.
