Adapting Tuna-dependent Pacific Island Communities and Economies to Climate Change

The Gender Action Plan (GAP) for the "Adapting Tuna-dependent Pacific Island Communities and Economies to Climate Change" programme aims to ensure women and men benefit equitably from climate adaptation efforts in 14 Pacific Island Countries. The plan focuses on increasing women's capacity in post-harvest tuna processing and marketing, raising awareness of gender roles in coastal fisheries, and enhancing women's leadership in decision-making. Key activities include gender-responsive training for FAD fishers, improving hygienic working conditions for fish sellers, and integrating gender considerations into national disaster response and high-level negotiation training. The programme is managed by the Pacific Community (SPC) and Conservation International (CI), with dedicated Gender & Environmental and Social Safeguards (GESI) officers overseeing implementation and monitoring through sex-disaggregated data.

• The programme is structured into two main components to improve climate resilience: Component A focuses on strengthening national programmes for fish aggregating devices (FADs) to increase tuna access for coastal communities, while Component B establishes a region-wide Advanced Warning System (AWS) to track climate-driven tuna redistribution and support the negotiation of multi-lateral access agreements.
• The Gender Action Plan (GAP) identifies three primary outcomes: increasing women's capacity in post-harvest tuna processing and marketing, raising awareness of gender dimensions in coastal fishery communities, and increasing women's leadership and influence in the FAD tuna fishery value chain.
• Specific gender-responsive targets have been set for training and participation, including a target of over 60% women for training courses on fish preservation, hygiene, and marketing, and over 40% women for high-level negotiation training related to the Advanced Warning System.
• The plan addresses gender-based risks by linking national resources to respond to gender-based violence (GBV) and Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH), with Conservation International providing senior staff trained in SEAH investigations.
• To ensure implementation, the programme employs two full-time SPC Gender & Environmental and Social Safeguards (GESI) Officers who coordinate with national GESI focal points appointed within the Fisheries Ministries/Departments of the participating countries.
• The budget for GAP-specific operational activities includes $1.56 million for staff salaries, $340,000 for consultants, and $145,751 for travel, covering 28 trips to the 14 participating countries over five years.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). Adapting Tuna-dependent Pacific Island Communities and Economies to Climate Change. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp259-gap.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Adapting Tuna-dependent Pacific Island Communities and Economies to Climate Change. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp259-gap.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025adapting, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Adapting Tuna-dependent Pacific Island Communities and Economies to Climate Change}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp259-gap.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }