Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Tuvalu

The proposal seeks USD 278,493 to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Tuvalu's capacity to implement climate policies and to create a 'National strategy for resilient recovery'. This strategy will identify risks and opportunities across sectors such as food security, fisheries, energy, and health, and will lead to the development of three priority project concept notes for submission to the Green Climate Fund. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Finance and executed by the Climate Change Department, utilizing an expert group from various government ministries and consultants to ensure the recovery is aligned with Tuvalu's national climate goals and the Te Kete Sustainable Development Strategy 2021-2030.

• Tuvalu is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its average elevation of 1.83 meters above sea level, making it susceptible to sea-level rise, cyclones, and storm surges.
• The COVID-19 pandemic and Tropical Cyclone Tino (January 2020) have compounded economic shocks, with IMF projections estimating economic contraction of 5.4 percent in 2020 and 0.7 percent in 2021.
• The project aims to fill a gap where existing COVID-19 emergency plans, such as the Talaaliki Plan and the Economic and Financial Relief package, do not currently account for climate change dimensions.
• The proposed 'National strategy for resilient recovery' will focus on several priority sectors: fiscal revenue, food security, fisheries, tourism, education, energy, water, infrastructure, and health system resiliency.
• Tuvalu has a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity by 100% by 2025, and the project views the energy transition as a way to increase resiliency to external shocks like pandemics.
• The project will result in the preparation of up to three priority initiative concept notes for submission to the GCF, supported by pre-feasibility studies across 11 sectors.
• The total requested funding for the 12-month implementation period is USD 278,493, with the first disbursement requested at USD 236,700 and the final at USD 41,793.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Tuvalu. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tuvalu-ministry-finance-and-economic-development-tuv-rs-003.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Tuvalu. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tuvalu-ministry-finance-and-economic-development-tuv-rs-003.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021resilient, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Tuvalu}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tuvalu-ministry-finance-and-economic-development-tuv-rs-003.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }