Tuvalu Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Report: Funafuti Community, Funafuti

The report details an Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (IVA) for the Funafuti community, identifying critical vulnerabilities in water security, coastal erosion, and income security. It employs a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to align community-identified 'lived' experiences with technical 'learned' perspectives from a Technical Working Group (TWG). Key findings highlight the inadequacy of household water tanks and the severe impact of coastal erosion on housing. The document serves as a foundational input for Tuvalu's National Adaptation Plan (NAP), emphasizing the need for hard shoreline protection, enforcement of building codes for water storage, and improved disaster evacuation facilities.

• The most highly vulnerable sectors in the Funafuti community are 'Ecosystem health' and 'income security', both of which are also rated as the most vulnerable sectors at the national level.
• Inadequate household water tank capacity is a critical vulnerability, reported by both male and youth groups as a top priority and identified as a nationally significant issue reported by 82% of groups nationwide.
• Coastal erosion is identified as a severe and widespread issue that threatens coastal settlements and public assets, with a high priority placed on the low resilience of shoreline protection structures to disasters.
• Household income is insufficient to meet basic needs and services, which limits the ability of low-income households to construct climate-resilient housing.
• The Funafuti community faces extreme vulnerability to changes in rainfall patterns because it depends entirely on rainwater for its supply.
• The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP), funded by the Green Climate Fund, is a primary institutional response to strengthen coastal adaptation and prevent erosion through hard measures.
• Limited access to land for farming and commercial agriculture is a priority vulnerability, particularly for youth and female groups.

APA

Hay, I., Hauma, T., Lasifo, T., Tui, S., & Latasi, J. (2020). Tuvalu Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Report: Funafuti Community, Funafuti. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/napgn-en-2020-Tuvalu-IVA-report-Funafuti-community.pdf

Chicago

Hay, Ian, Tomu Hauma, Tuitala Lasifo, Saamu Tui, and Joana Latasi. Tuvalu Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Report: Funafuti Community, Funafuti. NAP Global Network, 2020. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/napgn-en-2020-Tuvalu-IVA-report-Funafuti-community.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hay2020tuvalu, author = {Hay, Ian and Hauma, Tomu and Lasifo, Tuitala and Tui, Saamu and Latasi, Joana}, title = {{Tuvalu Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Report: Funafuti Community, Funafuti}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/napgn-en-2020-Tuvalu-IVA-report-Funafuti-community.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }