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

Objectives: Making tuna-dependent Pacific Island economies and communities more resilient to climate change by supporting national efforts to increase coastal community access to tuna; improving the distribution and processing of bycatch to support urban communities; and developing an Advanced Warning System to better forecast changes in tuna biomass distribution, creating an economic planning tool to reduce economic risks from climate driven redistribution of tuna stocks.

Countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Results Area(s): Most vulnerable people and communities; Health and well-being, and food and water security

Status: Program Implementation

Project Approval Date: February 20, 2025

Project Start Date: May 9, 2025

Project End Date: November 9, 2031

PPF Project Dates: October 3, 2022 - October 2, 2024

GCF PPF Financing: US$ 1.5M

Project Executing Entity: The Pacific Community (SPC)

Project GCF Funding: US$ 107,449,716

Project Co-Financing: US$ 49,383,874

Contact Information: Robert Merritt