Tuvalu Coastal and Long-term Adaptation Planning (TuCLAP)

About this project

The Government of Tuvalu, with assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has developed a high-level coastal protection and land development concept, the Tuvalu Long-term Adaptation Plan (L-TAP). L-TAP aims to support protection of Tuvalu’s national population from the impact of rising sea level and other impacts of climate change, by developing approximately 3.5km2 of raised safe new land. L-TAP is the Government approved national long term adaptation plan in the face of sea level rise and it is also designed to simultaneously tackle a number of perennial development challenges in the national capital such as; sustainable safe water supply, renewable energy, safe waste water disposal, protection from major cyclone waves, and upgrades to crucial ports (air and sea) facilities, among others. L-TAP is envisaged to provide a safer more functional living environment for today’s national Capital but also to accommodate growth, and ultimately the national population as required. Implementation costs for L-TAP are estimated to exceed USD 2 billion. Future financing to implement L-TAP will likely require predominantly grant-based finance, but a key constraint on cost estimation is the limited existing technical background documents specific to L-TAP. Therefore, the objective of this initiation plan is to support climate adaptation in Tuvalu by funding the initial due diligence work required for L-TAP and to scope the required range of sectoral assessments requi…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 13Climate Action

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Fiji

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparedness

Funded by

Australian DFAT

Implemented by

UNDP

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01003098.

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