Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project, Phase 3 (TCAP IB)

About this project

The objective of the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project, Phase 3 (TCAP 1B), is to focus on reducing the vulnerability of the norther lagoon shoreline of Fogafale Island in Tuvalu to the adverse impacts of wave overtopping, shoreline erosion, and rising sea levels. This project builds upon the achievements of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)-)-supported Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) and the follow up DFAT and MFAT funded TCAP 1A aims to expand the reclaimed area by an additional 7 hectares, creating flood-free land and safeguarding approximately 470 meters of shoreline. TCAP 1B will build on the reclamation design and lesson learnt from previous two phases and align with Government of Tuvalu top two priorities of addressing climate change and the impacts of sea level rise and immediate and interim measures to minimize the destructive impact of king tides. TCAP 1b will also to efforts to enhance institutional capacity, human resources, awareness, and knowledge to facilitate better decision-making in coastal management, including improved integration of social requirements, including gender and disability needs. The final output encompasses the construction of coastal protection infrastructure/land reclamation, land use planning and partial implementation of the land use plan on reclaimed land, planning for the future coastal protection works and the development of capacity for coastal adaptation work. TCAPII will comprise three interlinked Outputs:• Output 1: Climate-res…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 5Gender Equality
• 13Climate Action

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Fiji

Sectors

Site preservation

Funded by

Australian DFAT, NEW ZEALAND AGY FOR INT'L DEVELOPMENT

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-01004975.

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