Description
As part of the Kiwa Initiative regional component, this second phase of the project (PEBACC+ for Ecosystem-based climate change adaptation in the Pacific Islands) will strengthen existing activities, diversify them, and integrate ecosystem-based adaptation into public policies to ensure its sustainability. Two new territories, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna, will also be able to benefit from the PEBACC approach and activities to be implemented on the ground.
Examples* of some expected PEBACC+ project activities:
- Training for decision makers on EbA and NbS approaches, green infrastructure, and environmental protection.
- A reforestation and agroforestry program in Taveuni, Fiji.
- Support for the Blue Town initiative (integrated coastal zone management plan) in Savusavu, Fiji.
- Support for ecosystem and forest rehabilitation and a resource center in the Barana Community Nature and Heritage Park, Solomon Islands.
- Restoration of the Tagabe River in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
- Support for reforestation, agroforestry, and the creation of a locally managed marine area in Lenakel (Tanna, Vanuatu).
- Support for the development and implementation of EbA measures in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna.
*(non-exhaustive and non-definitive list)
The objective of the project?
Develop, support and institutionalize the ecosystem-based approach to climate change adaptation in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and also Wallis and Futuna.
Consolidate the EbA experience on historical demonstration sites and expand it to new areas, in order to diversify adaptation options and reach New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna. These activities will contribute to the institutionalisation of ecosystem-based adaptation at the national and local levels and ensure its sustainability.
• Strengthen regional cooperation among Pacific Island Countries and Territories by sharing experiences and lessons learned, and promote and replicate the project concept to increase the resilience of Pacific communities to climate change.