Project Update fro GCCA PSIS Agroforestry project in Tuvalu

Project Global Climate Change Alliance Pacific Small Island States (GCCA PSIS) is an EU funded Agroforestry Project and was executed by the Secretary of the Pacific Community SPC.

In its recent development in Tuvalu, GCCA PSIS project had achieved some of its objective despite delayed of work materials to arrive into the country. Since last year, April 2014, the project was handed over from the Environment Department to be implemented by the Department of Agriculture. Thus far, a nursery was established, a project plot was cited and heavy machinery were imported considering the execution of the objectives outline in the Project Design Document PDD. Furthermore, the project also held training's for farmers, landowners, women and youth associations in order to better themselves in agroforestry management and machinery operation. Most of the project objectives were created to execute the priorities mentioned in the Te Kakeega II. Below are the priorities mentioned in the National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD) Te Kakeega II.

Excavator provide by GCCA PSIS Agroforestry project

1.      Improve and expand agricultural extension services.

2.      Create more opportunities to educate and train agriculturalists.

3.      Expand availability of basic agricultural tools and equipment.

4.      Assist private entrepreneurs to produce and market local produce.

5.      Assist with access to land and credit.

6.      Incorporate more agricultural subjects into school curricula.

Tractor provide by GCCA PSIS Argoforestry project

From the above priorities, priority 1 and 4 was selected to create the Key Result Areas in the Project objectives. Below are the Key Result Areas of the project. Therefore, The GCCA: PSIS project is implemented by SPC as part of its ‘whole of organization approach’ and is one of the activities contributing to the SPC Climate Change Engagement Strategy. The four key result areas (KRA) of the GCCA: PSIS project are:

Few crops grown for Nukufetau GCCA PSIS Agroforestry project

National Level Key Result Areas

·               KRA 1: Supporting national efforts to successfully mainstream climate change into national and sector response strategies.

·               KRA 2: Identifying, designing and supporting the implementation of adaptation activities.

Regional Level Key Result Areas

·               KRA 3: Enhancing the contribution of regional organisations to national adaptation responses.

·               KRA 4: Building regional capacity to coordinate the delivery of streamlined adaptation finance and targeted technical assistance to countries.

Project GCCA PSIS Agroforestry in Tuvalu is on its final financial stage. Completing in December 2015, the Implementing Department is undergo the final workloads to fulfill the project objective before its completion in December 2015.