Samoa is a least-developed country and small island developing state that is highly vulnerable to extreme events including tropical cyclones, drought and flooding. The programme aims “to strengthen the ability of Samoan communities and public services to make informed decisions and manage likely climate change-driven pressures in a proactive, integrated and strategic manner.”
The bulk of the programme will focus on making improvements to infrastructure in ways that will help Samoan communities adapt to climate change. Before building begins, the programme proponents intend to assist 25 districts with reviewing their coastal infrastructure management plans, which are community based plans focusing upon response planning for individual villages taking into account their particular geographical circumstances and the community‘s perceptions of their needs. The plans will be updated to integrate climate change-induced disaster risk management principles, adopting a Watershed and Ridge to Reef Management approach. In addition, village hazard zone relocation plans, taking climate risks into account, will be formulated in at least 15 villages in selected districts. Any new construction will be a result of these consultations on coastal infrastructure and village relocation.
Finally, the programme intends to capture key lessons learned and building capacity improvements in ways that will ensure they can be sustained in the future as a core activity of the government.
Learn more
- In the News
- Samoa Planet (May 16, 2018): Fagamalo’s prayers answered
- Samoa Planet (March 28, 2018): Safaato’a’s dream for clean water now a reality
- Samoa Observer (March 22, 2018): Project makes huge difference in lives at Faia’ai village, Savai’i
- Samoa Observer (March 3, 2018): Water help for Matafa’a Village
- Samoa Planet (December 11, 2017): Safe Haven Project Officially Launched at Falefa
- ReliefWeb (July 6, 2017): Samoan villagers to receive grants for locally-driven climate adaptation initiatives
- Samoa Observer (June 2 2017): Community empowered to call for funding help
- UNDP Project page
- UNDP Photo essay: Resilient Coast – Climate Change and coastal living in Samoa
- UNDP project story: Samoa
- Project document: Tablet training project for the islands of Rakahanga and Manihiki
| Project Component 1: Community-engagement in coastal vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning and awareness | US$ 825,640 |
| Project Component 2: Integrated Community –Based Coastal Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management measures | US$ 6,024,360 |
| Project Component 3: Institutional strengthening to support climate resilient coastal management policy frameworks | US$ 500,000 |
| Project/Programme Execution Cost | US$ 698,250 |
| Total Project/Programme Cost (= Project Component + Execution Cost) | US$ 8,048,250 |
| Implementing Fee | US$ 684,101 |
| Grant Amount (= Total Project/Programme Cost + Implementing Fee) | US$ 8,732,351 |
Project Documents
| Attachment | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Project document | 3 MB | |
| Inception Report | DOCX | 1 MB |
| Mid-term evaluation report | DOCX | 819 KB |
| Final evaluation report | 3 MB | |
| PPR1 (for web) | XLS | 291 KB |
| PPR2 (for web) | XLSX | 128 KB |
| PPR3 (for web) | XLS | 305 KB |
| PPR4 (for web) | XLSX | 150 KB |
| Other project order | 209 KB | |
| Other project order | 363 KB |