CLIMATE BASED ADAPTATION IN SAMOA Samoa a small

CLIMATE BASED ADAPTATION IN SAMOA • Samoa, a small island developing state in the South West Pacific. • As a semi subsistence nation with approx 70% of its population and infrastructure lying in the lowly coastal areas • Posing risks to Samoas sustainable development & livelihood Picture - United Nations Development Programme - Climate Based Adaptation Team SAMOA Mr Kevin Petrini & Ms Leotele Leaupepe & UNDP colleagues at Vaovai wetland site. 1

CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS Extreme high rainfall events Drought High sea levels Damaging winds Extreme high air temperatures

CBA FOCUS The focus of the CBA project will be to target ‘village communities’ whose climate change risks include damage to homes and properties, threatened water supply and quality, damage to subsistence and commercial, coastal erosion, flooding and degradation of ecosystems.

CBA PROJECT PORTFOLIOS Avao, Saleia & Vaipouli Villages AVAO/VAIPOULI/SAL EIA VILLAGE PROJECT: SAVAII ISLANDS ‘Reduce the vulnerability of communities and coastal ecosystems in Avao/Vaipouli and Salei’a villages to climate change’ Deepen Wetland channel Construct rock wall to reduce flooding of houses from the wetland

LELEPA VILLAGE PROJECT – Savaii Island ‘To reduce the vulnerability of the Lelepa Village community and the ecosystems on which they rely to climate change in climate variability & reducing the impacts of climate change ‘

Gagaemauga 3 District Savaii Island: • Saleia, Vaipouli, Avao, Satoalepai, Fagamalo, Safai, Lelepa • Fasitootai village project • Vaovai : pilot program CBA PROJECTS: PIPELINE • Matafaa Village Concept : ‘Clearing and developing the village spring to its original natural environment’

CBA COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION & VOLUNTEERISM In Samoa : the family and the feeling of belonging, Is integral part of the Samoan way of life or (faa. Samoa) and communities are tightly knit. CBA community participation: such as women’s committees, youth groups, churches, village council of chiefs, farmers association and etc, these represents just about every facet of Samoan society.

UNDP – CBA TEAM: SAMOA United Nations Office Matautu Uta, Apia SAMOA T: 00685 25557 E: kevin. petrini@undp. org leotele. leaupepe@undp. org