How Tuvalu is using technology to adapt to rising sea levels

Jul 25, 2023

Tuvalu is leading the way in adapting to sea level rise and is an example for other countries facing the same threat. Image: Wikimedia Commons/Gabriella Jacobi

Dr Arthur Webb

Coastal Adaptation Specialist, CTA Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project, UNDP

Yusuke Taishi

Senior Technical Advisor, Climate Change Adaptation, UNDP

Pradeep Kurukulasuriya

Director and Executive Coordinator, Nature, Climate and Energy, UNDP

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The Government of Tuvalu is creating 7.3 hectares of raised land which is designed to remain well above sea levels in 2100. Image: James Lewis TCAP Coastal Engineer

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