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Solomon Islands Adaptation Programme (SICAP)

Donor Organization: EU - through Government budgetary support

Exeuctive & Partner Organization: 

  • Executive: Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Natural Disaster and Meteorology (MECDM)
  • Partners: Relevant Govt Agencies and Other Stakholders

Description: 

The overall objective of this program is to contribute to climate change adaptation and reduction of vulnerability of communities living on low-lying atolls, artificially built islands and other low lying coastal areas in Solomon Islands. Specific objectives includes

  1. strengthen the EU-Solomon Island Government (SIG) policy dialogue in the area of Climate Change,
  2. assist SIG in mainstreaming climate change and disaster risk reduction into national policy and budget
  3. develop institutional capacities within the Ministry to implement the National Disaster Risk Management Plan for Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction including for Climate Change (NDRMP), and
  4. contribute implementing Priority One of the national Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), focused on the resettlement of people as a response to sea level rise, changes in rain patterns, waves and tropical cyclones resulting from climate change.

Aim: To contribute to climate change adaptation and reduction of vulnerability of communities living on low-lying atolls, artifically built islands and other low-lying coastal areas in Solomon Islands.

Location: N/A

Time Frame:  2011 -2015

Total Cost/Budget: EU$2,800,000

Status: Ongoing

Sector: Governance and Planning

Expected Outputs/Outcomes: 

  1. Effective mainstreaming of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction priorities in national and development policies and key sector strategies
  2. CCA and DRR activities are being carried out, targeting people living on low lying atolls, artificially built islands and other low-lying coastal areas
  3. Institutional capacities within  the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management & Meteorology are strengthen and
  4. A national CC strategy on relocation is developed, coherent with the NDRMP 2010 and NAPA 2008, is established in consultation with all stakeholders. 

Contact Person(s):

  • Ms Nester Lolley-Leguvaka, SICAP Project Coordinator, MECDM, (677) 23031/24074

National Climate Change Policy: N/A

Amount of Project Budget Spent to Date: N/A

Percentage of Project Budget Spent to Date: N/A

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Category: Donor-Funded Projects