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O le sao o si'osi'omaga faalenatura ma auaunaga faalesi'osi'omaga a le sami mo le soifua manuia o tagata matele lava ina le leiloa ma le amanaia.

Samoa's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 120,00 square kilometers of ocean, which is 40 times larger than the country's land area. The economy is highly dependent on the stock of its natural ocean wealth which supports its fisheries, tourism and coastal community livelihoods.

This study, conducted in early 2022, aimed to determine the economic value of seven marine and coastal ecosystem services in Samoa. The assessment focuses on the value of ecosystem services in the year 2019 and provides information on trends overtime where possible.

Samoa 2040 sets Samoa's agenda for economic growth and development over the next 20 years. It identifies a set of potentially transformational opportunities that have the potential to boost incomes, employment and standards of living in Samoa over the longer-term. The Samoa 2040 approach suggests that reform and investment efforts need to be carefully targeted at unlocking opportunities for income growth that have the highest potential given Samoa's unique circumstances. These opportunities lie in four broad focus areas: tourism agriculture and fishing the development of a digital economy and labour mobility. By providing a roadmap to take advantage of these opportunities which will raise economic growth create employment opportunities and generate government revenues - Samoa 2040 aims to ensure that all Samoans have the means and opportunity to pursue a better life and that no one is left behind.

Samoa is at the frontline on the impacts of climate change. It has experienced firsthand some of the worst and devastating effects of this humanly-induced phenomenon. Climate change is a real and the impacts for a Small Island Development State like Samoa will be devastating. It had social, economic and environmental implications and it consequences respect no borders. This is a global problem requiring urgent, immediate and a sustained global response.

The Environment sector is one of 14 sectors established by the Government of Samoa to coordinate the implementation of its national development agenda. The sector is responsible for coordinating efforts towards the realisation of Key Outcome 13and 14 on "enhanced environmental sustainability and climate disaster resilience" in the strategy for the development of Samoa (SDS). These efforts are defined in the National Environment Sector Plan (NESP) 2017-2021 under four key thematic areas involving natural resources and environment, built environment, climate change and disaster risk management and environmental governance

The Government of Samoa's (GOS) Land Transport Authority (LTA) is implementing the Enhancing the Climate Resilience of the West Coast Road Project (CRWCR), which is part of the pilot program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). The West Coast Road (WCR) is the country's main arterial route and is commercial centre of Apia to the Faleolo International airport and the MUlifanua Wharf linking Upolu to Samoa's bigger island Savai'i. The Project is jointly financed by a grant from the Strategic Climate fund (SCF) and by the Government of Samoa (GoS).

Waterfronts are special places around the world. They have been key features of cities throughout history; are places of great beauty; and are sources of economic strength. Our aspirations for the Apia Waterfront are the same.

Samoa's National Environmental Capacity Strategy (NECS) is drawn on the assessment and analysis of priority thematic and cross-cutting capacity needs. These needs have identified priority actions for capacity development and opportunities to promote synergies across the 3 Conventions which are highlighted as project profiles in the NECS. Strategies to implement these project profiles including means of monitoring and evaluation of outcomes are also highlighted in the NECS.