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Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) are under increasing pressure from development and growing human population and the social and economic pressures associated with this growth. Increased populations and urbanisation have led to increased product imports and waste generation.

Development of the private sector is the centrepiece of Tonga's strategic development pathway towards a more progressive Tonga, supporting a higher quality of life for all.

Tonga is ranked as the third most vulnerable country in the world to natural hazards. As a small island developing state on the front line of natural hazards, the additional risks posed by climate change are a critical cause for concern.

The NISSAP is a tool aligned with the Guidelines for Invasive Species Management in the Pacific that identifies the strategy and key actions to effectively prevent, manage and reduce the impacts of invasive species to the environment, our economy, culture and health and well-being in Tonga.

Every year, the amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems is estimated between 9-14 million tons and this projection could nearly triple to 23-37 million tons per year by 2040.

The overall work covered in this project is funded by the Agence francaise de development (AFD), referred to hereafter as Committing Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific (SWAP) and it aims to improve sanitation, environmental, social, and economic condition in Pacific Island countries and territories through proper waste management.

Le 15 janvier 2022, le royaume des Tonga a été violemment touché par une éruption volcanique et un tsunami qui ont dévasté une partie du pays. Malgré le traumatisme, le peuple tongien et les autorités ont travaillé ensemble au nettoyage afin de reconstruire le pays aussi vite que possible. Voici le bouleversant témoignage des différents acteurs qui ont participé à cet effort collectif.

On 15 January 2022, the Kingdom of Tonga was violently impacted by a volcanic eruption and tsunami that devastated the country. Despite the trauma the people and authorities of Tonga worked to clean up and recover the country as quickly as possible. Here is the powerful testimony of various actors who participated in this collective effort.

On Saturday 15 January 2022, the Kingdom of Tonga was violently affected by the powerful eruption of the hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai underwater volcano. The eruption - one of the biggest in Tonga in the last 30 years - triggered a strong tsunami that devastated coastal areas