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Vanuatu is a proudly agricultural nation, producing high-quality crop livestock, marine and forestry products that are exported around the world.

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 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 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).

The likelihood (i.e. probability) components of c limate-related risks in Samoa are evaluated for both present day and future conditions. Changes over time reflect the influence of global warming. The risks evaluated are extreme rainfall events (both six-hourly and daily), drought, high sea levels, extreme winds and extreme high air and water temperatures. Projections of future climate-related risk are based on the output of global climate models, for given emission scenarios. All the likelihood co mponents of the climate-related risks show increases as a result of global warming, though for some the increases are small relative to the uncertainties. Best estimates of long term, systematic changes in the average climate for Samoa indicate that by 2050 sea level is likely to have increas ed by 36 cm, rainfall by 1.2%, extreme wind gusts by 7% and maximum temperatures by 0.7 C.

This policy outlines Samoa's response to climate change as identified in the 1993 National Environment and Development Management Strategies (NEMS). It provides a national framework to mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt to its impacts in an effective and sustainable manner.

Strengthening Climate Services in Samoa : Recommendations for the next development phase of integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation services into the agriculture and health sectors in Samoa (2013-2018)