Enhancing water-food security and climate resilience in volcanic island countries of the Pacific

The project aims to enhance water and food security and climate resilience, sustain ecosystem services, and relieve pressure on over-exploited coastal aquifers by expanding and assessing the role of volcanic aquifers and by introducing sound groundwater governance frameworks in selected volcanic island states of the Pacific.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/10712
Countries
Vanuatu,
Solomon Islands,
Fiji
Managing organisations
Executing Agency: Pacific Community (SPC)
National lead agency Fiji: Mineral Resources Department, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources
National lead agency Vanuatu: Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
National lead
Implementing organisations
FAO
Project ID
10712
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 7
GEF Cofinancing
$23.151.489
GEF project grant
$6.000.000
Executing Agencies
Executing Agency: Pacific Community (SPC); National lead agency Fiji: Mineral Resources Department, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources; National lead agency Vanuatu: Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources; National lead agency Solomon Islands: Water Resources Division, Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification.