Climate Change

Tuvalu has nine islands: five coral atolls, three table reef islands, and one atoll/reef island. The
landmass of only 25.3 km2is spread over an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 749,790 km2
. The population is about 11,500, of which 60 % live on the main (capital) island of Funafuti. The land mass
is entirely low lying with the latest reported, highest (natural) elevation level at 6.54 meters above
sea level. Communities are reliant on subsistence agriculture and fisheries which also underpin a
large part of the national economy.

SPREP is an intergovernmental organisation charged with promoting cooperation among Pacific Island
countries and territories to protect and improve their environment and ensure sustainable development, it
comprises 21 members and includes metropolitan members: Australia, New Zealand, France, United
Kingdom and United States of America.

SPREP is currently supporting Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Nauru, Niue and Tuvalu to undergo a
national adaptation planning process and the development of a National Adaptation Plan under the Green

CSIRO (2024). Tuvalu National Adaptation Plan - Climate Impact, Vulnerability & Risk Assessment:
Vulnerability Assessment Final Report. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(CSIRO), CSIRO Technical Report, Melbourne, Australia.

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rights are reserved and no part of this publication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any
form or by any means except with the written permission of CSIRO.

The purpose of this template is to help the National Inventory Coordinator (NIC) develop a National Inventory Improvement Plan (NIIP). Every country should have a comprehensive improvement plan including identifying improvements to methods, data, and the inventory system to improve inventory quality over time, including the transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness, and accuracy of subsequent reported national GHG inventories. Beyond identifying improvement projects, the improvement plan should also the assign a priority level to each proposed project.

The purpose of this template is to help you create a complete and accessible archive of your national GHG inventory. The template is also consistent with archiving guidance for future reporting requirements under the Enhanced Transparency Framework¹ (ETF) for National GHG Inventories.

An inventory archive is a collection of information related to the GHG inventory compilation process, reporting, and institutional arrangements. Having easy access to such information will help:

The supporting tool accompanied with this template enables a GHG inventory team to determine key categories of GHG emissions and removals from GHG inventory estimates.

The purpose of this template is to help you, the National Inventory Coordinator (NIC) or key category analysis (KCA) lead, prepare your country’s national GHG inventory. You may use this template with other software or by following the guidance in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines.[1]  This template facilitates development of key category analysis consistent with future reporting requirements under the Enhanced Transparency Framework[2] (ETF) for National GHG Inventories.

The purpose of this template is to help countries develop a quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) plan for current reporting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (e.g., Biennial Update Reports) and future required reporting under the Enhanced Transparency Framework[1] (ETF) for National GHG Inventories. It includes a series of tables in which you may record country-specific information about QA/QC activities in order to create a QA/QC plan. It also includes three QA/QC checklists you may use to track progress of the QA/QC work done.

The GHG data repository tool encompasses activity data collection templates for relevant sectors and subsectors.