Linking Tonga resilience profiles to plans
As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Tonga participated in information gathering on community assets, values, livelihoods and challenges. This data was used to produce each community’s Community Resilience Profile. These profiles…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Tonga
How Tu’anekivale is going from resilience visions to action
The Climate Resilient Islands approach rests on interlinked activities where communities identify their resilience vision and picture as part of their Community Resilience Profile and then make plans for resilience activity pathways related to that…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Tonga
Ha’ano & Muitoa: From resilience visions to action
The Climate Resilient Islands approach rests on interlinked activities where communities identify their resilience vision and picture as part of their Community Resilience Profile and then make plans for resilience activity pathways related to that…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Tonga
Community Resilience Images in Tonga
Each community participating in the Climate Resilient Islands programme was asked to discuss and agree on an image that symbolises the community’s resilience. This symbol is closely linked within the Community Resilience Profiles to resilience…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Tonga
Disaster preparedness in Tongan CRI communities
Climate Resilient Islands communities across Tonga are facing a range of disasters and challenges to their resilience. But many actions are being taken to prepare for disaster and strengthen their adaptation. The country’s ND-GAIN Resilience…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Tonga
Income and expenses in Tongan communities
As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Tonga were surveyed to assess their livelihoods, incomes and expenses. Questions asked related to sizes of households, sources of income, whether there were multiple sources…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Tonga
Case Study: CRI as an ecosystems intervention
The Climate Resilient Islands Programme is one of the work packages contributing to the Ecosystems Intervention Area within MFAT’s Climate Change Programme. This was established in 2019 as a multi-faceted response to Pacific requests for…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Community Priority Values and Assets in Tonga
Climate Resilient Islands communities in Tonga were asked to describe their most important values and assets, and their vulnerabilities and risks, to contribute to their Community Resilience Profiles. These ranged from material to natural, as…
Thematic Areas: Climate Resilience, CRI Programme
Resource Types: Case Study
Locations: Tonga