Tuvalu

Capital City:

Funafuti (Fongafale)

Languages:

Tuvaluan, English

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	2	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33		World Bank

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2005	Source
Country population	10,441	World Bank
Population annual growth		World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)		World Bank

Category: Social
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage												UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)												World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index												UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)												World Bank

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	94					96			97			World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
Energy Strategy - Tuvalu	Pacific Regional Energy Assessment 2004: Tuvalu		2004
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Tuvalu	Initial national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.	Strategy Description	1999
NAPA - Tuvalu	Tuvalu’s National Adaptation Programme of Action	Strategy Description	2007
NBSAP - Tuvalu	Tuvalu National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan: Fourth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Strategy Description	2009
NSDS - Tuvalu	National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2005-2015	Strategy Description	2005

Advance Version of Secretary-General’s Report on LDCs Released

Date: 22 Jun 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

21 June 2012: The UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) has released an advanced version of the UN Secretary-General’s report “Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011 to 2020.” The report assesses progress on the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the decade 2011–2020,...

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SPC, New Zealand Train Fiji and Tuvalu Biosecurity Staff

Date: 18 Jun 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

15 June 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), in collaboration with the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji, have provided training to Fiji and Tuvalu biosecurity staff in managing risks related to trade in agricultural products. The training, which convened from 11-14 June 2012, in Suva, Fiji, focused on pest and disease identification, and was attended by 15 officers from the two countries. According to SPC, the training is part of New...

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PACC Project Supports Water Conservation Activities in Tuvalu

Date: 13 Jun 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

13 June 2012: As part of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Project, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has released a video on water conservation activities in Tuvalu. The video features water conservation and integrated water resource management (IWRM) activities, funded under the PACC project, including: self-composting toilets; rain water collection; and activities to promote a culture of water hygiene. According to SPREP, climate change...

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