Tuvalu

Location

Funafuti
Tuvalu
8° 31' 0.012" S, 179° 13' 1.2" E
Capital City: 
Funafuti (Fongafale)
Languages: 
Tuvaluan, English
Category: Land
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 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
10 Dec 2011 | SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2010: Expo 2010 Shanghai China is taking place from 1 May-31 October 2010, under the theme “Better City – Better Life.” A Pacific Pavilion hosts exhibitions by Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Tonga, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Niue, as well as the South Pacific Tourism Organisation and the Pacific Islands Forum. With the theme of “Pacific Ocean – Spring of Inspiration,” the Pacific Pavilion...
10 Dec 2011 | SIDS Policy and Practice
12 November 2010: The 22nd session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP 22) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 8-12 November 2010, adopted 16 substantive and several procedural decisions, including on the terms of reference (ToR) for the evaluation of the financial mechanism. A proposal from the Federated States of Micronesia to amend the Protocol to address Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), supported by the group of Pacific...
10 Dec 2011 | SIDS Policy and Practice
22 November 2010: Participants in a subregional consultation for Smaller Island States (SIS), held from 17-19 November 2010, in Nadi, Fiji, discussed and endorsed the SIS Action Plan on Supporting Women’s Participation in Decision-making Processes, identifying priorities for the next five years. The subregional plan is expected to be tabled at the next SIS Officials and Leaders meeting for their consideration and political endorsement. The consultation was convened by the Pacific Islands Forum...
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