Nauru Tuvalu Vanuatu Kiribati Samoa Solomon Is Tonga Fiji Marshall Is Cook Is PNG FSM Using drought history in Funafuti, Tuvalu to educate Communities for Resilience in Tuvalu
Nauru
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Kiribati
Samoa
Solomon Is
Tonga
Fiji
Marshall Is
Cook Is
PNG
FSM
Using drought history in Funafuti, Tuvalu to educate Communities for
Resilience in Tuvalu
• 1 during El Nino • 4 during La Nina • 5 during Neutral
Record of 10 most severe drought in Funafuti Tuvalu
How severe was 2011 drought?
• Second most severe 12 month drought on record
• Tuvalu declared a State of Emergency • People without drinking water • Local land, trees and crops were affected • 17 month duration, zero percentile
How severe was 2011 drought?
• Second most severe 12 month drought on record
• Tuvalu declared a State of Emergency • People without drinking water • Local land, trees and crops were affected • 17 month duration, zero percentile
TUVALU
What were the main drivers of the 2011 severe drought ?
What were the main drivers of the 2011 severe drought ?
The La Niña event that caused the drought ended in April-May 2012. "(Katea.K,2011) "
•Declining in Rainfall (using 80 years of Data) •Drought monitoring •Sea Surface Temperatures
STILL ON RESEARCH & INVESTIGATION PROCESS
•Shift in SPCZ (Climate drivers) •Diseases occurring after 2011 Droughts
FINDINGS
Supporting Community for Resilience •Support Public and Preparedness •Public Awareness •Supporting assessment and survey work •Monitoring of Climate drivers
SCOPIC Ver 3.0.13 Report on 2011 Drought in Tuvalu by: Tauala
Katea Scientific Officer Assessment on 2011 Report : SOPAC http://poama.bom.gov.au/experimental/pasa
p/index.sht www.bom.gov.au/climate/pccsp/ www.bom.gov.au/cosppac/comp/index.shtml
IS THIS CLIMATE
CHANGE ?