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Tuvalu

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Solomon Is

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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 ?