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PACC COOK ISLANDS- Strengthening the design and implementation of the Mangaia Harbor and managing the island’s entire coastline

In the Cook Islands, the PACC project focused on coastal management on Mangaia Island, especially on climate proofing its harbour. The southernmost point of the 15 islands that comprise the Cook Islands, Mangaia has lacked a harbour since it was destroyed by tropical cyclones in early 2005. Communities in the Cook Islands depend on such harbours for the transportation of essential supplies.

In response, PACC Cook Island project worked to restore and strengthen the existing harbour. PACC CI also incorporated current and future climate change impacts to make the harbour stronger and better able to withstand future cyclones and storms.

PACC CI focused on providing concrete adaptation approaches for communities living along the coastline, through developing an island level coastal management policy, incorporating climate risks and resilience considerations.

For more information on the 13 additional participating countries and the overall PACC Programme, click here.

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Project details

Levels of intervention

  • Community

Source of funds

  • Bilateral Finance

Key implementers

  • Local Governments
  • National Governments

Funding amounts

National Budget Allocation: GEF-SCCF: $750,000 ; AusAID national allocation: $499,775
Government of the Cook Islands: $2,700,000

Project partners

  • PACC
  • Central Policy and Planning Unit, Office of the PM, Cook Islands
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • SPREP
  • Australian Government