This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) has been developed to support the
design of the proposed Green Climate Fund (GCF) programme: LoCAL: Supporting Resilient
Island Communities in Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu through the Local Climate
Adaptive Living (LoCAL) Mechanism.

Climate change magnifies socio-economic development challenges and compounds the negative
impacts of unsustainable resource management practices in the Pacific Small Island Developing
States (SIDS) of Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu. These SIDS are particularly
vulnerable to climate change because of their high exposure to climate hazards such as sea level
rise, tropical storms, coastal inundation and extreme weather events. While local government and
communities are uniquely placed to address these challenges, local adaptive capacity is constrained
by limited technical capacity and financial resources. However, local governments are also best
placed to identify, prioritise and address climate change risks owing to their knowledge of local
contexts and needs.