FP037

Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa

Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa

  • Status Under implementation
  • Date approved 15 Dec 2016 at B.15
  • Est. completion 11 Jan 2025
  • ESS Category Category B

Helping climate proof Samoa’s capital.

Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily impacted by increasingly severe tropical storms. For instance, the total economic impact of Cyclone Evan which hit Samoa in late 2012 was estimated at 40 percent of the country’s GDP at the time. This reflected the undoing of years of economic gains in infrastructure development. Projected climate change scenarios indicate Samoa is destined to endure further severe climate impacts, including more frequent and extreme rainfall and wind events and sea level rise.

This project will enable the Government of Samoa to reduce the effect of recurrent flood-related impacts in the Vaisigano River catchment, which flows through the area of the national capital Apia. Recent extreme weather events in this region have resulted in approximately USD 200 million worth of damage during each event.

This project will strengthen adaptive capacity and reduce exposure to climate risks faced by vulnerable communities and infrastructure in the Vaisigano River catchment. This region is home to Samoa’s highest concentration of public infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, and government buildings; as well as private homes and businesses.

Specifically, this project will aid the Government of Samoa enhance its capacities and information base to pursue an integrated approach to reducing vulnerability to flood-related risks; flood-proof key infrastructure in the Vaisigano River catchment; and upgrade downstream areas to increase river capacity and allow for the more rapid outflow of flood waters.

The project has an estimated lifespan of 25 years.

Total project value

 

Beneficiaries

 

Direct
26,000
Indirect
11,000
Theme

Adaptation

Result areas

Project timeline

Pipeline

30 Aug 2016 - 108 days

Concept note received

30 Aug 2016

Funding proposal received

23 Sep 2016

Cleared by GCF Secretariat

20 Oct 2016

Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval

31 Oct 2016

Approved

15 Dec 2016 - 209 days

Approved by GCF Board

15 Dec 2016

Cleared by iTAP

15 Dec 2016

FAA executed

09 Jun 2017

Under implementation

11 Jul 2017 - 2,444 days so far

FAA effective

11 Jul 2017

Disbursement - USD 4,766,361

10 Aug 2017

Annual Performance Report

23 Mar 2018

Disbursement - USD 7,377,554

20 Nov 2018

Annual Performance Report

01 Mar 2019

Disbursement - USD 11,649,728

06 Apr 2020

Disbursement - USD 3,822,012

24 Jun 2022

Completed

11 Jan 2025 - 298 days to go

One region

  • Asia-Pacific

One country

One priority group

  • Small Island Developing States
USD  
  • Financing
    • Private sector
    • Public sector
  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large

GCF financing48% disbursed

InstrumentAmount
GrantUSD 57,718,000
Total GCF Financing
USD 57,718,000

Co-financing

Co-financerInstrumentAmount
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 8,000,000
Total Co-Financing
USD 8,000,000

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Accredited Entity

United Nations Development Programme
Mr. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
Primary

Executive Coordinator and Director, Global Environment Finance
304 East 45th Street, FF-9th Floor, New York, NY, United States
Phone +1 (212) 906-5884
pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org
Mr. Robin Merlier
Secondary

Environmental Policy Specialist Global Environmental Finance, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS)/Global Policy Network
Phone +1 2129065842
robin.merlier@undp.org
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National Designated Authority

Samoa
Ministry of Finance
Ms. Saoleitiiti Betham-Vaai Primary
Chief Executive Officer
1 Apia City Boulevard, Central Bank Building, Apia, Samoa
Phone +685 34332
maeva.bethamvaai@mof.gov.ws
Mr. Leiataua Ah Ching Secondary
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations Department
1 Apia City Boulevard, Central Bank Building, Apia, Samoa
Phone +685 34332
henry.ahching@mof.gov.ws
Mr. Tofilau Siliva Secondary
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Policy Department
1 Apia City Boulevard, Central Bank Building, Apia, Samoa
Phone +685 34332
lae.siliva@mof.gov.ws
Ms. Litara Taulealo Operational focal point
Head of Climate Resilience Investment Coordination Division