Tuvalu

At COP27 (2022), Tuvaluan Minister Simon Kofe announced that Tuvalu will become the First Digital Nation: that it would digitally recreate its land, archive its rich history and culture, and move all governmental functions into a digital space.

Rising Nations Initiative and German Archaeological Institute will create an online repository and presentation platform of culture & heritage for the benefit of the Tuvaluan people and the pan-Pacific community, as well as researchers and the global public.

The project is funded by the Federal Foreign Office. 

 The repository will reunite, in one virtual place, digital representations of Tuvalu’s existing tangible and intangible cultural heritage — heritage which is threatened by anthropogenic climate change and sea-level rise.

The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union comprises a bilateral treaty between Tuvalu and Australia, as well as a commitment articulated in a joint leaders' statement to uplift their broader bilateral partnership. It was signed by Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister Natano on 9 November 2023.

The key features of the Falepili Union are:

Over the course of three years, PICs under the Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security programme (PCCMHS) have been actively engaging in an ambitious exercise to develop a regional collaboration framework on human mobility as a result of climate change.

The Pacific Climate Mobility Framework will provide a coordinated approach to climate induced human mobility in the Pacific region, taking into account the unique socio-cultural, economic, and environmental contexts of PICs

In 2007, New Zealand introduced the Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) Scheme to fill seasonal labour shortages in the horticulture and viticulture industries. Under this scheme, employers can apply for RSE status and then apply to fill vacant seasonal positions for which there are no New Zealand applicants.

The Seasonal Worker Program aims to contribute to Pacific islands’ and Timor-Leste’s economic development objectives while assisting Australian employers who cannot source local labour.  Citizens of Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu are able to participate in the programme.   

The purpose of this Country Strategy Paper (CSP) is to provide a framework for EC co-operation with Tuvalu under the Cotonou Agreement. The framework is based on global objectives of EC-ACP co-operation, Tuvalu’s own development policy, an analysis of the political and economic situation in the country, and an assessment of the past co-operation programmes of the EC and other donors. It concludes with the proposed EC response strategy of the 10th EDF and an Indicative Programme.

This is a multi-country technical cooperation project to strengthen labour market governance and improve the development impact of labour migration within the Pacific. The effort is working to build capacity of governments, unions, businesses and local communities to provide return migrant workers with effective reintegration services, based on identified needs. Good practices relating to pre-departure services will also be identified and promoted.

This regional skills development initiative was launched in 2006 to provide Pacific islanders with Australian qualifications. it is designed to open up employment opportunities in targeted sectors at the national, regional and international level. 

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is a centre for training excellence and collaboration with over 12 years of experience and broad expertise.