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===Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP)===
The [[Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project]] (TCAP) was launched in 2017 for the purpose on enhancing the resilience of the islands of Tuvalu to meet the challenges resulting from higher sea levels.<ref name="GCF">{{cite web| last = Bouadze | first = Levan |title= Groundbreaking ceremony in Funafuti for Tuvalu's coastal adaptation|publisher= UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji |page=|date = 6 December 2022|url= https://www.undp.org/pacific/speeches/groundbreaking-ceremony-funafuti-tuvalus-coastal-adaptation | accessdate=1 November 2023}}</ref> Tuvalu was the first country in the Pacific to access climate finance from [[Green Climate Fund]], with the support of the [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]].<ref name="GCF"/> In December 2022, work on the Funafuti reclamation project commenced. The project is to dredge sand from the lagoon to construct a platform on [[Fongafale]], [[Funafuti]] that is {{convert|780|m|ft}} meters long and {{convert|100|m|ft}} meters wide, giving a total area of approximately 7.8 ha. (19.27 acres), which is designed to remain above sea level rise and the reach of storm waves beyond the year 2100.<ref name="GCF"/> The Australian [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] (DFAT) also provided funding for the TCAP. Further projects that are part of TCAP are capital works on the outer islands of [[Nanumea]] and [[Nanumaga]] aimed at reducing exposure to coastal damage resulting from storms.<ref name="GCF"/>