Tuya Altangerel

Not watching from the sidelines, and more than catching-up with runaway AI. In this field it can be about joining and shaping the race 🌊⚓️🪸 @UNDPDigital @FijiMissionUN @FijiGovernment @FijiMFA

Visited Vio Island today, where the first solar mini-grid in Fiji 🇫🇯 was introduced ten years back. Today, @UNDP_Pacific and govt w 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇬🇧 is upgrading this to a larger capacity smart grid to power all household energy needs on Vio. Based on community feedback, the integrated effort now includes an evacuation centre that doubles as a community space; WASH and water supply; potential for E-Boats; insurance instruments, smart meters, and more! Designs are in place for this pioneering all-of-island, all-of-household model to be replicated across 330 communities across Fiji. This is a blueprint ready to scale, also elsewhere⚡

In the #Pacific, one learns to expect the unexpected! En route to Vanuatu 🇻🇺 w a 24-hour delay due to volcanic activity, but arrived today on my first visit to see a @undp team delivering in the world's most disaster-exposed country. Stopped at the open market in Port Vila on way in from airport and chatted with women vendors. #Vanuatu’s tagline is ‘the best places will talk with you’, and I look forward to experiencing just that.

Excellent discussion with Vanuatu 🇻🇺 PM Jotham Napat today. From championing the landmark #ICJ Advisory Opinion to navigating a major earthquake and snap elections, simultaneously, Vanuatu continues to demonstrate remarkable leadership. We also exchanged views on the climate-health nexus and the importance of strong institutions in managing increasingly complex risks while delivering progress for all. Deeply privileged to nurture @UNDP @UN partnership with this deeply resilient nation.

From influencing the global climate agenda to community action, Vanuatu 🇻🇺 is showing what climate leadership looks like! A visit to Mele Village and the Vanuatu Coastal Adaptation Project, supported by @UNDP @theGEF, shows how adaptation ambition translates into action on the frontline of climate change. Amazing to see the end-to-end effort underway!

Hours after meeting some of the extraordinary students who drove Vanuatu's push for the ICJ Advisory Opinion, a chance encounter with Minister Climate Change @rregenvanu on my way out at airport - completed this special visit! Thank you to the special @UNDP_pacific Team Vanuatu. 🙏🏼 Tenkyu tumas Vanuatu! 🇻🇺

Heard about Berm-top Barriers and SeaBee Walls? #Tuvalu, the world's fourth smallest country, has low-lying atolls constantly flooded during storms, sea-level rise and high tides. They need land back, and this week @UNDP_Pacific handed 7.3 hectares of reclaimed land to Government, made possible thru these designs and more with #TuvaluCoastalAdaptationProject-II @TCAP4Tuvalu. Thx to funding from @theGCF @dfat @TuvaluGov. And more to come to protect islands Funafuti, Nanumea, Nanumaga, with @ausgov 🇦🇺@NewZealandGov 🇳🇿 support. Exciting venture and follow the ongoing action here! youtube.com/watch?v=4laF_zBt…