Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience, 2011 (Samoa)

The Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR) addresses key challenges related to vulnerability to climate change/variability including damaging effects of climate change such as damages from floods, strong winds, high seas, coral bleaching and droughts. The areas of intervention that the SPCR covers include roads and highways, general agriculture, fishing and forestry, flood protection, participation and civic engagement. 

Furthermore, the SPCR's expected outcomes of the implementation of the SPCR include: 

• Coastal communities and resources, and key infrastructure, with enhanced resilience to climate change, including climate and weather extremes and variability
• Increased engagement of civil society in initiatives to reduce the adverse consequences of climate change
• Improved capacity of the Ministry of Finance and other government agencies to coordinate, manage and implement investments that enhance the resilience of Samoa to climate change
• Lessons learned and success stories documented and shared, especially by way of the regional track of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience–Pacific pilot
• A mechanism that will result in sustainable financing of initiatives that build on the SPCR