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NUKU’ALOFA 30th March, 2026 — The Green Climate Fund’s Department of the Asia and the Pacific Region (DAPAC), together with the Pacific and Asian Small Island Developing States Team, has extended warm congratulations to Tonga’s National Designated Authority (NDA) on the approval of the SPC project, establishing Climate Resilient and Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) Systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa, at GCF Board 44. The project is backed by USD 42.1 million in grant financing and marks Tonga’s seventh GCF-funded activity — a milestone that reflects the country’s strong institutional maturity, country ownership, and sustained strategic engagement with the GCF.

Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa are among the Pacific nations most vulnerable to climate change. Their geographic isolation and exposure to extreme hydro-meteorological hazards leave them highly susceptible to climate shocks. Agriculture remains the backbone of local economies; however, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged heat, and increasingly intense cyclones are disrupting agricultural systems, reducing productivity across key crop value chains and threatening the stability of food supplies and rural incomes.

The five-year programme, to be delivered by the Pacific Community (SPC) in partnership with national governments, aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers and the ecosystems they depend on. It promotes Climate Resilient Regenerative Agriculture (CRRA) — a set of practices designed to restore soil and plant health while reducing the impacts of climate variability on agricultural yields.

The programme is structured around two main pillars: first, strengthening the enabling environment for CRRA by supporting policy development, institutional capacity, partnerships and market systems; and second, supporting farmers directly through training, demonstration farms, and a Farmer Support Programme that provides tools, equipment and technologies to reduce the upfront cost of transition. Through knowledge sharing, digital tools and peer-to-peer learning, the programme aims to accelerate the adoption of resilient agricultural systems across all three countries.

The Department looks forward to continued collaboration with the GCF, SPC, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forest (MAFF) and regional partners to deliver transformational and lasting climate outcomes.

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