The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), in collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC), successfully completed the Urban SavaiΚ»i Community Consultation on Wednesday, 29 July 2026 
, as part of the Geospatial Mapping of Loss and Damage Sites in Samoa Project 
.
, as part of the Geospatial Mapping of Loss and Damage Sites in Samoa Project .The consultation marks another important step in the project’s ongoing implementation 
, bringing together community representatives 
to support the identification and validation of priority climate Loss and Damage sites 
across Samoa.
, bringing together community representatives to support the identification and validation of priority climate Loss and Damage sites across Samoa.The project combines community knowledge 
with geospatial information 
to improve understanding of how climate change is affecting people, infrastructure 
, ecosystems 
, and livelihoods 
. These consultations ensure that local perspectives contribute to the development of accurate and reliable datasets that will support future climate resilience planning. 
with geospatial information to improve understanding of how climate change is affecting people, infrastructure , ecosystems , and livelihoods . These consultations ensure that local perspectives contribute to the development of accurate and reliable datasets that will support future climate resilience planning. Following the Urban SavaiΚ»i consultation, project activities continue with fieldwork 
and further engagement with communities in Manono and Apolima 
, as well as a National Stakeholder Consultation to support the validation of identified sites.
and further engagement with communities in Manono and Apolima , as well as a National Stakeholder Consultation to support the validation of identified sites.The outcomes of these consultations will contribute to the development of geospatial mapping products , climate impact assessments 
, and practical decision-support tools 
that will help strengthen Samoa’s climate adaptation planning 
and support access to international Loss and Damage financing. 
, climate impact assessments , and practical decision-support tools that will help strengthen Samoa’s climate adaptation planning and support access to international Loss and Damage financing.