Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Reef fishing at Nukuleka.
12 May 2026:
Public notice for the Tonga Climate Resilient Project EIA Report for a Development Application
- The Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the Tonga Climate Resilient Project— a proposed 2-3 km revetment for Nukuleka - Talafo'ou and a 2 km coastal protection for Manuka - Kolonga shoreline.
- MEIDECC is seeking comments on this EIA report namely the Tonga Climate Resilient Project, EIA Project number 189/2024 - 25.
- A copy of the EIA Report may be inspected at the MEIDECC Environment Office, Fatafehi Road, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu. The EIA report can only be assessed in the Tongatapu office.
- Comments must be received by 26 May 2026.
- If you need directions, call 7400080 and speak to Ms Kelelia 'Apjkotoa.
Thank you — EIA Unit of the Department of Environment.
About the Department of Climate Change (DCC)
The DCC under MEIDECC strives to put an effective system in place for climate change mitigation, adaptation and phasing out of ozone depleting substances. The Department follows the Climate Change Policy, Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management that align to the Tonga Strategic Development Framework together with the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific and International obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer.
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