PEOPLE of Tuvalu — a small Pacific Island State facing the full brunt of climate change — should soon have regular transportation and access, thanks to an initiative by the United Nations Development Programme, which has procured a 30-metre-vessel named the Tala Moana.
Yesterday, the UNDP resident representative Osnat Lubrani Tuvalu said the new vessel would be used by the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) 2 project to transport expert teams as well as essential equipment to the nine islands in Tuvalu.