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Environment - current issues Tuvalu, in 34 editions.
The entry for Tuvalu published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2012 edition
Same as 2011The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
Published as “Environment”
severe tropical storms are rare
severe tropical storms are rare
The entry for Tuvalu did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities;
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the crown of thorns starfish
- natural hazards:
- severe tropical storms are rare
- international agreements:
- party to - Climate Change,
- Endangered Species,
- Marine Dumping,
- Ozone Layer Protection,
- Ship Pollution;
- signed,
- but not ratified - Biodiversity,
- Law of the Sea
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater
is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with
storage facilities; beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for
building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use
as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the crown of thorns
starfish
natural hazards: severe tropical storms are rare
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered
Species, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution;
signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities;
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the crown of thorns starfish natural hazards: severe tropical storms are rare international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea
current issues: since there are no streams or rivers and groundwaterPollution;Pollution, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities;
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the crown of thorns starfish
current issues: since there are no streams or rivers and
groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment
systems with storage facilities; beachhead erosion because of the use
of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest
undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of
the crown of thorns starfish natural hazards: severe tropical storms are rare international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities;
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish;
- Tuvalu is very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table
since there are no streams or rivers and
groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment
systems with storage facilities; beachhead erosion because of the use
of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest
undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of
the crown Crown of thorns starfish Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is very concerned about global
increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea
levels, which threaten the country's underground water table
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities;
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish;
- Tuvalu is very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table
since there are no streams or rivers and
and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment
catchment systems with storage facilities; beachhead erosion because
of the useforest
forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the
spread of
about global
on rising sea
table
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other);
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish;
- Tuvalu is very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table
since there are no streams or riversall most water needs must be met byfacilities; facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other);
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish;
- Tuvalu is very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table;
- in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
The same text in 9 editions, 2006 to 2014.
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other);
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish;
- Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table;
- in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities;
- beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification;
- Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table;
- in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); facilities; beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; increasing ocean temperatures and acidification; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
- water needs met by catchment systems;
- the use of sand as a building material has led to beachhead erosion;
- excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel;
- damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification;
- rising sea levels threaten water table;
- in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities; beachhead erosion because of systems; the use of sand for as a building materials; material has led to beachhead erosion; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which levels threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- water needs met by catchment systems;
- the use of sand as a building material has led to beachhead erosion;
- deforestation;
- damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification;
- rising sea levels threaten water table;
- in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
water needs met by catchment systems; the use of sand as a building material has led to beachhead erosion; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; deforestation; damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification; rising sea levels threaten water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Tuvalu: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/tuvalu/environment-current-issues.