The Marshall Islands government is to spend $US4.5 million on 78 new seawall projects over two fiscal years.
High tides in Marshall Islands in March 2016 hit a seawall. Photo: RNZI/Giff Johnson
President Hilda Heine said her government is addressing the negative impacts of climate change.
She said it has increased funding for residential seawalls and coastal protection as a matter of urgency.
Minister for Works, Utilities and Infrastructure, Tony Muller, said the bulk of the money is for seawall projects on Majuro, $US1 million for Ebeye and another $US500,000 for outer islands over the two years.
He said the assessment of new projects are on-going, and the government will continue to be guided by these studies.