Question 13488 — overseas

Summary

Ms. Mereana Reid Arbelot draws the attention of the Minister for Overseas Territories to the growing vulnerability of overseas airport infrastructure to rising sea levels, in particular that of Tahiti-Faa'a International Airport, the main gateway to and exit from French Polynesia and an essential link in territorial continuity. With more than 1.7 million passengers handled in 2025, this airport is at the heart of domestic and international travel of residents and visitors and conditions access to care, education, public services and economic exchanges. It therefore represents a major issue for the 279,000 inhabitants of French Polynesia. However, this infrastructure is located in a low-lying coastal zone, exposed to climatic risks. According to the IPCC, on climate change, average sea level could rise by 40 to 98 centimeters by 2100, thus placing certain overseas airport platforms in a zone of increased vulnerability. Scientific studies also indicate that by 2100, a third of the islands of French Polynesia are threatened with disappearance and that coastal erosion, aggravated by the degradation of coral reefs, further increases the exposure of coastal infrastructure. Dependence on Tahiti-Faa'a international airport to ensure domestic air connections between the archipelagos and international connections with France and the Country makes it an essential strategic pivot for the effective exercise of territorial continuity. Any lasting interruption of its operations would have direct consequences on the supply of essential goods, medical evacuation, access to specialized care, educational and professional mobility of residents, as well as on local economic activity. She wishes to know whether the Government intends to undertake an exhaustive national assessment of the risks of submersion and flooding weighing on overseas airport infrastructures located at low altitude and whether it plans to define and implement a multi-annual investment and adaptation plan specific to the airport. international of Tahiti-Faa'a, in order to guarantee, in the long term, territorial continuity, the security of the flow of people and goods and access to essential services for the populations of French Polynesia.

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