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National Sustainable Development Plan

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Resilience  Economics and Finance  Sustainable development  Education and Training  Employment  Health  Human Settlements  Natural Resources and the Environment  Security and Conflict  Social Development  Civil society

Vanuatu 2030 is our National Sustainable Development Plan for the period 2016 to 2030, and serves as the country's highest level policy framework. It is founded on our culture, traditional knowledge and Christian principles, and builds on our development journey since Independence in 1980. We have already achieved a great deal,as we have encountered many difficulties and setbacks, some from natural disasters. Our most recent national plan, the Prioritiesand Action Agenda 2006-2015 sought to deliver a just, educated, healthy and wealthy Vanuatu.

Pacific Climate Change Portal Topics Controlled Vocabulary

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Economics and Finance  Education and Training  Employment  Energy  Government, law and administration  Health  Human Settlements  Industry  Information Technology and Information Management  Meteorology and Weather  Natural Resources and the Environment  Population and Demographics  Security and Conflict  Social Development  Technology  Water

This vocabulary was created as part of the Griffith University Pacific iClim Project. The Project has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade initiative Government Partnerships for Development Program to support SPREP in implementing a regional approach to climate change data and information management throughout the Pacific. 

Review of Legislation, Policies and Plans Relating to the use and Management of the Ocean Vanuatu

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Aquaculture  Fisheries  Climate Change  Carbon sequestration  Mitigation  Ocean acidification  Resilience  Risks  Sea level rise  Vulnerability  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Culture  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster preparedness  Economics and Finance  Climate finance  Economics  Low carbon development  Sustainable development  Education and Training  Community education  Energy  Emission reduction  Low carbon energy  Renewable energy  Renewable energy targets  Government, law and administration  Law and regulation  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Coastal zone  Conservation  Degradation  Ecology and ecosystems  Habitat restoration  Islands  Land forms and cartography  Natural resource management  Oceans  Pollution  Reefs  Vegetation  Wildlife  Population and Demographics  Demography  Migration  Security and Conflict  Conflict  International relations  Security

The Government of Vanuatu has decided to develop an oceans policy, which aligns with recommendations from the
Commonwealth Secretariat.
This report summarises the main findings1 of an analysis and assessment of 69 instruments of legislation and
subordinate policies and plans that are relevant to management and use of Vanuatu’s territorial waters and therefore
relevant to the development of the national oceans policy. The review of Vanuatu’s legislation, policies, strategies and

National Biosecurity Policy 2016-2030

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Government, law and administration  Governance  Law and regulation  Monitoring and evaluation  Policy and planning  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Security and Conflict  Security

This policy document is a result of various consultations among stakeholders convened to review the livestock policy. It addresses the challenges and constraints arising from the daily activities farmers, traders and the average Ni-Vanuatu faces on a daily basis. This document is consistent with current government strategies stipulated in the sector wide Overarching Productive Sector Policy (2012) and National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 to 2030 developed by the Government.

PARTneR: Pacific Tool Design

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Crops  Food security  Climate Change  Loss and damage  Resilience  Risks  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Cyclone  Disaster management  Disaster response  Disaster risk  Health  Public health  Sanitation  Human Settlements  Land use  Urban planning  Urban settlements  Industry  Information Technology and Information Management  Geographical information systems  Information management  Meteorology and Weather  Rainfall  Temperature  Natural Resources and the Environment  Conservation  Soils  Vegetation  Population and Demographics  Demography  Security and Conflict  Security  Social Development  Social services  Water  Water quality  Water treatment

Pacific Tool for Resilience 

PARTneR will enable Pacific government Ministries and stakeholder organisation to effectively developed and used risk-based information to support development decision making on DRR & DRM

PARTneR will tailor RiskScape, a disaster impact mapping and modelling software developed jointly with New Zealand NIWA and GNS science. 

CCCPIR Climate Resilient Crop Brochures (Bislama)

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Crops  Food security  Climate Change  Adaptation  Resilience  Disaster Risk Management  Resilience

Information in Bislama about bananas, capsicum, cucumber, dwarf bean, manioc, taro, tomato, watermelon, yam

A Guide for Mangrove Rehabilitation in the Solomon islands

 Climate Change  Impacts  Resilience  Meteorology and Weather  Climate  Natural Resources and the Environment  Coastal zone  Ecology and ecosystems  Natural resource management  Oceans  Vegetation  Social Development  Social conditions

There are about 30 species of mangroves in Solomon Islands, representing 40% of the world's mangrove species. They can be found on most islands ans it is estimated that mangroves here cover an area of about 50 000 hectares.

Mangroves are important resources for livelihoodof rural coastal communities. However there ias not an endleess supply.

Project Brief CCCPIR Vanuatu

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Climate Change  Adaptation  Impacts  Mitigation  Resilience  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Education and Training  Energy  Industry  Tourism  Information Technology and Information Management  Information management  Natural Resources and the Environment

Food Security and Climate Change in the Pacific: Rethinking the Options

 Food security  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Social conditions  Social Development  Forestry  Agriculture  Livestock  Impacts  Resilience  Crops  Fisheries  Climate  Meteorology and Weather  Weather

The Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are a diverse array of countries with widely varying topographies, cultures and economies, fragile natural resource environments, and prosperity, stability, and security that can be compromised by the impacts and consequences of climate change. The Pacific island governments view climate change as a priority issue, especially in terms of its potential impacts on food security, and need clear directions in addressing both issues.

Climate Change in the Pacific: Scientific Assessment and New Research

 Climate Change  Food security  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Cyclone  Disaster Risk Management  Oceans  Natural Resources and the Environment  Climate change science  Flood  Social conditions  Social Development  Islands  Impacts  Resilience  Climate  Meteorology and Weather

Climate Change in the Pacific is a rigorously researched, peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the climate of the western Pacific region. Building on the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this two volume publication represents a comprehensive resource on the climate of the Pacific.

Poster on Tourism & Renewable Energy

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Carbon  Greenhouse gases  Mitigation  Resilience  Disaster Risk Management  Early warning system  Resilience  Economics and Finance  Economic development  Economics  Low carbon development  Sustainable development  Education and Training  Community education  Primary education  Secondary education  Vocational education  Employment  Energy  Emission reduction  Energy efficiency  Low carbon energy  Renewable energy  Human Settlements  Housing  Rural settlements  Industry  Tourism  Natural Resources and the Environment  Pollution  Social Development  Social conditions  Technology  Technology Transfer

This poster highlights the benefits for small island-based tourism businesses in Vanuatu to utilize renewable energy.  It is jointly prepared by the Department of Tourism, the Department of Energy & GIZ. 

Attribution

must attribute to GIZDepartment of Tourism, Department of Energy, Ministry of Climate Change

Financed / Supported By

GIZ

Climate and Disaster Resilience

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Food security  Climate Change  Adaptation  Climate change science  Climate projections  Impacts  Loss and damage  Mitigation  Resilience  Risks  Sea level rise  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster preparedness  Flood  Hazard  Resilience  Storm  Economics and Finance  Climate finance  Government, law and administration  Climate negotiations  Policy and planning  Health  Public health  Human Settlements  Regional planning  Urban planning  Information Technology and Information Management  Knowledge management  Meteorology and Weather  Climate  Meteorology  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Coastal zone  Inland waters  Islands  Natural resource management  Soils  Vegetation

This report uses these generic methods to provide recommendations for climate resilient development in the PICs in the following sectors: coastal protection, flood management, water resources management, protection of infrastructure against changes in temperature and precipitations, protection of buildings against cyclone winds, and adaptation in the agriculture sector.

An Integrated Approach to Address Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (FRDP)

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Climate change science  Mitigation  Resilience  Risks  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Cultural heritage and preservation  Culture  Traditional knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster preparedness  Disaster relief  Disaster response  Disaster risk  Resilience  Economics and Finance  Sustainable development  Employment  Working conditions  Government, law and administration  Climate negotiations  Panels and working groups  Meteorology and Weather  Climate

The FRDP identifies three inter-related goals that need to be actively pursued by all stakeholders, working in partnership, in order to enhance resilience to disasters and climate change in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.

FORTY-SEVENTH PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Fisheries  Food security  Climate Change  Adaptation  Climate change science  Greenhouse gases  Impacts  Resilience  Risks  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Cultural heritage and preservation  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster preparedness  Disaster relief  Disaster risk  Disaster risk reduction  Hazard  Resilience  Economics and Finance  Sustainable development  Government, law and administration  Climate negotiations  Panels and working groups  Policy and planning  Health  Disease prevention and control  Meteorology and Weather  Climate  Natural Resources and the Environment  Oceans  Social Development  Human rights  Poverty  Social services

The Forty-Seventh Pacific Islands Forum was held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia from 8 – 10 September 2016 and was attended by Heads of State and Government of Australia, the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The Solomon Islands was represented by their Deputy Prime Minister, the Republic of Fiji, Niue and the Republic of Palau by their Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Kiribati by a Special Envoy.

NATIONAL CYCLONE SUPPORT PLAN REVIEW 2015-2016

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Impacts  Resilience  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster preparedness  Disaster relief  Disaster response  Disaster risk  Disaster risk reduction  Loss and damage  Employment  Working conditions  Government, law and administration  Climate negotiations  Governance  Organisations  Policy and planning  Information Technology and Information Management  Geographical information systems  Meteorology and Weather  Atmosphere  Climate  Meteorology  Rainfall  Temperature  Tides  Weather

The annual cyclone season for the Republic of Vanuatu commences in November and extends to the end of April the following year. While cyclones can develop outside of this period, their cyclical nature increases the predictability of such occurrences and thus enables pre-planned measures to be formulated beforehand and community preparedness programmes to be put in place and promulgated.

Coping Climate Change Pacific Island Region

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Climate Change  Adaptation  Impacts  Mitigation  Resilience  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Education and Training  Energy  Industry  Tourism  Information Technology and Information Management  Information management  Natural Resources and the Environment

Attribution

GIZ, SPC

DANY AND ROUROU: apprennent `a luter contre le changement climatique

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Aquaculture  Crops  Deforestation  Fisheries  Forestry  Livestock  Climate Change  Adaptation  Carbon  Carbon sequestration  Climate change science  Climate projections  Greenhouse gases  Impacts  Loss and damage  Mitigation  Resilience  Risks  Sea level rise  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Cultural heritage and preservation  Traditional knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster relief  Disaster risk reduction  Drought  Loss and damage  Economics and Finance  Low carbon development  Education and Training  Adult education  Community education  Primary education  Schools  Secondary education  Teachers and teaching  Tertiary education  Vocational education  Energy  Emission reduction  Emissions  Government, law and administration  Climate negotiations  Governance  Human Settlements  Land use  Urban settlements  Meteorology and Weather  Atmosphere  Climate  Rainfall  Temperature  Tides  Weather  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Coastal zone  Conservation  Degradation  Ecology and ecosystems  Habitat restoration  Inland waters  Islands  Oceans  Pollution

Le changement climatique est l'un des sujets dont on parle le plus dans le monde parce  qu'll affecte le quotidien de tous les habitants de la planete, y compris ceux qui vivent dans les iles du pacifique. Les scientifiques disent que lechangement climatique pourrait rendre les saisons chaudes plus longues et amener beacoup de pluies durant la saison humide.

PRRP Risk Governance - Policy Brief

 Climate Change  Resilience  Disaster Risk Management  Government, law and administration  Governance

This policy brief is the product of testing, learning and adapting a mainstreaming approach to resilient development in the Pacific. It is based on an in-depth review and analysis of global and regional literature on approaches to mainstreaming, climate change and disaster risk management and governance reform. It draws on extensive testing of mainstreaming approaches in four countries (Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga) carried out through the Pacific Risk Resilience Programme (PRRP).

Vanuatu Case Study | Standing Together: Strengthening Climate Change Resilience in Vanuatu

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Resilience  Risks  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster risk reduction

Futuna sits majestically in the Pacific Ocean, one of Vanuatu’s 83 islands. It is a remote but special place. Here, resident’s fish and farm, and are renowned for their weaving talents, making baskets and bags. Since 2009, CARE has been working with the community of Futuna to support their efforts to reduce disasters and to adapt to climate change. In 2012, CARE began a new initiative to strengthen the resilience of women, men and children to climate change and weather-related disasters.

Resilience and Adaptation Planning for Communities in Protected Areas: A Step-by-step Guide

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Resilience  Risks  Education and Training  Community education

The negative impacts of climate change are already being felt around the globe, and countless communities, particularly in developing countries, are becoming increasingly vulnerable. In response to climatic risks, communities need to understand and build appropriate strategies that offer an opportunity to adapt to environmental change. Protected areas (PAs) are important tools for conserving biodiversity and ecosystems, which provide numerous services that support the livelihoods of many people.