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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. 

Monitoring Indicators Survey 6

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Food security  Climate Change  Vulnerability  Social Development  Gender  Human rights  Water  Water security

The Monitoring Indicators Survey, developed with Intercluster guidance, engages real-time national data collection from the ground up through the even targeting of mobile users located throughout Vanuatu. The purpose of the Monitoring Indicators is to identify thematic hotspots and to track changes any over time.

Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Aquaculture  Fisheries  Food security  Climate Change  Adaptation  Carbon  Climate change science  Impacts  Mitigation  Sea level rise  Health  Mental Health  Public health  Meteorology and Weather  Climate  Tides  Weather  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Coastal zone  Ecology and ecosystems  Oceans  Reefs  Water  Water security

Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. This report represents the most comprehensive review to date on ocean warming. To build up the report, leading scientists from around the world were invited to join with colleagues to contribute individual chapters.  It contains many recommendations from the scientists on capability gaps and research issues that need to be resolved if we are to tackle the impacts of ocean warming with greater confidence in the future.

WASH Media Materials

 Disaster Risk Management  Cyclone  Health  Disease prevention and control  Nutrition  Public health  Sanitation  Water  Water quality  Water security

The WASH Media materials consists of the following audio and video files:

The adaptive capacity of the Tegua island community, Torres Islands, Vanuatu

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional knowledge  Natural Resources and the Environment  Natural resource management  Population and Demographics  Migration  Social Development  Water  Water security

This report assesses adaptive capacity in the Tegua island community in northern Vanuatu and examines the role of the ‘Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific Island Countries’ (CBDAMPIC) relocation project in shaping it.

Water - Vanuatu National Implementation Plan for Safe and Secure Community Drinking Water 2018

 Health  Sanitation  Water  Water quality  Water rights  Water security  Water storage  Water supply  Water treatment

Building on Vanuatu’s progress towards the Millennium Development Goal 7 (MDG7) target to reduce the number of people without access to safe drinking water by 2015, and progressive national planning towards the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6), the Vanuatu National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 (NSDP) includes a policy objective (ECO2.2) “Ensure all people have reliable access to safe drinking water and sanitation infrastructure.”

Water - Vanuatu National Water Policy 2017-2030

 Health  Sanitation  Water  Water quality  Water security  Water storage  Water supply  Water treatment

National Water Policy Priorities
The Vanuatu National Water Policy (2017-2030) seeks to deliver the policy objectives established by the National Sustainable Development Plan (2016-2030) at:
- ECO 2.2 to ensure safe water services for all
- ENV 4.2 to protect community water sources
- ENV 4.7 to build community natural resource management capacity
- SOC 3.2 to reduce communicable diseases
- SOC 6.5 to strengthen local authorities to enable decentralised service delivery
- SOC 6.6 to strengthen physical planning to meets the need of a growing population

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Management Plan

 Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Health  Water  Water quality  Water rights  Water security  Water supply  Water treatment

This Environment and Social Impact Assessment and Management Plan have been prepared for The Pacific Community (SPC), to inform the project design of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Funding Proposal titled: Enhancing Adaptation and Community Resilience by Improving Water Security in Vanuatu. This project will deliver adaptation action for Vanuatu’s water infrastructure and community users and will ensure gender mainstreaming in the paradigmatic shift being proposed