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REPORT: Melanesia’s Ocean Worth Half a Trillion USD but Under Pressure

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Fisheries  Climate Change  Ocean acidification  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Cultural heritage and preservation  Traditional ecological knowledge  Economics and Finance  Economics  Finance  Sustainable development  Trade  Government, law and administration  Governance  Law and regulation  Monitoring and evaluation  Panels and working groups  Policy and planning  Natural Resources and the Environment  Conservation  Oceans

Suva, Fiji  – A major new report, Reviving Melanesia’s Ocean Economy: The Case for Action, launched today, has revealed that the ocean is a much larger part of Melanesia’s economy and future prosperity than previously understood.

Melanesia is a large sub-region in the Pacific that extends from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region includes Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

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

Van-KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars - Malampa Province

 Climate Change  Climate models  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge

 Van-KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars  for the Province of Malampa, 

Van- KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars - Penama Province

 Climate Change  Climate models  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Cultural heritage and preservation  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge

Van-KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Seasonal Calendar for Penama Province

Van - KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars - Shefa Province

 Climate Change  Climate models  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge

Van - KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars for Shefa Province

Van - KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars - Tafea Province

 Climate Change  Climate models  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge

Van-KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars - Tafea Province

Van- KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars - Torba Province

 Climate Change  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge

 The Van- KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars for Torba Province

Van- KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars - Sanma Province

 Climate Change  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge

 The Van- KIRAP Traditional Knowledge Calendars for Sanma Province

Vanuatu Traditional Climate Knowledge Indicators Booklet

 Agriculture  Crops  Fisheries  Food security  Forestry  Livestock  Adaptation  Impacts  Resilience  Cultural heritage and preservation  Culture  Language  Traditional ecological knowledge  Traditional knowledge  Early warning system  Resilience  Meteorology  Weather

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.

VREP II Resettlement Policy Framework

 Energy  Energy efficiency  Government, law and administration  Policy and planning  Human Settlements  Land use  Regional planning  Rural settlements

This Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) has been prepared for the Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project Stage 2 (VREP II). The RPF is a companion document to the VREP II Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) (December 2016).

Republic of Vanuatu National Guidelines for the Selection and Assessment of Evacuation Centres

 Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster preparedness  Disaster response  Disaster risk reduction  Resilience  Vulnerability  Human Settlements  Housing  Regional planning  Rural settlements  Urban planning  Urban settlements

The island Republic of Vanuatu is one of the most climatologically and seismically vulnerable countries in the world. Situated in the Pacific’s ‘Ring of Fire’ and ‘cyclone belt’, it is susceptible to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones and both flood and drought. With the onset of climate change, extreme weather events are increasing the number and severity of natural disasters.