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Early Warning Early Action System - Round 7 Report

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Crops  Food security  Climate Change  Impacts  Vulnerability  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster preparedness  Disaster relief  Disaster response  Disaster risk  Disaster risk reduction  Drought  Early warning system  Flood  Hazard  Loss and damage  Resilience  Vulnerability  Government, law and administration  Monitoring and evaluation  Policy and planning  Information Technology and Information Management  Geographical information systems  Information management  Natural Resources and the Environment  Natural resource management  Vegetation

As part of the preparedness towards any forthcoming disasters and continuous monitoring of the agricultural sector, the RRU in collaboration with FAO and DARD have established an early warning early action system that is run by the Risk and Resilience Unit (RRU) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity (MALFFB) to the agricultural extension officers. The department of agriculture has a total of 45 extension officers that are based on all of the 6 provinces covering almost all the area councils of every island.

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.

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.

Learning about climate change the Pacific way

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Education and Training  Community education  Primary education  Schools  Secondary education  Teachers and teaching  Tertiary education  Vocational education  Energy  Human Settlements  Meteorology and Weather  Natural Resources and the Environment
Learning about climate change the Pacific way

A picture based education resource for students, teachers and facilitators.

Community Flipchart

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Forestry  Pests  Education and Training  Adult education  Community education  Primary education  Schools  Secondary education

The Invasive Species Flipchart is designed to support community groups working to address the issue of invasive species in Vanuatu. These groups can include farmers, NGOs and other agencies, government ministries, high schools, universities and colleges may also find the chart useful.

Invasive Species Media Guide_English

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Forestry  Pests  Education and Training  Adult education  Community education  Schools  Secondary education  Natural Resources and the Environment  Habitat restoration  Natural resource management

The Invasive Species Media Guide targets journalists, reporters, photographers, environmental writers and other people working within, or having an interest in, media and communication roles in Vanuatu. It aims to heighten awareness within the media and communications sector about the issue of invasive species in Vanuatu.

Community Flipchart_French

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Forestry  Pests  Education and Training  Adult education  Community education  Primary education  Schools  Secondary education  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Habitat restoration  Natural resource management

The Invasive Species Flipchart is designed to support community groups working to address the issue of invasive species in Vanuatu. These groups can include farmers, NGOs and other agencies. Government ministries, high schools, universities and colleges may also find the chart useful.

Invasive Species Informative Posters

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Pests  Education and Training  Adult education  Community education  Primary education  Schools  Secondary education  Teachers and teaching

Invasive species in Vanuatu.

Invasive Species Informative Posters_Bislama

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Forestry  Pests  Education and Training  Adult education  Community education  Preschool education  Primary education  Schools  Secondary education

Information about Invasive Species in Vanuatu.

Capacity development and TVET: accredited qualifications for improving resilience of coastal communities – a Vanuatu case study

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Mitigation  Resilience  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster risk reduction  Education and Training  Adult education  Schools  Vocational education

With support from the EU PacTVET project, The Pacific Community (SPC) and the German aid agency (GIZ) Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Region (CCPIR) programme Vanuatu is currently delivering the first nationally accredited TVET qualification in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) in the region (and world).  This paper presents this initiative in Vanuatu focused on coastal communities and also makes the case for using accredited regional and national TVET qualifications to support capacity development.