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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.

Vanuatu National Environment Policy and Implementation Plan

 Climate Change  Economics and Finance  Finance  Sustainable development  Government, law and administration  Governance  Policy and planning  Industry  Waste Management  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Conservation  Ecology and ecosystems  Natural resource management  Pollution  Wildlife

The Vanuatu National Environment Policy and Implementation Plan 2016–2030 (NEPIP) is an illustration of the Government’s commitment to environmental sustainability and meets the requirements of a national policy and plan set out in the Environmental Protection and Conservation Act [CAP 283]. The NEPIP sets a solid policy platform for long term planning and action to respond to priority environmental issues being addressed by the Government and its partners.

Vanuatu Gender and Investment Climate Reform Assessment

 Climate Change  Economics and Finance  Economic development  Economics  Finance  Employment  Government, law and administration  Governance  Law and regulation  Human Settlements  Land use  Rural settlements  Urban settlements  Social Development  Poverty  Women

This Report is the result of collaboration between the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

Vanuatu 2016 Post-TC Pam Mini-Census Report

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Fisheries  Forestry  Livestock  Disaster Risk Management  Cyclone  Disaster response  Economics and Finance  Finance  Education and Training  Employment  Energy  Renewable energy  Human Settlements  Housing  Population and Demographics  Demography  Population growth  Water

The Mini Census was conducted in response to the recent disasters affecting the country, to update the list of households affected by the disasters. The Mini Census also provide an opportunity to update basic counts of certain government programs and policies.

Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme Country Brief

 Climate Change  Economics and Finance  Climate finance  Finance

This fact sheet contains a brief overview on the Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme's objective, background, deliverables, and more.

Directory of Climate Finance Sources in Vanuatu

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Adaptation  Mitigation  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Disaster Risk Management  Economics and Finance  Climate finance  Finance  Low carbon development  Sustainable development  Education and Training  Energy  Health  Human Settlements  Industry  Meteorology and Weather  Natural Resources and the Environment  Social Development  Water

The purpose of the directory is to help connect climate finance with those who need it. Climate finance refers to financing channelled by national, regional, and international entities for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

VANUATU’S GCF ACCREDITATION PROCESS: ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Economics and Finance  Climate finance  Economic development  Economics  Finance  Low carbon development  Sustainable development  Natural Resources and the Environment

 The VANUATU’S GCF ACCREDITATION PROCESS: ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

 

 

Republic of Vanuatu’s First Biennial Transparency Report

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Climate change science  Greenhouse gases  Loss and damage  Mitigation  Economics and Finance  Climate finance  Finance  Information Technology and Information Management  Geographical information systems

Republic of Vanuatu’s First Biennial Transparency Report (FBTR)

Under the Vanuatu’s First Biennial Transparency Report to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Submitted by: Ministry of Climate Change, Republic of Vanuatu

Executive summary

 

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.

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 Cloth Materials

 Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster response  Health  Public health  Sanitation

The WASH Cloth materials consists of the following:

  • Tea Towel designs that give simple messages to depict some good water management and water sanitation practises.
  • T-shirt designs that have simple messages to show how water is greatly valued and it also depict some good water management practises.
  • Sarong designs with messages about water sanitation
  • Bag designs with messages on the usage of water

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:

WASH Paper Materials

 Health  Nutrition  Public health  Sanitation  Water  Water quality

The WASH Paper materials consists of the following:

  • 2016 and 2017 Calendar depicting safe water, Hygiene and what to do during disaster
  • Posters for Hygience during the Menstrual Period
  • Posters on how to construct "TIPTAP"
  • WASH cover images
  • Stickers with the message of boiling water before drinking

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.