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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management related information and data sources in Vanuatu, July 2015

 Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Information Technology and Information Management  Information management

This information was collected as part of the Pacific iCLIM project.  Information was gathered during a visit to Vanuatu in July 2015 by project officers, with the assistance of Rebecca Iaken and Florence Iautu from the Vanuatu VMGD, NAB PMU.

Abstract:

The purpose of the data/information stocktake  was to:

  • Discover what data and information assets (related to climate change and DRM planning and decision making) were being created and held within departments or organisations

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.

MACBIO Brochure

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Fisheries  Disaster Risk Management  Vulnerability  Economics and Finance  Economics  Government, law and administration  Policy and planning  Information Technology and Information Management  Geographical information systems  Information management  Natural Resources and the Environment  Biodiversity  Coastal zone  Conservation  Degradation  Ecology and ecosystems  Habitat restoration  Inland waters  Islands  Land forms and cartography  Natural resource management  Oceans  Reefs  Wildlife

MACBIO Brochure

QGIS Training Manual

 Information Technology and Information Management  Geographical information systems  Information management  Information technology  Knowledge management

Quantum GIS (QGIS) is an open source GIS product. As such the software is constantly developing and being improved upon by the world-wide GIS community. QGIS is free and the source code is openly available for those who want to improve or customise the interrace/tools. These training materials are based in the latest stable release that was available at the time of the writing, QGIS 2.8.2

To download the latest version of the QGIS visit the offficial QGIS website http://www.qgis.org/

NAB Portal User Guide Manual

 Information Technology and Information Management  Information management

This manual provides a guide for users of the www.nab.vu website with project manager privileges. Users with the Project Manager role have the ability to edit any content that they are the assigned owners of. Project managers can also create new project content, and other content including:
● Contact content
● Country content
● Document content
● Donor content
● Fund content
● Link content
● News content
● Job / opportunity content

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

NAB Information Pocket Card

 Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster risk reduction  Government, law and administration  Governance  Law and regulation  Monitoring and evaluation  Information Technology and Information Management  Information management

This 4-fold pocket card contains related information that describes what the NAB does, it's Endorsement Process and a brief description on the NAB Portal.

NAB Portal User Manual

 Climate Change  Information Technology and Information Management  Information management

This user manual is a quick reference guide to assist NAB’s stakeholders (to whom a NAB Portal user account is issued by the NAB Secretariat) in managing the NAB Portal resources. For instance, creating an event or uploading a document to name a few.

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.