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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. 

Don't Mix, Don't Burn

 Climate Change  Greenhouse gases  Industry  Waste Management  Meteorology and Weather  Climate  Natural Resources and the Environment

Cartoon illustrating how we should get rid of our rubbish in such a way that won't have environmental impacts.

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.

National Waste Management and Pollution Control Strategy and Implementation Plan 2016 - 2020

 Industry  Waste Management  Natural Resources and the Environment  Pollution

Waste Management and Pollution Control is a priority for the Vanuatu government to help protect and conserve the natural environment for its today and tomorrow’s generation’s safety and success. This strategy is a huge milestone of establishment for the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) developed and aligned with the National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) and the National Environment Policy and Implementation Plan (NEPIP) 2016-2030 and the regional Cleaner Pacific 2025 strategy.

The project profile Form - Green Port and Renewable Energy Centre – Forari Bay

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Construction and Engineering  Manufacturing  Tourism  Transport  Waste Management  Natural Resources and the Environment

 The Project Profile Form - Green Port and Renewable Energy Centre – Forari Bay