Menu
National Advisory Board logo
Advanced filters

Content Types

Topics

Tags
8 results

Submission by the Republic of Vanuatu to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement

 Climate Change  Economics and Finance  Education and Training  Information Technology and Information Management  Social Development  Civil society  Gender  Women  Youth

The document contains the Republic of Vanuatu's submission to the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement, specifically on the Annual Focus Area for the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB). The document contains statements on gender and youth and includes sections about civil society organisations and the Government. It also outlines ways forward and next steps.

USAID VCAP Project: Integrating Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Dimensions

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Early warning system  Economics and Finance  Education and Training  Government, law and administration  Governance  Natural Resources and the Environment  Coastal zone  Population and Demographics  Social Development  Gender  Women  Youth  Water

In 2013, the Government of Vanuatu and UNDP requested technical assistance from the USAID funded Adapt Asia-Pacific Project to support four specialists, including an International Gender Advisor, to prepare the “Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Zone in Vanuatu Project” (VCAP).

Gender and Social Inclusion - National Disability Inclusive Development Policy 2018-2025

 Social Development  Gender  Human rights  Social conditions  Social services  Women  Youth

Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or
sensory impairments, which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and
effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.5 Disability may be experienced
by people of any age – children, young and older people.

Gender and Social Inclusion - Vanuatu National Child Protection Policy 2016-2026

 Gender  Human rights  Women  Youth

The Government of Vanuatu is committed to leading in the development and implementation of child protection systems to ensure the protection of children from abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence at national, provincial and community level in line with international and national obligations; and through building on positive customary practice.

The Project Profile form - Enhanced NDC NAB Project profile form

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Economics and Finance  Education and Training  Energy  Government, law and administration  Health  Industry  Tourism  Natural Resources and the Environment  Social Development  Youth

The Project Profile form - Enhanced NDC NAB Project profile form

The adaptive capacity of the Tegua island community, Torres Islands, Vanuatu

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Traditional knowledge  Natural Resources and the Environment  Natural resource management  Population and Demographics  Migration  Social Development  Water  Water security

This report assesses adaptive capacity in the Tegua island community in northern Vanuatu and examines the role of the ‘Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific Island Countries’ (CBDAMPIC) relocation project in shaping it.

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

A Region At Risk: The Human Dimensions of Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Health  Human Settlements  Urban settlements  Meteorology and Weather  Natural Resources and the Environment  Migration

This report aims to inform developing member countries of the most recent regional climate change projections and to assess the consequences of these changes for human systems. It also highlights gaps in the existing knowledge pertaining to the impacts of climate change, and identifies avenues where research continues to be needed. The information and insights presented in this report will contribute to scaling up the efforts of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in building climate resilience in its developing member countries in the years and decades to come.