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
This policy document is a result of various consultations among stakeholders convened to review the livestock policy. It addresses the challenges and constraints arising from the daily activities farmers, traders and the average Ni-Vanuatu faces on a daily basis. This document is consistent with current government strategies stipulated in the sector wide Overarching Productive Sector Policy (2012) and National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 to 2030 developed by the Government.
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.
Climate Change I save spoilem banana blong yumi. Bigfala san I save bonem ol lif, mekem se kaikai I no gud. Bigfala ren I save mekem se kaikai I stink o ol pipey oli kam plante. Samtaem banana I luk redi be kaikai I no gud nomo. Ol saeklon oli save brokbrokem lif banana mo spoilem kaikai blong hem.
Awareness DVD on climate change and Agriculture
DVD of a case study of adaption to climate change-work of Youth in reef conservation around Pele isIand.
Powerpoint presentation to promote awareness of impacts of climate changeand practical adaptations.
Powerpoint presentation to promote awareness of impacts of climate change and practical adaptations.
Posters illustrating the impacts pf global warming in the pacific affecting the atmosphere.
Awareness posters on climate change.Each set 1,2 and 3 contains 4 to 10 different posters
Awareness poster on climate change that gives a brief information on climate change kit in the pacific.
Vanuatu is among countries in the Pacific region that are most vulnerable to the risks of
climate change, climate variability and sea level rise. The livelihood of our people and
economy which are interwoven, shaped and driven by climate sensitive sectors, the effect
of climate and sea level change are already very real and pose a tangible threat to the
future socio-economic well-being of Vanuatu.
Set of posters that guves awareness of climate change and its impacts and adaptations.
Drft report on likely impacts of climate change on the greater port vila area ,and strategies of urban planning to offset these impacts.
Its am imaginative story showing how climate change can affect young children in a pacific environment, and measures they can take to mitigate and adapt.
| Publisher | Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (SPC/GIZ) |
Financed / Supported By
GIZ
Tearchers guide on the principles of sustainable development and how to teach them. The past century has brought massive changes to
planet earth. Those born at the beginning of the
twenty first century have inherited a world that is
vastly different from those of their grandparents. As
of November 2008, the human population has soared
to over 6.7 billion people, an incredible number given
that the world population only first reached 3 billion
in 1961. The dramatic increase in population growth
has been accompanied by a rapid rise in the rate of
Leading scientists indicate that the global is changing. As a result extreme weather is increasing, average temperature is rising, patterns of dry and wet periods are shifting, and sea levels are rising. These effects impact on the vulnerability of people. Extreme weather: Climate change is accompanied by an increase in extreme weather events. The trend can already be witnessed: frequency, intensity and unpredictability of extreme weather is increasing.
Game on how to get rid of or prevent disaster.
| SPaRCE runs a network of school & community weather stations receiving data on rainfall, temperature, humidity, etc. from all over the Pacific. It supplies weather measuring equipment free. It publishes a regular newsletter for schools & teachers that focuses on CC & DRR, with case studies, activities and experiments |
| Set of 12 coloured fact sheets in English produced by the Pacific Centre for Environment & Sustainable Development (PACE-SD) |