CERTLINK UPDATE - May 2013 -Exciting opportunit​ies for the sustainabl​e agricultur​e sector in Vanuatu

"The new source of power is not money in the hands of a few, but information in the hands of many." ~ John Naisbitt Welcome to the first CertLink Update for 2013. This year brings many exciting...More
 

UNICEF Reports on Climate Change Impacts on Children in Vanuatu and Kiribati

UNICEF have released two reports on the impacts of climate change on children: Climate change impacts on children in the Pacific: Kiribati and Vanuatu This report presents the findings from the...More
 

Stanford scientists develop underwater labs to study coral and climate change

Picture a tropical paradise and you might conjure something like Heron Island, Australia. Two hours by catamaran from the town of Gladstone, Queensland, the sandy island’s 40 acres are shared by a...More
 

Measuring the Effectiveness of National Climate Finance Delivery

How can countries deliver climate finance effectively? Register now for the UNEP Fit for the Funds Webinar to hear from leading climate finance experts on the principles, criteria and indicators that...More
 

ATTENTION YOUNG WOMEN!!

The Pacific Young Women's Leadership Alliance (PYWLA) is excited to announce the opening of applications for its first activity - the PYWLA Pre-Triennial Young Women's Leadership Dialogue to be held...More
 

Field Officer

CARE International in Vanuatu is seeking to employ a FIELD OFFICER. For further information and a copy of the relevant detailed job description and selection criteria please contact Hannah...More
 

Field Coordinator

CARE International in Vanuatu is seeking to employ a FIELD COORDINATOR. Current program focus is on disaster risk reduction and community based adaptation (to climate change). CARE is also planning...More
 

Solution Exchange Pacific CC+Development - Discussion on Climate Finance

The Solution Exchange - Pacific Climate Change and Development discussion board has recently concluded its discussions on Challenges of Climate Change Finance - Experiences and Advice . Participants...More
 

Climate Change Adaptation Ecommuniqu​e April 2013

Dear Climate Change Adaptation Stakeholders, Welcome to your monthly update on the latest in the field of climate change adaptation in Asia, the Pacific, and beyond. A one-stop platform for...More
 

CARE launches new Climate Change Strategy 2013-15

Climate change is already having a serious impact on poor and marginalised communities around the world and the severity of its impacts will increase over time unless we take urgent action now to...More
 
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What Is The NAB?

The NAB Secretariat's Malcolm Dalesa, Principal Scientific Officer: Climate Change Adaptation and DRR, gives an overview of how the NAB was formed, where it sits in the national framework of climate change and disaster risk reduction, how the NAB will work with government, civil society and NGOs, and the main work elements planned for 2013 onwards. 

The attached presentation gives examples of how NAB can provide assistance to those working on climate change and disaster risk reduction activities in Vanuatu.

A copy of the 'What is the NAB' presentation can be downloaded from this article.