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The Pacific island region includes 22 countries and dependent territories1comprised of approximately 200 high islands and 2,500 low islands and atolls.2 Although the total land area is small at about 90,000 km2, these islands cover a large expanse of …
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Every person has the following fundamental duties to himself and his descendants and to others to protect the Republic of Vanuatu and to safeguard the national wealth, resources and environment in the interests of the present generation and of future …
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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 …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Culture and Traditional Knowledge Disaster Risk Management Education and Training Government, law and administration Human Settlements Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment
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Climate Adaptation Methodology for Protected Areas (CAMPA) Coastal and Marine is designed to build the resilience of protected areas and associated ecosystems based on a thorough understanding of their vulnerability to climate change and a participatory …
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Approach to Climate Change Vanuatu ratified the UNFCCC in 1993 and the Kyoto Protocol (as a non-Annex I country) in 2001. It made its first national communication to the UNFCCC in October 1999 and the country’s Climate Change Office within the Vanuatu …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Economics and Finance Government, law and administration Health Human Settlements Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment
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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 …
Climate Change Culture and Traditional Knowledge Disaster Risk Management Economics and Finance Employment Government, law and administration Meteorology and Weather
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The FRDP identifies three inter-related goals that need to be actively pursued by all stakeholders, working in partnership, in order to enhance resilience to disasters and climate change in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Culture and Traditional Knowledge Disaster Risk Management Economics and Finance Government, law and administration Health Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment Social Development
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The Forty-Seventh Pacific Islands Forum was held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia from 8 – 10 September 2016 and was attended by Heads of State and Government of Australia, the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, …
Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Employment Government, law and administration Meteorology and Weather
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The annual cyclone season for the Republic of Vanuatu commences in November and extends to the end of April the following year. While cyclones can develop outside of this period, their cyclical nature increases the predictability of such occurrences and …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Culture and Traditional Knowledge Disaster Risk Management Economics and Finance Education and Training Energy Government, law and administration Human Settlements Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment
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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 …
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This report explores the opportunities that recognising blue carbon could bring to Vanuatu. Commissioned by the Government of Vanuatu from the Commonwealth Secretariat, it sets out the opportunities, supportive arguments, and issues and potential barriers …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Culture and Traditional Knowledge Economics and Finance Government, law and administration Natural Resources and the Environment
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Suva, Fiji – A major new report, Reviving Melanesia’s Ocean Economy: The Case for Action , launched today, has revealed that the ocean is a much larger part of Melanesia’s economy and future prosperity than previously understood. Melanesia is a large …
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In the years to come, climate-related shocks and trends will amplify the challenges and risks of displacement for the people of the Pacific. In this context, this paper analyses the opposite perceptions of the migration process in the Pacific from the …
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This policy brief is the product of testing, learning and adapting a mainstreaming approach to resilient development in the Pacific. It is based on an in-depth review and analysis of global and regional literature on approaches to mainstreaming, climate …
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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 …
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This Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) has been prepared for the Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project Stage 2 (VREP II). The RPF is a companion document to the VREP II Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) (December 2016). The VREP II …
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The Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Project (IRCCNH) is a program of works for Vanuatu to improve the resilience of smallholders and communities to the impact of climate variability and change on food, household water security …
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This vocabulary was created as part of the Griffith University Pacific iClim Project. The Project has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade initiative Government Partnerships for Development Program to support …