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The Department of climate Change in its fourth year of organizing the National event to provide awareness program and activities to our communities, schools, and their people with issues around the impacts of climate change.The Department will be carrying out Climate Change various activities from Wednesday11 th to Friday 13th October 2023 on the island of AMbae in Penama Province. Therefore a Climate Change school activities will be held targeting primary and Secondary schools, with amazing prizes- DoCC kindly invites submissions from schools around Penama Province to participate in: Drawing competition: Grade 7-10 (Secondary School)
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The Department of climate Change in its fourth year of organizing the National event to provide awareness program and activities to our communities, schools, and their people with issues around the impacts of climate change.
The Department will be carrying out Climate Change various activities from Wednesday11 th to Friday 13th October 2023 on the island of AMbae in Penama Province. Therefore a Climate Change school activities willbe held targeting primary and Secondary schools, with amazing prizes- DoCC kindly invites submissions from schools around Penama Province to participate in: -Poetry competition: Grade 1-6 (Primary School)
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The Government of Vanuatu, with the guidance of the Recovery Operations Centre (ROC) conducted a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) with support from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Pacific Community (SPC). The PDNA, which took place during the months of April and May 2023, was implemented in collaboration with ADB, FAO, UNFPA, UNWOMEN, UNICEF, WHO, ILO, the World Bank.
The purpose of the PDNA was to identify the damage and loss caused by TC Judy and Kevin across all sectors, to assess the macro-economic and human impact of these disasters, to estimate the recovery needs in all sectors, and to inform Vanuatu’s short-, medium- and long-term recovery and reconstruction process through a well-planned Recovery Plan aligned to the country’s National Sustainable Development Plan 2016-2030. This report presents the final results of the PDNA.
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The Department of climate Change in its fourth year of organizing the National event to provide awareness program and activities to our communities, schools, and their people with issues around the impacts of climate change. This is to ensure the National government through the Department of Climate change and its stakeholders provide the right information and key messages for people to make right and informed decisions through adaptation and mitigation actions in future. With this mandate, the Department will be carrying out Climate Change various activities from Wednesday11 th to Friday 13th October 2023 on the island of AMbae in Penama Province. Therefore the objective of this proposed program is to reach and conduct Climate Change awareness raising and influencing campaign to communities, schools on science, impacts and key messages in Climate Change aimed at providing the relevant and necessary information that will help people make informed decision in terms of preparedness, adaptation and mitigation measures in future.
This year event proposes interesting school activities targeting primary and Secondary schools, with amazing prizes- DoCC kindly invites submissions from schools around Penama Province to participate in:
-Poetry competition: Grade 1-6 (Primary School)
-Art/Drawing Competition: Year 7-10 (Secondary School)
-Climate Change Quiz : Year 9-10 (Secondary) direct coordination with DoCC
-Song & Drama Competition: ECCE (Stage presentation during IDRR & CC Symposium week (9th-13th October 2023)
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This is the meeting minutes for NAB Climate Finance Working Group meeting No.3 held on the 8th of September, 2023.
Discussion procured within this meeting minutes is based Four importent climate finance agendas. More details, please refere to the attached meeting minutes.
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EXTREME HEAT IMPACTS ON ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN EFATE
This case study examines the impact of temperature on electricity demand in Efate. Guidance around conducting this type of step-by-step assessment is provided in more detail on the Van-KIRAP web portal, along with other case studies (called infobytes), factsheets, visualisation tools and technical resources. This case study can be used as an example for undertaking similar climate hazard-based impact assessments.
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CURRENT AND FUTURE INFLUENCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN VANUATU
This case study describes tropical cyclone impacts on agricultural production in Vanuatu, using a step-by-step approach. Guidance around conducting this type of step-by-step assessment is provided in more detail on the Van-KIRAP web portal, along with other climate impact related case studies (also termed infobytes), factsheets, visualisation tools and technical resources. This case study can be used as an example for undertaking similar climate hazard-based impact assessments.
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MARINE HEATWAVE IMPACTS ON SEAGRASS IN VANUATU
This case study examines the impacts of climate change on marine heatwaves and seagrass in Vanuatu. Guidance around conducting this type of step-by-step assessment is provided in more detail on the Van-KIRAP web portal, along with other climate impact related case studies (also termed infobytes), factsheets, visualisation tools and technical resources. This case study can be used as an example for undertaking similar climate hazard-based impact assessments.
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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER SECURITY IN VANUATU
This case study describes climate change impacts on water security in Vanuatu, using a step-bystep approach. Guidance around conducting this type of step-by-step assessment is provided in more detail on the Van-KIRAP web portal, along with other climate impact related case studies (also termed infobytes), factsheets, visualisation tools and technical resources. This case study can be used as an example for undertaking similar climate hazard-based impact assessments.
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The VanKIRAP Technical Report - Cost Recovery Mechanism and Models Appropriate for the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department.
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) is a government department within the Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, Geo-hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management. The department was established under the Vanuatu Meteorological Service Act of 1989. The Meteorology, Geological Hazards and Climate Change Act of 2016 superseded this Act replaced. The new Act gives direction to the operations of VMGD. Specifically, it directs the department to collect, collate and make available meteorological, climate, climate change, and geohazard data and information, including archiving such data or information, amongst other duties (Republic of Vanuatu, 2017). Furthermore, the Act allows the department to achieve its mandate of installing and maintaining a national network of meteorological observation stations and all other necessary technical installations and equipment (Republic of Vanuatu, 2017).
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This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) has been developed to support thedesign of the proposed Green Climate Fund (GCF) programme: LoCAL: Supporting ResilientIsland Communities in Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu through the Local ClimateAdaptive Living (LoCAL) Mechanism.
Climate change magnifies socio-economic development challenges and compounds the negativeimpacts of unsustainable resource management practices in the Pacific Small Island DevelopingStates (SIDS) of Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu. These SIDS are particularlyvulnerable to climate change because of their high exposure to climate hazards such as sea levelrise, tropical storms, coastal inundation and extreme weather events. While local government andcommunities are uniquely placed to address these challenges, local adaptive capacity is constrainedby limited technical capacity and financial resources. However, local governments are also bestplaced to identify, prioritise and address climate change risks owing to their knowledge of localcontexts and needs.
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The new VanKIRAP Report on the Vanuatu Climate Maps. Maps of the Past Climate of Vanuatu Monthly, seasonal and annual rainfall and air temperature Prepared for Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department
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This published article on women and climate change in Vanuatu.The research and paper by University of Newcastle (UoN) was undertaken as part of the VanKIRAP Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) work funded by GCF FP035/VanKIRAP project.
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By incorporating climate data and information to improve the resilience of road infrastructure, SPREP is assisting Vanuatu through the Climate Information Services for Resilient Development Planning in Vanuatu (VanKIRAP) project in reviewing and updating the current version of the Vanuatu Rural Road Design Guide. The Gap Analysis Report presents findings from a global literature analysis and benchmarking effort in regard to the identification of climate resilience challenges and gaps in the current edition of the Vanuatu road design guidance. It also identifies potential for improvement.
The gap analysis draws upon a series of input documents to develop a log of gaps, issues, and opportunities that need to be addressed in the new design guidance to be developed by the VanKIRAP project. The report also draws upon the issues, gaps, and opportunities identified through stakeholder consultations with national stakeholders within the Infrastructure sector, including the Public Works Department, Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department, and others. Funding for the review and development of the new Vanuatu Road Design Guide is provided by the Green Climate Fund.
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PORT VILA: The people of Tanna now have better access to climate information services thanks to a new Community Climate Centre launched by the Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen blong Redy, Adapt mo Protekt (VanKIRAP) Project on 27 February in Isangel, Tanna. The new Centre proved useful from day one, making information about the twin severe tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin available to communities before the cyclones arrived.
Being the most vulnerable country in the Pacific Region to climate related hazards, Vanuatu’s vulnerable communities need adaptive capacity to help prepare themselves for extreme weather and climate-related events. Climate information services (CIS) are tools that give people details about climate and weather so that they can improve their decision-making, planning and preparation about these kinds of events.
The launch of the Tanna Community Climate Centre is a significant outcome for the Tafea Provincial Government and Tanna’s communities. As a demonstration of its relevance and usefulness, the Community Climate Centre was able to provide detailed information to communities and provincial officials about the approaching cyclones Judy and Kevin on the very day the Centre launched, and just days before the cyclones wreaked havoc on Tanna.
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PORT VILA: New climate information products that explain how climate change is likely to affect key sectors of Vanuatu’s economy, and how to plan practical adaptations to address climate risk, were unveiled last week in Port Vila.
The new information products are targeted at an audience of Vanuatu Government policymakers, technical experts, and field officers. They were developed for the Climate Information Services for Resilient Development in Vanuatu Project (known in Bislama as ‘VanKIRAP’) by delivery partner CSIRO, Australia’s national scientific and industrial research organisation.
The products cover Vanuatu’s agriculture, fisheries, infrastructure, tourism and water sectors and incorporate science-based historical data and future projections to identify how climate change is already affecting each sector, and how each will be impacted over the short and long term by climate change.
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Experience shows that communities with strong traditional knowledge on weather and climate are better able to adapt to extreme climate and weather events.
In some parts of Vanuatu, though, these skills are starting to disappear. Reasons for this include language loss, knowledge holders being unable to pass information on to the next generation, and the impact of climate change on the traditional indicators when animal and plants change behaviours and habitats in response to the warming climate.
Maintaining traditional climate knowledge is critical for community climate resilience, so the Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen blong Redy, Adapt mo Protekt (VanKIRAP) Project is gathering existing traditional knowledge used in forecasting to produce integrated forecasts for Vanuatu that combine traditional knowledge with scientific model-based data.
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PORT VILA: For many in Vanuatu, accessing reliable information about climate and weather can be hard. A new media partnership will use the Vanuatu national broadcaster’s almost 100% coverage footprint to bring everyone in Vanuatu quality, timely and relevant climate and weather information that they can use in their daily lives to plan for and respond to weather events and the changing climate.
The Climate Information Services for Resilient Development in Vanuatu project (known locally by its Bislama acronym, VanKIRAP) and the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation (VBTC) signed a partnership agreement last Friday to use VBTC’s radio, television, and social media channels to deliver climate and weather information to the nation.
Vanuatu is one of the most vulnerable countries to the increasing impacts of extreme weather events and human-induced climate change. This includes climate-related natural disasters such as cyclones and droughts, as well as more slowly occurring climate change-related impacts like sea level rise and ocean acidification. This media partnership helps address this vulnerability by creating a better informed population, and by ensuring that reliable climate and weather information reaches everyone who needs it.
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The nation has made a significant step forward today with the commissioning of Vanuatu's first ocean climate monitoring and observation buoy network, deployed by the VanKIRAP project.
The Vanuatu Ocean Monitoring Network is a chain of six ocean climate monitoring buoys deployed across the Vanuatu archipelago to monitor how climate change is affecting the ocean around the country, and to provide early warning to communities and key agencies of impending climate-related events.
The buoys are deployed at Port Vila, Efate; Million Dollar Point, Santo; Lonnoc Beach, Santo; Port Resolution, Tanna; Inyeug Island, Aneityum and Tomman Island, Malekula. The buoys measure sea surface temperature, wave direction, wave height, wave period and spread as well as wind speed at each location.
The data that they gather allows VMGD and Dept of Fisheries to issue early warnings to communities for coastal inundation and erosion. The buoys can also provide near real-time data about the impacts of climate-related events like cyclones and marine heatwaves.
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The aim of the project is to apply Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR) to empower targeted communities in Community Conservation Areas (CCA’s) to develop rights-based regenerative climate-smart ridge to reef landscape and food system design and management plans that support food and nutrition security and overall well-being.
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The Project Profile for - "Climate-smart regenerative ridge to reef landscapes for sustaining livelihoods of communities on custom land and food security in Vanuatu."
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The project considers the current Vanuatu’s Off-Grid RE and EE Promotion Program as the main baseline effort towards achieving the country’s NERM targets. This program includes the installation of RE-based (mainly hydro, and solar) power generation and distribution systems, as well as some Energy Efficiency interventions. This project aims to fill in critical gaps in Vanuatu’s baseline program.
Policy and planning: The project will identify important policy and planning gaps and institutionalize existing policies and plans in place (NERM-IP Plan and NERM) in the baseline program that it will fill, such as guidelines, standards, and incentive policies.
Institutional: The project will focus and represent relatively innovative incremental aspects. System management will be a critical feature in the sustainability of rural RE systems and their replication and thus an instrumental contribution towards meeting NERM targets.
Capacity development: While Vanuatu has substantial baseline program efforts to install RE systems in off-grid areas, training is very limited and generally consists of one-time training upon installation of systems. For larger-scale systems, capturing wind energy, equipment sourcing, and installation capacity is absent.
Green transport: The project will aim to set example of green transport mechanism by introducing electric vehicles
Financing for energy efficiency: The focus will be given to educating the commercial private sector to set up a loan or equity financing mechanism for Energy Efficiency Equipment and productive uses in rural areas.
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The Project Profile for - "Barrier Removal for Achieving the National Road Map Targets for Vanuatu Phase II (BRANTV II)"
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Director General , Mrs Esline Garaebiti ( brief statement):
The year 2021 also set milestones for the ministry in reviewing existing policies and legal frameworks with the development of relevant indicators targets. The Climate change and Disaster Risk Reduction policy 2022-2030 is reviewed and its implementation plan was developed. Other reporting required under the United nation framework convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been completed, particularly the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the Third National Communication (TNC), and the First Biennial Updated Report (FBUR). Numerous materials for education, outreach, and awareness have been developed by all departments and disseminated during national and international days for Meteorology, Environment, Disaster, Energy, and Climate Change.
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