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The National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (NAB) plans to administer a multistage planning process leading up the annual Conference of the Parties (COP), to be held in Warsaw, Poland this November. The project, Strengthening Vanuatu’s International Climate Change Negotiating Capacity, encompasses itself in seeks to increase national capacity regarding the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) while improving national representation in the country’s COP delegation through the inclusion of civil society members, youth, and women. This project also seeks to expand the national understanding of international climate change negotiations, congruent to the technical training of national delegates. The result will be an informed media and public that better understand the role of their delegation at COP.
This proposal should be viewed as a pilot project in a longer-term effort to strengthen Vanuatu’s international UNFCCC negotiating capacity. This plan, implemented for the lead up to COP19, can be built upon in future years by expanding preparation times and dedicating more activities related to capacity building of a higher number of Vanuatu climate advocates, COP preparatory activities, coordination with AOSIS and public awareness events.
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In the scope of the CCA consortium program, the Vanuatu Red Cross society is targeting 11 communities as follow:
- Torres: Hiu Island Yagavegemena community;
- Torres: Toga Island Liteu community;
- Vanualava: Vatop community;
- Motalava: Rah, Nereningman, Queremagde, Totalag and Avar communities;
- Gaua: Qwetevevaeg, Dolav and Ontar communities
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In 2016, the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation requested Green Climate Fund Readiness Support. Implementation began in 2017 and consists of two distinctive work programmes: (1) The strengthening of the NDA, and (2) the development of a strategic engagement framework with the fund, referred to as the Country Programme. The Country Programme will form the basis for Vanuatu’s continuous strategic engagement with the GCF.
OBJECTIVE: To put Vanuatu and its National Designated Authority (NDA) on a path towards enhanced engagement with the Green Climate fund (GCF) and to improve its ownership and governance of climate finance in order to better address the real impacts of those most vulnerable to climate change.
WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE NAB SECRETARIAT
NDA/Focal Point: Director-General of the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Jesse Benjamin (jbenjamin@vanuatu.gov.vu)
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Vanuatu’s Integrated Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) Tool for Climate Action Tracking
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Vanuatu has submitted its INDC to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 29 September 2015 and the same document was endorsed and submitted as the first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) on 21 September 2016. Although being a Small Island State with a small carbon footprint, Vanuatu has committed to a challenging mitigation target in its NDC of transitioning to close to 100% renewable energy in the electricity sector by 2030. Achieving this target would replace nearly all fossil fuel requirements for electricity generation in the country.
This NDC Implementation Roadmap (NDC-IR) aims at providing a pathway for the implementation of specific mitigation actions in Vanuatu. In the business as usual (BAU) electricity demand scenario, an increase in electricity demand from 77.9 GWh in 2017 to 100.7 GWh in 2030 is projected. This is a otal increase of 29.4%.
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It is with pleasure that I hereby submit to Parliament the 2017 Annual Report of the Ministry of Climate Change. A scholar once said, “a goal without a plan is just a wish.” The 2017 Annual Report for the Ministry of Climate Change is an important document in the planning process, allowing our Ministry to assess what has been done well and what activities remain to be implemented or strengthened in the coming years.
In 2017, the Ministry was faced with three diff erent disasters. Firstly, Tropical Cyclone Cook, a Category 2 cyclone that passed over Vanuatu resulting in destructive winds, heavy rainfall, fl ash fl ooding and rough seas with heavy swells over northern, central and southern provinces. Malampa and Shefa were the most aff ected provinces. The system adversely aff ected fruit trees, crops and gardens across the country. The most signifi cant damage to crops were reported in parts of Malampa.
Secondly, severe Tropical Cyclone Donna was the strongest off -season Tropical Cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere occurring during the month of May.
Finally, the Ambae Volcanic Crisis response triggered the Government of Vanuatu to issue a state of Emergency for the people of Ambae, forcing over 11,000 people to leave the island. Through it all, the Ministry in collaboration with other key ministries and partners, responded eff ectively and effi ciently to the aff ected communities. I would like to acknowledge and recognise government stakeholders, partners and individuals who have worked tirelessly during the Ambae Volcanic crisis response.
Despite these challenges, there was considerable progress in achieving the strategic objectives of the Ministry’s 2016 - 2018 Corporate Plan, which links key Government strategies and planning priorities to operational delivery. These achievements are highlighted in this report.
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Vanuatu is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change and disaster risks. Located on the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ and in a ‘cyclone belt’, it is uniquely sensitive to a wide rangeof climate and disaster risks, including tropical cyclones, tsunamis, droughts, coastal flooding and sea level rise. Many of these hazards are expected to worsen as climate change impacts increaseover time. Unaddressed climate change will exacerbate current challenges and place pressure on the Government of Vanuatu’s ability to deliver on their sustainable development plans and policies. It will also threaten people’s livelihood opportunities, economic development and resilience to environmental risks.
To address some of these challenges, build the climate resilience of communities, and support the achievement of Vanuatu’s climate and development policy objectives, CARE International inVanuatu (CARE) and Save the Children together developed a community-based climate change adaptation project with support from the USAID Pacific American Climate Fund (PACAM). Theproject built on the success of a two-and-a-half-year community-based adaptation project supported by the Australian Aid program. The project was implemented over a 16-month period(January 2016 to May 2017) in the southern province of Tafea and the northern province of Sanma.
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Climate Change long VanuatuVanuatu i stap experiencem ol rabis impak blongclimate change finis. Ol kaontri long Pacific nao olimoa sensitive long ol envaeronmental problem mo tuyumi no kat enuf risos blong dil wetem ol problem ia.So far yumi lonfg Vanuatu yumi stap lukim ol impakolsem sea leve rise, jenj long amaon mo taem blongren we i foldaon, damaj long ol strongfala cylcone ,disis mo sik long ol animol mo plant, lak blong drinkingwota mo plante moa.‘Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific IslandRegion (CCCPIR)’ projek hemi wantem helpem olman Vanuatu blong oli save adapt long climatechange. Projek ia hemi karem mani long the FederalRepublic of Germany mo Federal Ministry forEconomic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Olwok hemi keri aot by GIZ we i stap wok klosap wetemSPC mo SPREP. Lo region, projek ia hemi laen gudwetem Pacific Island Framework for Action on ClimateChange 2006‐2015 (PIFACC) mo long nasonel level istap sapotem Priority Action Agenda (PAA) blonggavmen blong Vanuatu.
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