The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are launching a new partnership today to support four countries - Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu - to increase their resilience to climate change.
The Caretaker Minister of Climate Change, Silas Bule, said the newly launched Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Policy (CCDRR) will build Vanuatu’s resilience and support the sustainable development of the community, environment and economy.
Vanuatu now has a plan to guide the Ministry of Health (MoH) to prepare, respond and recover from natural disasters such as cyclones, volcanoes earthquakes and climate change impacts.
The Torba Provincial Emergency Operation Center (PDOC) as the leading agency responding to disasters in Torba Province has issued orders to continue cleanup campaign to eliminate malaria in the province.
The Chinese Government has donated much needed Medical facilities to help with preparedness to deal with the COVID -19 Coronavirus pandemic.
The Items were delivered on a Charter from China under strict observation of Vanuatu’s COVID-19 prevention measures.
GCF has introduced a new application process for smaller-scale projects or programmes:
Do you have a project that is ready for scaling up, and has the potential for transformation to adapt and/or mitigate to climate change?
The Young Water Fellowship Program aims to empower young leaders from low and middle income countries to implement projects to tackle water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), water pollution and water scarcity issues, by offering them an intensive training program,
EU-GIZ Adapting to Climate Change and Suatainable Energy (ACSE) programme on Freshwater Aquaculture was launched on the 17th of October 2016.
The objective of the project is to:
As citizens of Vanuatu, everyone is held responsible for the health of our planet and must think carefully how our every day choices and actions contribute to the well-being or deterioration of the environment.