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The devastating impacts of climate change are already being felt around the globe, threatening sustainable development and resilience, impairing socioeconomic development and reinforcing cycles of poverty. Scientists are increasingly able to confidently attribute the increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events – such as droughts, heatwaves, floods and cyclones – to human-induced climate change.
Worldwide, the poorest people bear a disproportionate burden of climate stress, yet they have contributed least to the drivers of climate change. In the face of predicted growing weather extremes and profound shifts in natural systems, the need is greater than ever to support the most vulnerable people and countries in finding effective strategies to manage risks and unexpected shocks and to build resilience to climate impacts.
This detailed policy report illustrates how well-designed climate risk insurance – when applied in conjunction with other disaster risk management measures and strategies – can protect people against climate shocks by acting as a safety net and buffer shortly after an extreme weather event. It shows how, in this way, insurance can promote opportunities by helping to lessen financial repercussions of volatility and can stimulate transformation by incentivizing risk reduction behaviour and fostering a culture of prevention-focused risk management. In addition to seven guiding pro-poor principles for delivering climate risk insurance the report also provides recommendation for implementation, including the relevant actors and their roles.
The research and results feed into the G7-initiated InsuResilience Initiative, hosted by the GiZ in Bonn, Germany.
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This slideshow provides an introduction to the Green Climate Fund in the Vanuatu context, with information on GCF mechanisms, priorities, current projects and the application process.
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The Vanuatu Information Services for Resilient Development in Vanuatu (Van CIS RDP) project was approved at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Fifteenth Meeting of the Board in Apia, Samoa from 13-15 December, 2016. The approval was made with a number of conditions and requirements that have been put forward by the GCF Secretariat, the Independent Advisory Panel, and the GCF Board. The one week country consultation workshop will bring together key project stakeholders to work together to make significant and substantial progress towards meeting the conditions placed on the project.
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The Climate Council is an independent, crowd-funded organisation providing quality information on climate change to the Australian public. This factsheet contains useful information about the influence of climate change on tropical cyclones, coastal flooding, storm surges, etc.
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This handbook gives the guidelines for organizing, developing, and evaluating simulations and drills and describes different uses for the exercises in the context of emergencies and disasters. It has been written primarily for heatlh sector organizations that are in the process of reviewing and updating emergency preparedness and response plans, but institutions from other sectors will also find it useful.
The Pan American Health Organization has worked with a group of experts from Latin America and the Caribbean to prepare a series of practical guidelines for planning and carrying out simulations and drills.
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Vanuatu’s National Advisory Board on Climate Change & Disaster Risk reduction (NAB) is the supreme policy making and advisory body for all disaster risk reduction and climate change programs, projects, initiatives and activities. The Board meets once every 2 months.
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The USP-EU GCCA project finalized and signed in December 2010 is a 4 year project allocating 8 million Euros to meet the challenges of climate change in the 15 pacific ACP countries (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, East Timor (Timor Leste), Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu) through Capacity Building, Community Engagement and Applied Research.
The objective of this project is to develop and strengthen the Pacific ACP countries' capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This objective will be achieved through the training of local, national and regional experts on climate change and adaptation and the development and implementation of sustainable strategies for community adaptation to climate change, based on improved understanding of impacts of climate change and variability in the Pacific region. It is also expected that the project will contribute to the establishment of a network of local, national and regional specialists on climate change who will support communities, governments within PACP countries, NGOs, and regional organizations in their efforts to address the effects of climate change through a long-term, sustainable approach.
This project has three components and they are Capacity Building, Community Engagement and Applied Research components.
The Capacity Building component covers both non-formal and formal training.The non-formal training will organise capacity building workshops and training of trainers to improve the knowledge and skills of the climate change practitioners in the region.
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VESS stakeholder meeting 2017
March 22, 2017/
Invitation to attend VESS Stakeholder Meeting
9am -12 noon Tuesday 28th March
Chantilly’s Hotel conference room
We are holding a stakeholder meeting and would like to invite government departments, NGOs, organisations and individuals who have an interest in the environment and conservation to participate. We are currently implementing a GEF-funded Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project and a project to raise awareness of threatened species in Vanuatu. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce VESS to those you do not know us, to report on our current projects and to investigate possibilities of future projects and collaboration for the benefit of conservation in Vanuatu. We would also like to consult with our stakeholders to see what priorities are important to people in Vanuatu.
Schedule:
09:00 Start of meeting
09:15 Introduction to VESS and annual report – Dr. Christina Shaw
10.00 report on current projects – Douglas Koran and Leilani Nalo.
10:30 Break for coffee and muffins
11:00 Up-coming projects to start this year – Dr. Christina Shaw
11:30 Discussion on future projects and priorities for VESS
12:00 Meeting ends
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The Ministry of Climate Change and Adaptation is aiming to conduct a workshop to engage the stakeholders in the Displacement Policy Drafting Process. The planned date is 27 March from 9.am to 4.30am, Venue of the workshop is Shefa Provincial Government Conference Room. A detailed agenda with a formal invite will follow in coming days, at this stage through VHT we would like to have VHT partners informed for their time management and planning purpose. The given below will help partners to understand the scope of the workshop.
Introduce the objectives of developing a national policy framework to address displacement in Vanuatu
Workshop the scope of the policy and refine objectives
Present early components of a national framework for action, based on initial interviews and community consultations
Seek advice and input from stakeholders regarding priorities to be addressed by the policy and considerations for implementation from different sector perspectives
Identify areas where the policy may be duplicating existing initiatives and seek to reduce duplication, so the policy is alignment and complements existing initiatives
Identify challenges at an inter-ministerial level and sub-national level and discuss potential solutions (primarily relating to coordination, institutional arrangements, and logistics)
Explore policy implications of recommendations at national, provincial and local levels, including governance and resources
Identify potential areas for Standard Operational Procedures to be developed to provide practical guidance and address identified gaps
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Re: Invitation for the Climate Finance Stakeholder Consultation
We write to inform you that a joint SPC/GIZ team from Fiji will be visiting Vanuatu from 20th – 24th March 2017, and would like to invite you to a stakeholder consultation at the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department conference room on Friday 24th March 2017 from 8.30am to 2.00pm.
The team consists of the following persons: Ms Hanna Sabass (Germany) – Portfolio Manager, GIZ; Mr Ledua Vakaloloma (Fiji) – Climate Change Finance Officer, GIZ; and Ms Vuki Buadromo (Fiji) – Project Manager, SPC.
The objective of the joint mission is to consult with relevant stakeholders on the activities to be supported by the two regional projects which are the USAID/SPC Institutional Strengthening in Pacific Island countries to adapt to Climate Change (ISACC) and the DFAT/GIZ Climate Finance Readiness for the Pacific (CFRP). With this, we would like to support elements of the Vanuatu Zero Draft Climate Finance Roadmap, developed in December 2016 during the Climate Finance forum.
We hope that the half-day consultation will provide an opportunity for relevant stakeholders to discuss and clarify with the joint team on the immediate needs and details of activities to be supported. Therefore, your participation at this proposed consultation will be very important to help inform the two projects in their planning and implementation of specific areas of support for Vanuatu.
We look forward to your attendance and contribution to the planned discussions on the day.
Please find attached for you information a tentative agenda and two project briefs. The GIZ team in Vanuatu will follow up with your Office for confirmation of participation and any further clarification you may have.
Sincerely,
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The training aims
To build the media and communications capacity of VCAN/VHT practitioners, network partners, as well as of the broader organizations to which they belong
To bring attention to, and allow for better use of, the numerous existing media services in Vanuatu
To inspire the use of more effective, accessible, and impactful messaging from VCAN/VHT member organizations, network partners in future projects
To introduce practitioners to basic concepts of media, story-telling, audience, and story placement and
Encourage Cross-Sector Networking and Exchanges
Each organization is welcome to submit and confirm the names of up to 2 interested participants for the training, should you or any of your staff is interested and or available to attend, the last and final day given to confirm participants for the training is Monday 13th March.
Kind reminder that space is limited, thank you also to those who have so far confirmed their participant(s) for the training. We’re also excited that other network partner representatives will join us for this training from outside of Vila, so yes, we all look forward to have a representative from your organization as well on Wednesday, 15th March for this media training.
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Want to Know about the Green Climate Fund and what it means for Vanuatu and how it can support your work?
This 1/2 day briefing by the National Advisory Board on ClimateChange & Disaster Risk Reduction will give you the basics of the GCF.
For more information, contact GCF National Coordinator Nikita Solzer nsolzer@vanuatu.gov.vu
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This meeting is to be attended by PQ members to set up priorities for this year and make it an exciting & meaningful year of networking!
Thank you to those who have confirmed attendance for the meeting. Others who have not, please email Jill if you or a representative from your organisation will be attending the meeting.
Confirming that our first PQ network meeting will be held at the VCC conference room (Ex Murray youth Hostel – Opposite the Tourism School) from 10:00am till 12:00am with lunch on the 9th of March 2017.
INVITATIONS ONLY!!
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A week-long series of Climate Finance events organized by the National Advisory Board on Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction
For more information contact the GCF National Coordinator Nikita Solzer nsolzer@vanuatu.gov.vu
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This publication updates the original Current and Future Climate of Vanuatu brochure published in 2011, providing useful information about Vanuatu's current climate, changing climate, and future climate. The content of this brochure is the result of a collaborative effort between the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazard Department and the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Program – a component of the Australian Government’s International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative. The information in this publication, and research conducted by PACCSAP, builds on the findings of the 2013 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and uses new emissions scenarios and climate models.
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Futuna sits majestically in the Pacific Ocean, one of Vanuatu’s 83 islands. It is a remote but special place. Here, resident’s fish and farm, and are renowned for their weaving talents, making baskets and bags. Since 2009, CARE has been working with the community of Futuna to support their efforts to reduce disasters and to adapt to climate change. In 2012, CARE began a new initiative to strengthen the resilience of women, men and children to climate change and weather-related disasters. Over the following three years, the program worked with every village on the island, using a variety of strategies to build resilience.
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