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World Fisheries Day is celebrated annually on November 21. The annual event recognises the importance of our fisheries whether it’s coastal or offshore. Additionally, it is a call for restoration ...
Post Date: 23-Nov-2023
Journalists in mainstream media, communications officers, and members of the Media Association of Vanuatu (MAV) have participated in a 2-day workshop aimed at familiarising them with climate change terminology and issues ...
Post Date: 26-Sep-2023
Farmers, foresters, and fishermen from across the country, the government, and stakeholders are convening on Malekula for the third National Week of Agriculture (NWA), which opened yesterday. “Strengthening a sustainable resilient ...
Post Date: 21-Sep-2023
In March, an unprecedented twin category 4 and 5 cyclones and an earthquake devasted Vanuatu again in just 48 hours. Couple of days later, acid rain from volcanic activity left ...
Post Date: 21-Sep-2023
This is an update event news from the recent CCDRR policy awareness with the Shefa PTAC on the 23rd of August
Post Date: 21-Sep-2023
14 September 2023, Port Vila – Pacific delegations are always on the backfoot when attending negotiations of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ...
Post Date: 15-Sep-2023
WHO and UNDP launch US$17.85 million Global Environment Facility-funded project supporting climate resilient health systems in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
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 - ...
Post Date: 01-Aug-2023
Vanuatu and other Pacific Island Countries and territories are convening in Fiji for the first International Court of Justice (ICJ) Submission Writeshop. Attorney Generals (AGs) and legal office representatives from ...
Post Date: 28-Jul-2023
Port Vila, Vanuatu: An inception meeting on the Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (MACBLUE) project took place earlier last week with Vanuatu government and civil society representatives at ...
Post Date: 14-Jul-2023
On the frontlines of climate change: Financing the largest community-based adaptation project in Vanuatu
‘We women depend on fishing along the coastline to provide fish for our families but most of our catch now are much smaller than the ones we caught here the ...
Post Date: 12-May-2023
UN Climate Change News, 20 February 2023 - Four developing countries - Burundi, Pakistan, Vanuatu and Mexico are making considerable efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, demonstrating that effective climate action ...
Post Date: 16-Apr-2023
The ICJ accepts requests for an advisory opinion from a limited number of entities specifically authorised to do so under the Charter of the United Nations. This includes the UN ...
Post Date: 30-Mar-2023
Regional Climate Action Networks gather at Reflection and Learning event to look at Collaboration, Influencing and Learning initiatives of Oxfam’s climate change project – PACCCIL
The Pacific Climate Change Collaboration, Influencing and Learning (PACCCIL) Project is holding its Regional Reflection and Learning Event from the 27th February to 3rd March, 2023, at the Heritage Park ...
Post Date: 08-Mar-2023
Traditional Knowledge workshop on weather, climate and oceans helps to prepare Vanuatu for extreme weather events
Officers working in the traditional knowledge component of a project to make ">climate information better, relevant, ...
Post Date: 07-Feb-2023
Vanuatu's Director of Women relishes her role as a technical negotiator on gender and climate at COP27
Apart from the tough negotiations going into its final stages, one of the Pacific negotiators is not only relishing the experience and lessons learnt from ...
Post Date: 07-Feb-2023
Two youth from Vanuatu traveled to Egypt for the COP27 Climate Change Conference to convey their messages to world leaders. Jeffrey Wells from Santo joined other ...
Post Date: 08-Dec-2022
The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) has revealed the first group who will be attending the preparatory meetings of the Vanuatu delegation to the Twenty Seventh Conference of the ...
Post Date: 07-Dec-2022
Vanuatu is taking global warming seriously as it pledges carbon net zero emissions by 2050 in its new strategy plan, despite doing the least to contribute to global ...
Post Date: 07-Dec-2022
80% of Vanuatu’s population depends entirely on agriculture for daily subsistence and well-being. The sector needs to be resilient to keep meeting people’s needs. The Director ...
Post Date: 07-Dec-2022
La Niña returns What does this mean for Vanuatu? Welcome to Vanuatu Climate Watch, a new climate information update from VanKIRAP! VanKIRAP (Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen blong ...
Post Date: 29-Sep-2022
Dr Esline Garabiti, Winners of the 2022 Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction Leadership Awards 2022
What a wonderful celebration of women’s leadership at the 2022 WIN DRR Leadership Awards held this evening at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) here in Brisbane, ...
Post Date: 22-Sep-2022
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 ...
Post Date: 05-Sep-2022
By Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation Aug 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pacific island state Vanuatu has submitted a “groundbreaking” update to its commitments under the Paris climate accord ...
Post Date: 16-Aug-2022
Minister of Climate Change, Silas Bule, has described Vanuatu’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) as one of the most ambitious in the world. NDCs are the heart of the Paris Agreement, as ...
Post Date: 15-Aug-2022
The 51st Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting was held in Fiji from 11 to 14 July 2022, and unanimously endorsed Vanuatu’s initiative to secure an Advisory Opinion from the International ...
Post Date: 10-Aug-2022