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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
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
‘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
Officers working in the traditional knowledge component of a project to make ">climate information better, relevant, ...
Post Date: 07-Feb-2023
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
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
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
The Third National Communication (TNC) for Vanuatu is ready for submission to the UNFCCC this month. Vanuatu’s Third National Communication is an essential document for Vanuatu to fulfill its reporting ...
Post Date: 01-Feb-2021
The Vanuatu Metabolic Analysis Report has been released in January 2021. This analysis of circular economy opportunities for Vanuatu seeks to help reduce the waste flow of imported materials, while ...
Post Date: 27-Jan-2021
Vanuatu’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions 2020-2030 (updated) was developed with support from the Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The first section of this ...
Post Date: 07-Jan-2021
The Department of Climate Change (DoCC) and Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) have jointly conducted an awareness program within the remote communities of Northern and Southern most part of ...
Post Date: 04-Aug-2020
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) is launching the new Call Center aimed at boosting public access to its warning services in Vanuatu. The Call Center is established in ...
Post Date: 01-Apr-2020
Vanuatu will join the world to celebrate the World Water Day and World Meteorology Day this year from Monday 23 to Tuesday 24 March in Luganville, Santo. This year’s joint ...
Post Date: 18-Mar-2020
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 ...
Post Date: 27-Feb-2018
Please refer to this website for more information. The New Zealand Aid Programme offers scholarships to people from Vanuatu who are motivated to make a difference at home. Applications ...
Post Date: 27-Feb-2018
The Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project (VERP) launched in 2016 to address the high demand of lighting and phone charging in rural communities is now extended to urban areas. But that ...
Post Date: 31-Oct-2017
The Goverment and the Societe de Service Petroliers (SSP) has agreed, in what is understood to be a first for the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) and the SSP, to ...
Post Date: 26-Oct-2017
A signing ceremony took place on 13 October at the Energy4All premises in Port Vila between the Government of Vanuatu, represented by the Director General of the Ministry of Climate ...
Post Date: 13-Oct-2017
A professional Massive Open Online Course on off-grid electricity access is starting at the end of October! The course adopts a unique multidisciplinary perspective to develop innovative mindsets and cross ...
Post Date: 12-Oct-2017
For island communities in Vanuatu, access to information is important in decision making in their daily lives. A key link is the climate and weather information provided by the Meteorology ...
Post Date: 05-Oct-2017
For the lone weather observer in Sola, work is non-stop. Alvine Wotlolan’s normal routine consists of recording weather and climate data every three hours, at both day and night, and ...
Post Date: 01-Oct-2017
The Government of Vanuatu through the Department of Energy (DoE) provided solar electricity systems to the people of Tanna on a recent trip from 27 July to 5 August. The ...
Post Date: 29-Aug-2017
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department advised earlier this year of the increasing chance of an El Niño occurring towards the middle of the year 2017. Since the advice was ...
Post Date: 25-Aug-2017
The Ministry of Climate Change launched 9 tsunami sirens on its Port Vila compound on the 3rd of August. The government of Japan through the World Bank funded the 3-year ...
Post Date: 04-Aug-2017