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Fri, 19 Aug 2016 A group of Civil Society Organizations came together in Port Vila from 3rd-5th August to discuss progress made by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership ...
Post Date: 19-Aug-2016
Vanuatu now has a national framework for climate services.It was developed by the Ministry of Climate Change with assistance from the Secretariat of thePacific Environment Programme (SPREP), World ...
Post Date: 17-Aug-2016
The Marine & Coastal Biodiversity in Pacific Islands website was successfully soft launched on the 22nd July 2016. Website URL: http://macbio-pacific.info/ Marine and Costal ...
Post Date: 17-Aug-2016
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai visited NIWA’s Wellington campus this week, as part of his first official visit to New Zealand. Mr Salwai, and a delegation of officials, were at ...
Post Date: 12-Aug-2016
National Leaders, Governments Send Mix of Signals on Paris Agreement Implementation 18 July 2016: As focus turns towards national implementation of the ...
Post Date: 27-Jul-2016
Ministry of Agriculture Program helping Nguna, Pele & Emao farmers prepare for La Nina We’ve all heard about and seen the effects of El Nino on Vanuatu’s food security this ...
Post Date: 19-Jul-2016
LEDS GP Fellowship Program – more information [Translate] Please see below for more information on our Fellowship Program, including selection criteria, Terms and Conditions, and how to ...
Post Date: 23-Jun-2016
More than fifty community consultations on tsunami preparedness and early warning system are currently benefiting residence within the Shefa province and Port Vila Municipal Council. The consultation covered areas ...
Post Date: 10-May-2016
The National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (NAB) is implementing a UNFCCC engagement program in the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference of the ...
Post Date: 26-Apr-2016
This week, the Ministry of Agriculture and SHEFA province are holding El Nino drought preparation workshops for over 100 community representatives from each village on the islands of Nguna, Pele ...
Post Date: 17-Feb-2016
The project will employ a full time VCAP Technical Coordinator. The Technical Coordinator - Upland will be based with the Department of Agriculture to support implementation of the project activities ...
Post Date: 30-Dec-2015
The project will employ a full time VCAP Technical Coordinator - Infrastructure. He/she will be based with the Department of Public Works to support implementation of the project activities associated ...
Post Date: 30-Dec-2015
The VCAp project wishes to employ a full time VCAP Technical Coordinator. The Technical Coordinator - VMGD will be based with the Department of Vanuatu Meteorological and Geo-Hazard to support ...
Post Date: 30-Dec-2015
Chemonics International seeks a Vanuatu Country Manager for the anticipated USAID-funded Pacific Adaptation Program (READY). The Country Manager will be the primary point of contact for the project in Vanuatu ...
Post Date: 29-Dec-2015
This year Vanuatu’s Fest Napuan music festival became the mouthpiece for climate change resilience in the Pacific. The extra-special 20th Anniversary of the Fest Napuan included daily events focused on ...
Post Date: 10-Nov-2015
“Don’t walk into the future backwards,” warned Katty Napwatt, Torba Province’s charismatic Secretary General, referring to plans that only look at past experiences without strategic forward planning for the future. ...
Post Date: 06-Nov-2015
Vanuatu is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change and disaster risks. The island nationexperiences cyclones, storm surges, landslides, flooding and droughts, which may ...
Post Date: 30-Oct-2015
Vanuatu embarks on its preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference with a technical training for Delegates
21 October 2015 – Today Vanuatu wrapped up its first technical training for the entire delegation that will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris ...
Post Date: 23-Oct-2015
Lord Mayor Ulrich Sumptoh, Ministry of Climate Change Director General Jotham Napat and Shefa Provincial Government Secretary General Michel Kalworai are spearheading a reinvigorated effort to plan for climate change ...
Post Date: 22-Oct-2015
‘Vanuatu is expected to have 2 to 6 Tropical Cyclones (TC) in 2015/2016 cyclone season. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazard Department (VMGD) appeals to the general public to prepare for ...
Post Date: 19-Oct-2015
The Republic of Vanuatu submitted its new climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) ...
Post Date: 02-Oct-2015
The Government of Vanuatu is committed to build and equip over Vt52 million worth of Provincial Disaster Centers for Torba and Tafea provinces as part of its continued efforts to ...
Post Date: 19-Sep-2015
Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change Communications Officer The PEBACC CO position exists to: Develop and disseminate communications products to promote ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in the Pacific Island Region as ...
Post Date: 09-Sep-2015
26 Aug 2015 Call for consultancy proposals for the Joint Peer Evaluation Consultancy – Tropical ...
Post Date: 30-Aug-2015
The Climate Division of the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD) is now confirming: El Niño is now well established with all ENSO indicators pointing to a mature El Niño ...
Post Date: 28-Aug-2015