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BACKGROUND
Vanuatu is under constant risk of hazardous events such as volcanic eruptions,
earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami, floods, storm surges, and fires; the associated economic
and social costs of disasters are always large. Communities, economic and social
development in Vanuatu will continue to be affected by such disasters unless disaster
risk reduction and disaster management (DRR&DM) are addressed by the whole
country at all levels and incorporated into Vanuatu’s Priorities and Action Agenda.
Vulnerability of local communities to disastrous events is increasing not only due to
increases in disaster events but also because of population growth and changing lifestyle
from largely subsistence to a more market based living with increased accumulation of
material goods, and infrastructure development.
In the light of recent regular disastrous events and increasing concerns over growing
vulnerabilities to disasters, the Government has made commitments under the Pacific
Plan to mainstream DRR&DM into all development decision-making in an effort to
reduce risk and strengthen the resilience of communities.
This is a huge challenge, particularly since this is taking Vanuatu into uncharted waters
of operationalising the Hyogo and Regional Frameworks of Action for Disaster Risk
Reduction and Disaster Management, endorsed by the Vanuatu Government and other
regional leaders. Vanuatu is one of the first countries in the world to systematically
implement the Hyogo Framework for Action and the Regional Frameworks of Action
for Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management and to develop its National
Action Plan for DRR&DM.
Disaster risk management comprises two main elements: disaster risk reduction -
prevention, adaptation and mitigation - and disaster management- preparedness,
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NOTE: outdated and discontinued as of 2005.
The purpose of this paper is three fold:
i) Provide a summary on climate change development in Vanuatu; past to
the present and an analysis of what had been achieved and future areas
that the Vanuatu Government and other stakeholders need to address;
ii) Determine the issues that had been identified over the years in
particular from the First National Communication that may form the
basis for a climate change policy; and
iii) Develop a preliminary climate change policy framework for
consultation purposes.
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FOREWORD
The Republic Island of Vanuatu is located in one of the highest disaster-prone areas in the world. In recent years our people have been exposed to cyclones, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and droughts. Since independence over a quarter of a century ago, our vulnerabilities to disasters have increased not only due to our changing lifestyles but also because we have lost some of our traditional methods for minimising risk and coping strategies in times of disasters. Our people are also becoming more reliant on disaster relief assistance rather than taking preventative, mitigation and adaptive steps to reduce risks, whilst building our self reliance and increasing resilience to disasters.
As the Prime Minister of the Republic, I clearly see that there is a need for a political will to bring about a change in the way we deal with disaster risks and to strengthen our community’s resilience through a more holistic approach to disaster risk reduction and disaster management.
Disaster is a development issue. So there must be a political will to ensure disaster risk considerations are fully integrated into all our policies, plans, budgets, and decision-making processes at all levels of government and communities and Vanuatu has shown that will and commitment through this process. The Hyogo Framework for Action: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Regional Framework for Action, 2005-2015 provide guiding principles for developing a holistic, whole-of-country approach to disaster risk reduction and disaster management.
The Vanuatu Government has made a commitment under the Pacific Plan to operationalise the Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Regional Framework for Action, 2005-2015, which we endorsed together with our fellow Leaders from the region in Madang, in 2005.
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Paolo Malatu [malatupaolo@gmail.com]
Dear All,
I have been recently appointed to act as National Advisory Board IEC's short-term Coordination Consultant. Within the timeframe allocated (30 working days) for the job I will be coordinating, on behalf of NAB, the IEC work supported by GIZ.
As you are all aware that since May this year, the chairmen and members of the NACCC and NTF have agreed to merge their structure and activities under one single body now called the National Advisory Board on CC & DRR. The concept of NAB looks into the integration of climate change and disaster risk reduction acitivities which will enable us to work more effeciently utilizing limited resources and to encourage all implementing partners both NGOs and government institutions to work together and avoid duplication of activities as the country strive to implement its key national priorities on CC and DRR issues.
The National Advisory Board has now also put in place a portal with the steering support from the GIZ. over the next 30 days i will:
work very closely with the members of the NAB IEC working group
will try to get as much feedback as possible from the working group to put in place an agreed IEC material endorsement and approval process of the NAB
protection of intellectuall property rights of the IEC material designed and produced in the country.
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RE: TVET PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN KEY PRODUCTIVE SECTORS
INVITATION TO CONSULTATIVE MEETING
As you may be aware, the principal objective of the TVET Program through the Sanma WET Centre is to
support provincial development and improved employment and income levels through targeted quality
training. The Program aims to work collaboratively with the provincial planning bodies and key
productive sector Departments, including Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, and Fisheries, to ensure
training facilitated by Sanma NET Centre is consistent with provincial economic development priorities.
The Sanma WET Centre is organising a consultative meeting with representatives from key sectors so
they can share and discuss their priority activities and plans for 2013. The outcomes of these discussions
will inform the training plans developed by the C
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Vanuatu Red Cross is conducting disaster management training for their branch officers in the coming weeks. As part of this, there will be a 2 day training on 'climate change and the Red Cross' on 30 & 31 Aug as a first sensitisation.
Contact:
Rebecca McNaught
Senior Climate Advisor - Pacific
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Mob (Vanuatu): +6785345404
Mob (Australia): +61412933212
skype: becmcnaught
email: mcnaught@climatecentre.org
web: www.climatecentre.org
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Forestry and protected area management Project (FPAM) will had its country inception next week in Tagabe to discuses some areas in relation to the protection of forest resources. This is vital because Forests provide us with multiple benefits to the public, such as protection of water resources, timber and non-timber forest products, protection from soil erosion and a high quality environment that contributes to the tourism and agriculture sectors. However, forestry and conservation in Vanuatu, like elsewhere in the Pacific, is challenging due to some weaknesses in laws, policies and institutions and the complexity of arrangements for land ownership and natural resource management. With this project to be implemented it will definitely contribute in revise of some laws in relation to forest and environment and also enable indigenous Vanuatu to value the forest resources more because of the biodiversity. Above all with climate change affecting us at the moment we need to protect our forest because of its contribution in the sustaining of our livelihood.
contact Presly Dovo
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You are kindly invited to attend “VARTC Open Day” to mark the fifty (50) years of Research on Biological Resources in Vanuatu: 1962 (IRHO) - 2012 (VARTC) on 22-23 August 2012
Regards
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Marie Melteras
VARTC
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This powerpoint presentation is aimed at increasing local communities' knowledge of sea turtles and the importance of communities' collective efforts to conserve these unique marine reptiles
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