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In Vanuatu, rural households have limited access to modern cooking fuels and technologies. The reliance on biomass (fuelwood or firewood) for household thermal energy needs is raised in the 2007 National Agriculture Census, which reports that out of the 33,879 households surveyed, 95% (32,096) of these households were gathering fuel wood every day for domestic use as well selling it in markets.
Through the updated National Energy Roadmap (NERM), the Government of Vanuatu wants to reinforce that modern-cooking fuels and technologies (including biogas generation at household and institutional scale) are an important form of energy use in Vanuatu, and an area where improvements are possible.Agriculture is a significant part of Vanuatu’s economy. Subsistence agriculture is the dominant source of livelihood for 80% of the country, whom live in rural areas. Although Vanuatu has good resources and ideal climatic conditions for generation of biogas, the technology has not really taken off in the country.
In light of the above, the Department of Energy (DoE) conducted a feasibility study to determine the availability of biomass resource at Onesua Presbyterian College. The college has been chosen as a pilot site for a biogas system, and the feasibility study calculated the biogas potential at the school and provided DoE with technical system design to help DoE construct a biogas system at the school.
The biogas system will be constructed with project funding under the EU-GIZ Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy (ACSE) project. This is the first major biogas installation in Vanuatu, and it will provide DoE with invaluable experience to help realise the potential of this resource. Hence, this document invites suitable contractors to submit their proposal to manufacture and assemble the biogas digester, install it on site, pilot the plant and facilitate training to beneficiaries.
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The Department of Energy (DoE) is one of the Departments under the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management Office. Its mandate is vested in Vanuatu’s National Energy Roadmap (NERM) and the activities, policies, programs and projects implemented by the Department all contribute to achieving the policy priorities and targets stipulated in the NERM. DoE’s role is beyond policy and legislative development for an effective energy sector. As part of its ongoing responsibilities, the DoE also identifies, implements, manage and evaluate and monitors energy programs including projects hence the composition of its staffing resources are a reflection of this multitasking role.
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Waste Management and Pollution Control is a priority for the Vanuatu government to help protect and conserve the natural environment for its today and tomorrow’s generation’s safety and success. This strategy is a huge milestone of establishment for the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) developed and aligned with the National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) and the National Environment Policy and Implementation Plan (NEPIP) 2016-2030 and the regional Cleaner Pacific 2025 strategy.
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The limited size of Vanuatu’s good agricultural land requires that a sustainable development pathway for the agriculture sector be clearly mapped in an Agriculture Sector Policy to ensure maximum benefit, lasting utility and equitable distribution of outputs for the people of Vanuatu irrespective of socio-economic status or geographical location. The development process undertaken in putting together this policy has given due consideration to the expectations and aspirations outlined for Vanuatu in the Constitution, the Priorities & Action Agenda (PAA) for a just, healthy, wealthy and educated Vanuatu, the Planning Long Acting Short (PLAS) acknowledgement of agriculture as the country’s engine for economic growth and employment and global development frameworks including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The final outcome of this policy reflects a national consensus on how this country aspires for its agriculture sector to develop and be sustained.
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The Government of Vanuatu recognises that effective institutions and the inter-relationships between them are at the heart of its ability to respond to growing climate and disaster risks. To this end, a comprehensive analysis of climate and disaster risk governance is undertaken.
A critical precursor is the development of a risk profile for Vanuatu that identifies the key risks and vulnerabilities that Vanuatu's risk governance institutions must address. Currently there is no single, up-to-date and easily accessible document that summarises the major studies of risk undertaken to date.
This “Profile of risks from climate change and geohazards in Vanuatu” report describes the activities and results of the risk profiling
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The Department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Aid Coordination (DSPPAC) in coordination with the Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) and other key government agencies are responsible for monitoring and evaluation of Vanuatu 2030 the National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) for 2016 – 2030. The necessary information for conducting NSDP Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and completing the Annual Development Report (ADR), including alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is located in the M&E tables forming the backbone for this framework and which can be found in Annex 2. Additional information regarding SDG alignment with the NSDP M&E Framework is found Section 4.1.1. The information included in the tables is illustrated in Figure 1.
The NSDP M&E Framework is designed to complement Vanuatu 2030: The People’s Plan as well as the Final Technical Report on the National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 to 2030. The framework is results based, and is intended to serve as a guide for implementing, monitoring and reporting on the NSDP. A more detailed explanation of the critical elements of the NSDP M&E Framework are located in Section 3.1 of this document.
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Project Components:
To enhance disaster preparedness and resilience in the selected city of Luganville – especially in response to the risks associated with climate change – through improved public engagement on resilience.
The project will do this by helping the participating coastal cities in the country to identify and address their top risks to community. This will increase resilience and by strengthening household resilience township wide.
Creation or strengthening of a city-level resilience coalition with a diverse range of partner organizations in each city.
Creation of a set of support services to support the work of the coalitions.
Implementation:
Project will be implemented by the Vanuatu Red Cross Society working in collaboration with the Luganville Municipality, Luganville NGO and Civil Societies, Luganville business houses and its communities.
The project will be funding 5 local positions based in Santo and one part time local position in Port Vila
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