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THEMATIC AREA: COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT"Demonstrating the integration of climate change risk reduction in road design in Epi, Shefa Province"Climate Change has brought increased precipitation and stronger storm surges to Vanuatu. As a result, flooding and coastal erosion have damaged national roads around Epi. This is despite regular maintenance and rehabilitation by government. The PACC Project will assist the Government of Vanuatu and key stakeholders in the island of Epi to relocate and re-design the national roads, to increase resilience to these climate change related risks.
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Natural resources in marine and coastal areas are of high economic importance for Pacific island countries and sustain the livelihoods of coastal communities. However, the need to conserve and use marine resources sustainably is not sufficiently reflected in national planning processes, due in part to a lack of information regarding their economic value. Existing marine protected areas (MPAs) have often been developed opportunistically, lack a clear design and spatial planning process, and are not managed in a way to secure associated biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Improved management of marine and coastal biodiversity on volcanic islands (Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu) and atolls (Kiribati, Tonga) will help countries to meet their commitments under the CBD Strategic Plan 2011–2020 and the relevant Aichi targets, including the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA) and the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity (PoWIB).
The project will undertake economic assessments of marine and coastal ecosystems in the five project countries in a national and on regional level compatible to the global TEEB program in order to contribute to national development plans. The project aims to mainstream and extend re-designed MPA networks using seascape-level planning and will demonstrate effective approaches to site management, including payment for ecosystem services. Tried and tested concepts and instruments will be adopted throughout the Pacific community and disseminated internationally.
Enhanced ecosystem-based management and more effectively managed marine resources will lead to more resilient coastal and marine ecosystems, more effective conservation of marine biodiversity, and will contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as to securing and strengthening local livelihoods.
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ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
The following Asian countries are eligible to participate in ADAPT
Asia-Pacific: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos,
Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, TimorLeste, and Vietnam. Eligible nations in the Pacific include: Cook
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon
Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
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The project, over a 36-month period, will identify and implement integrated agricultural system management approaches that increase climate resilience. The systems will be based on assessments of the robustness of existing production systems and practices and climate change threats at selected sites in each participating country, potentially targeting those areas where food insecurity is an important issue.
The project will be delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of skilled professional specialists and technical support staff within the SPC, in conjunction with stakeholders from national governments, non government and the private sector. A key project outcome will be the development of human skills capacity at the national and farm level, supported by SPC technical specialists at the regional level, thereby contributing to sustainability after the completion of the project.
The project target countries provide a representative cross section of agricultural systems across the Pacific and include “high large island” countries (Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), medium scale island systems (Tonga and Samoa), and a representative “atoll island” system (Kiribati). Specific project sites will be identified according to country priorities. Resources are provided in the budget to fund locally engaged staff to manage in-country project coordination and implementation needs.
The project will provide quantitative information on the available food resources in each target area and be informed by land cover/land-use maps and other data sources. Future climate data for each country will be sourced from the most up-to-date climate change science information being made available through the Pacific Climate Change Science Programme.
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Pacific Islands are among the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change as they are affected by repeated volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, floods, droughts, and invasive sea level rise, which are rapidly eroding nations’ exceptional terrestrial and marine biodiversity, green coastal lands, nearshores, blue reefs and other aquatic resources. Economic development, and demographic pressure on land and marine resources, including overfishing,have already exacerbated these challenges. The loss of biodiversity, coastal lands, and aquatic life, has also had major societal and gender implications in shaping the quality of life for women, girls, boys and the elderly, including reduced livelihood opportunities, which are undermining women and youth’s voices in the conservation and management of communities' global commons.
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The United Nations Office for Project Services
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Flagship initiatives are the first, best or most promising examples of successful ecosystem restoration that a country or region would like to be globally known for. The main role of Flagships is to provide inspiration to other countries and regions for scaling up successful restoration efforts, and to attract global attention and investments. Selected Flagships will act as a basis for joint learning across the world. Up to 10 Flagships selected in the first round will be launched in 2022, likely in conjunction with the UN General Assembly in September. All official Flagships of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration will feature prominently in the UN Decade's publications, campaigns, outreach, advocacy and education efforts going forward, and will be listed in the UN Secretary-General's Report to the General Assembly (UNGA) at its 81st session.
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The SIDS Ecosystem Restoration Flagship (SIDS Flagship) concept note was submitted to and approved by the UN Decade Executive Board on December 17th 2021. In a nutshell, this Flagship will put marine and coastal ecosystems at the heart of economic policy and decision-making in the era of COVID 19. This SIDS-led initiative will also put a face to marine and coastal ecosystem restoration with SIDS leading by example and inspiring pride.
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The Project profile form - Enhanced Climate Resilience and Grid Connected Renewable Energy through Battery Storage
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The project is a public private partnership in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It comprises solar photovoltaic plants (5 MWp) with a battery energy storage system (BESS) (11.5 MW/6.75 MWh), owned by the Government, and operated and maintained by UNELCO, the private sector utility under its concession agreement. The BESS will stabilize the grid integration of the PV plants and enhance the climate resilience of the power system. The project will double the renewable energy supplied to the grid, decrease diesel fuel consumption by 31%, improve the reliability of the electricity supply, and lower the price of electricity for customers on Efate Island.
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This project aims to Respond Vanuatu’s obligations under para 29 of CMA3 UNFCCC decision, and to the urgent call by UN Secretary General, UNFCCC SG and COP26/COP27 Presidencies for all countries to submit a more ambitious NDC before COP27 to reflect national sectoral priorities and highest-level ambitions on adaptation, mitigation, and loss and damage.
Vanuatu’s 2021 NDC mitigation component remains the same, while 166 Adaptation Targets and 12 Loss & Damage Targets have been added, based fully on 38 existing sector policies.
The expected outcome of this NDC revision is to ensure that Vanuatu’s highest level climate priorities of adaptation and loss & damage are reflected, and that Vanuatu’s NDC comprehensively addresses all contributions it plans to make to meet the Goals of the Paris Agreement. This will support Vanuatu in its efforts to raise international climate finance, as well as showcase the severity of climate impacts and need for urgent action in support of grassroots communities and islands.
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The project profile for this Project: "SIDS Ecosystem Restoration Flagship: Vanuatu, Comores and Santa Lucia"
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The Project Profile form - Enhanced NDC NAB Project profile form
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The Department of Climate Change and the NAB Secretariat
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The Department of Climate Change and the NAB Secretariat
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Project title: “Strengthening capacity in the Energy, Agriculture, Forestry, and other Land-use Sectors for Enhanced Transparency in the Implementation and Monitoring of Vanuatu’s Nationally Determined Contribution”
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Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO) implementing Agency
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