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Starting in early 2016, VIA and local partners have reached over 1000 households in ten islands of Vanuatu with the first rollout of pay-as-you-go (payg) solar home lighting systems in the Pacific region. A world-first program of solar mill deployment has also been undertaken, with over 40 solar powered crop-processing machines now operating across Vanuatu, including coconut and cassava graters, corn shellers, flour grinders, kava mincers, refrigerator/freezers and new low-cost water pumps. These products have had real-time sensors added to them to show how TVL and Digicel’s mobile telephone infrastructure can help communicate system performance, opening up possibilities for payg community infrastructure and remote energy metering and billing as well as quantified impact monitoring. VIA will share plans on project expansion to 5000 households or more in the near term.
Come and join us and try some super smooth solar-grated simboro!!!!
RSVP to Stewart CraineTel: 563 5734Email: stewart@villageinfrastructure.org
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The Republic of Vanuatu is an archipelagic nation of 83 islands in the south Pacific, 65 of which are inhabited. An estimated 41% of the land is suitable for cultivation, but these amounts vary considerably from island to island. Over 90% of the land is held in customary land tenure for use by family members, while the remaining 10% is freehold and public land. The islands are small and highly disturbed as a result of frequent cyclones, seismic and volcanic activities. The population is approximately 236,000 with 80% living in rural areas, mainly living by subsistence. The national economy has been highly dependent on agriculture for decades. In more recent years, tourism has developed at a fast pace and has contributed substantially to Vanuatu’s gross domestic product. However, agriculture, forestry and fisheries continue to feature highly among the country’s 80% rural-based population for household staple food and income.
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Greetings from the Vanuatu Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation and welcome to Issue 2 of the eNewsletter. Among the numerous activities carried out by the Ministry of Climate Change, this eNewsletter aims to provide the public a snapshot of activities carried out within the month of JULY 2017, by presenting brief summaries of activities as well as highlighting some resources and upcoming events or opportunities of interest to the Ministry's stakeholders.
For more information, please email nab@meteo.gov.vu.
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Greetings from the Vanuatu Ministry of Climate Change and welcome to the first eNewsletter edition for 2017. Among the numerous activities carried out by the Ministry of Climate Change, this eNewsletter aims to inform the public of only a few activities carried out within the Month ofJanuary - May 2017, as well as highlighting resources and upcoming events of interest to the Ministry's stakeholders, all of which can be found on the NAB Portal.
This eNewsletter features the following sections:1. Meet Some Staff2. News3. Resourceful Documents4. Upcoming Events
We hope you will find this eNewsletter informative and we look forward to giving you Issue 2.
For more information, please email nab@meteo.gov.vu.
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Vanuatu’s National Advisory Board on Climate Change & Disaster Risk reduction (NAB) is the supreme policy making and advisory body for all disaster risk reduction and climate change programs, projects, initiatives and activities. The Board meets once every 2 months.
This is the 4th Meeting for 2017.
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We are putting on an exhibition at the National Archive
“Dugongs and Seagrass”
Opening 3pm on Monday 21st August
Then open 8.30am until 4pm Monday to Friday
until 1st September.
All VESS newsletter subscribers are most welcome to attend the opening event at 3pm next Monday or come along at any time when the exhibition is open.
Dugongs are one of the most iconic animals to be found in Vanuatu’s waters. But they are vulnerable to extinction. They rely entirely on their seagrass habitat to survive. Learn more about these majestic creatures and Vanuatu’s efforts to conserve them.
Did you know that seagrasses can hold more carbon than the same area of amazon rainforest? Seagrass meadows are important habitats for lots of marine life. Find out what creatures live there and how seagrasses help us to combat climate change.
There will be displays, activities, quizzes and games - something for everyone adults and kids.
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An Act to control ozone depleting substances in Vanuatu in accordance with the obligations applying under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol, and for related purposes.
Sections outlined in the previous Ozone Layer Protection Act 2010 as follows:
PART 1 PRELIMINARYPART 2 PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCESPART 3 PERMITS, REGISTRATION AND LICENCINGPART 4 ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCESPART 5 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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An Act to provide for the provisions of meteorology , geological hazards and climate change and for related purposes.
Sections outlined as follows:
PART 1 PRELIMINARYPART 2 ADMINISTRATIONPART 3 ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PART 4 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF METEOROLOGY PART 5 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF GEOLOGICAL HAZARDSPART 6 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE PART 7 IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS PART 8 PROTECTION OF ASSETS PART 9 OFFENCESPART 10 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Assent: 26/01/2017Commencement: 01/02/2017
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The Australian Government in partnership with Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat are pleased to invite you to afour-day climate negotiations training workshop in Suva, Fiji. The course will focus on developing skills in diplomacy, including on drafting text for interventions, decisions and other written outcomes of the negotiating process, with the aim of strengthening the participants’ capacity to participate effectively in the negotiating process. The training will include experiential learning through mock negotiation exercises and provide a set of tools and materials that participants can utilize in upcoming UNFCCC meetings.
The course will also provide delegates with a foundation in the workings of the UNFCCC, including Marrakesh and Paris outcomes, the road to COP23, the link between other international processes and the intersection of gender and climate. Beyond the training, the workshop will be a valuable networking opportunity for women working on climate change in the Pacific.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail prachi@wedo.org.
Open attachment below to view Workshop organizers, Logistical arrangements, Schedule and venue details.
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This workshop is for Custom brokers and Government Offficers in Vanuatu.
Attached are the Agendas.
For more information, contact Ozone officer, Roselyn Bue on rbue@vanuatu.gov.vu.
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