Vanuatu is among the most vulnerable countries on earth to the increasing impacts of climate change, including climate-related natural disasters and the effects of slow-onset events such as sea-level rise and ocean acidification.
As the effects of global warming manifest and the hazards of climate change arise at accelerating rates, there is a need to shift the paradigm towards the standardized and mainstreamed use of science based climate information, at multiple timescales, to support resilient development pathways. The proposed project will support this paradigm shift through the strengthening and application of Climate Information Services in five targeted development sectors: tourism; agriculture; infrastructure; water and fisheries.
More specifically, the project will build the technical capacity in Vanuatu to harness and manage climate data; develop and deliver practical CIS tools and resources; support enhanced coordination and dissemination of
tailored information; enhance CIS information and technology infrastructure; and support the application of relevant CIS through real-time development processes, for more resilient outcomes.
The project has a focus on addressing information gaps and priority needs of target beneficiaries at national, provincial and local community levels across the five priority sectors.
The project will deliver:
- Enhanced capacity and capability of national development agents, to understand, access and apply CIS
- Enhanced CIS communications, knowledge products, tools, and resources for practical application to development processes.
- Enhanced reliability, functionality, utility and timeliness of underlying CIS delivery systems and data collection infrastructure.
- Enhanced scientific data, information and knowledge of past, present and future climate to facilitate innovated and resilient development
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Environmental and Social Management Plan
GEDSI Action Plan for CIS Vanuatu
Supplementary Report_Van KIRAP MTR
The Project will build the technical capacity in Vanuatu to harness and manage climate data; develop and deliver practical Climate Information Services (“CIS”) tools and resources; support enhanced coordination and dissemination of tailored information; enhance CIS information and technology infrastructure; and support the application of relevant CIS
through real-time development processes.
The project is designed to support ongoing resilient development in Vanuatu through capacity development for effective application of climate information. The project has a focus on addressing information gaps and priority needs of target beneficiaries at national, provincial and local community levels across the five priority sectors: tourism, agriculture, infrastructure, water and fisheries.
US$18,106,905
Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department
SPREP
APEC Climate Center (Korea)
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)
CSIRO (Australia)