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  • VU workshop
    Vanuatu Boosts Capacity for Climate Hazards-based Impact Assessments

    18 June 2024, Port Vila, Vanuatu — Vanuatu's ability to conduct climate hazard-based impact assessments has significantly improved following a comprehensive training workshop from 3-7 June 2024. 


    The workshop focused on practical training using a newly developed step-by-step guide for climate hazard-based impact assessments, tailored specifically for Vanuatu. The guide was created by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), a key Van-KIRAP delivery partner from Australia. 

  • Official CW App workshop
    Vanuatu Ranked World's Most At-Risk Country for Natural Disasters: Traditional Knowledge and Science Unite to tackle Climate Change with Innovative ClimateWatch App.

     

    The World Risk Report has ranked Vanuatu as the world’s most at-risk country to natural disasters and

    extreme weather events, making climate change the greatest ongoing threat to the well-being and

    livelihoods of its people and ecosystems.

    For generations, Traditional Knowledge about plants, animals and climate patterns has allowed

    communities in Vanuatu to plan and prepare for local conditions. However, unbanisation has

    significantly decreased the intergenerational transfer of traditional knowledge. In recent times Vanuatu

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    Vanuatu Introduces Innovative Climate Risk Assessment Framework for Tourism Sector

    10 May 2024, Port Vila, Vanuatu -  In a groundbreaking move aimed at bolstering Vanuatu's tourism industry against climate risks, the government has unveiled a Rapid Climate Risk Assessment Framework and methodology. 

    The pioneering framework, specifically tailored for the tourism sector, marks a significant step in proactively addressing the challenges posed by climate change to one of Vanuatu's key economic pillars.

  • VanKIRAP Traditional Knowledge for Resilience Workshop
    Vanuatu Empowers Communities to Harness Traditional Knowledge for Climate Resilience

    07 March 2024, Port Vila, Vanuatu:  An inspiring initiative to bolster resilience against climate change in Vanuatu has seen the island nation take proactive steps to

  • VanKIRAP Official Launch of the Vanuatu Climate Futures Portal
    New Vanuatu Climate Futures portal website a leap forward for national climate change adaptation

    17 November 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu’s climate is changing rapidly because of human-induced climate change. The country is already being hit by rising sea levels, stronger cyclones, marine heatwaves and extreme rainfall, and more change is projected to impact Vanuatu in the future.