Vanuatu
The ‘Integrated WASH resilience and disaster preparedness in remote atoll schools and communities’ project will run for three years from 2023 to 2026 and will target 45 communities. This project has been made possible with funding support from USAID via the Pacific American Fund.
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Nature-based agriculture plays a crucial role in Vanuatu due to its unique geographical features, cultural heritage, and vulnerability to climate change. Strengthening Natured-Based Agriculture in Vanuatu is designed to build local socioeconomic resilience in North and Central Efate and on the island of Gaua in Torba Province.
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Coordinated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) planning, particularly at provincial and community levels, is key to empowering climate change-vulnerable communities.
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Each community participating in the Climate Resilient Islands programme was asked to discuss and agree on an image that symbolises the community’s resilience. This symbol is closely linked within the Community Resilience Profiles to resilience…
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As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Fiji and Vanuatu were surveyed to assess their levels of food security. Questions asked related to times when households went hungry because of lack of…
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As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Vanuatu were surveyed to assess their livelihoods, incomes and expenses. Questions asked related to sizes of households, sources of income, whether there were multiple sources…
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Climate Resilient Islands communities were asked to describe their most important values and assets, and their vulnerabilities and risks, to contribute to their Community Resilience Profiles. These ranged from material to natural, as well as…
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Communities participating in the Climate Resilient Islands programme were asked to map out or illustrate a seasonal calendar, listing natural events throughout the year and changes relating to gardening, agriculture and natural resources. Communities also…
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Without understanding our place in a system, we don’t know how to adapt most effectively when part of that system changes. As climate change continues to impact the Pacific, the local structures and ecosystems of…
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