Vanuatu

Region: Asia and the Pacific
  • A woman stands in a field damaged by a cyclone. There are trees torn over, bricks and wooden poles scattered in the garden.

    Community Resilience and Coping with Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Vanuatu

    Duration: August 2011 - July 2014
    Budget: US$3,003,023
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF (lead), UNDP, FAO

    The unique geographic situation renders the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Vanuatu, a small island developing state comprising of 80 low lying islands where climate change and natural disasters not only undermine people’s livelihood and dignity but also threaten the country’s existence.