A SEAFRAME gauge was installed in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in January 1993. It records sea level, air and water temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction. It is one of an array designed to monitor changes in sea level and climate in the Pacific.
● This report summarises the findings to date, and places them in a regional and historical context.
Maximum and minimum air temperatures increased at Bauerfield Airport (Port Vila) from 1948–2011 as did November– April and May–October maximum temperatures at Aneityum. This is consistent with global warming.
• Annual and half-year rainfall trends show little change at Bauerfield Airport since 1907 and Aneityum since 1949. Extreme daily rainfall trends also show little change at Aneityum and Bauerfield Airport since 1945.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the oceans. It is divided by an interoceanic ridge system close to its eastern boundary, producing sub-basins in the central and western Pacific Ocean similar in size to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In the southwest Pacific, New Zealand and the various Melanesian Islands and Archipelagos provide natural boundaries for the adjacent Tasman and Coral Seas. The Vanuatu archipelago, including Santo, marks the main entrance of the Coral Sea that is bounded, respectively, northward and southward by the Solomon Sea and the New Caledonia basin.
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It is the first of its kind since Vanuatu gained independence in 1980. The NEPIP aims to: 1) provide for the co-ordination of related activities; 2) promote the environmentally sound and safe management and conservation of the natural resources and environment of Vanuatu; and 3) outline the operational matters necessary to implement
This report provides an overview of the major marine resources identified as being important to the commercial, artisanal and subsistence fisheries sectors within Vanuatu. It also covers numerous freshwater resources
Specific objectives were to;
* provide Vanuatu-specific messages on CC & DRR by local experts for inclusion in teaching/learning processes
* enable K-6 curriculum writers to understand impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies for CC and DRR in Vanuatu
* agree on an approach for integrating CC & DRR into curriculum that is appropriate, balanced, sensible, and builds on existing methods and content
* (start) determining the sequencing of CC & DRR messages in education
Invasive species are one of the major threats to the native significant species of plants and animals of Vanuatu. In order to achieve the government’s vision, the nation must conserve and/or manage Vanuatu’s biodiversity from the devastating impacts of Invasive Species.
In this study, the actual form of CFM in Vanuatu is described and compared to the Arnason design principles for an efficient CFM.
The Vanuatu National Forest Inventory commenced in 1989. Field survey activities were primarily undertaken through the Vanuatu dry season and were completed in 1991.
EbA is the practice of strengthening ecosystems to increase people’s ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The current study continues the PEBACC project in Vanuatu. It builds on an earlier PEBACC study that undertook a baseline ecosystem and socio-economic resilience analysis and mapping appraisal of the Port Vila Metropolitan area.
A mix of household surveys and community workshops were used to better understand the reliance of vulnerable communities in Greater Port Vila on their surrounding ecosystems and the services that these resources provide.
This report was prepared by Griffith University under the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PEBACC).
Local communities and stakeholders were engaged throughout the process to map ecosystem types; define key ecosystem functions and services; define the economic value and identify possible threats to these ecosystem services; identify and prioritise possible EbA projects to improve ecosystem health and increase community resilience; and develop an implementation plan for the selected EbA projects.
The PAA is an integration and prioritization of the action agendas contained in the already accepted and ongoing national and provincial programs including the CRP, Business Forum Outcomes and the Rural Economic Development Initiatives (REDI) Plans.
Brief descriptions of each species’ location, habitat, and relative abundance are given here.