Vanuatu is warming and is expected to warm throughout the 21st century. Future rates of warming are clouded
by current models’ inability to simulate very localized changes but, warming is expected to be in the range of
0.7°C–2.9°C depending on the 21st century rate of global emissions.
• Natural variability between years, even decades, ensure short- and medium-term rainfall changes are difficult
to detect and project into the future. Further research is urgently required to develop models better suited to
Vanuatu’s contribution to man-made global emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
is minute by international standards. Most emissions come from the combustion of
fuels for transport and electricity generation, with carbon dioxide the predominant
GHG emitted. Given the small proportion of the population with ready access to
transport and electric supplies, the importance of expanding these services for
economic and social development, and the dependence of Vanuatu on imported
There is increasing recognition of traditional knowledge as an important store of information and practices for
building adaptive capacity for climate change in the Pacific. However, empirical research and documentation of
how Pacific Islanders experience climate change, identify relevant adaptation options, and mobilize their
adaptive capacity, including traditional knowledge, remains limited. Given this context, indigenous islander
perspectives on traditional knowledge and its role in building their adaptive capacity are examined in this article.
Tackling the critical issues facing the health and wellbeing of the women, children and communities of the Pacific and Timor-Leste requires an ambitious plan. We need leaders with the resources, influence and vision to make it happen. As a select member of The 2030 Collective, you can make this possible. We will create significant, generational change benefiting thousands of families. If you believe women and children deserve a bright future, then commit to the goals of The 2030 Collective.
Water has been high on the agenda at international sustainability forums for over a decade. During the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 the international community re-confirmed support for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. By 2015:
To half the number of people without access to basic sanitation
To half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water.
This article discusses the establishment of a Competent Authority in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol to ensure