Joshua Mael, Risk & Resilience Unit, Ministry of Agriculture

Agriculture in Vanuatu Adaptation Planning Processes

CC/DRR in Vanuatu’s National Sustainable Development Plan

Vanuatu CC/DRR Policy 2016-2030• Governance

• Finance

• Knowledge & Information

• Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction

• Low Carbon Development

• Response & Recovery

• Cross Cutting Issues

=> Strong Mandate for Sector CC/DRR Ownership

SecretariatOf

National Advisory Board on Climate

Change & Disaster Risk Reduction

Oversight & awareness

Knowledge

• National priorities, strategies, plans

• Adaptation and mitigation efforts/needs

• Facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations

• Other country coordination mechanisms

Drive• Ability to drive strategic

engagement

Coordination functions

• Ability to monitor / evaluate Fund related

activities

• Familiarity with other related activities in country

Sector CC/DRR

Ownership

Most Sectors already supported to identify Priority Adaptation Strategies/Plans!!!

Food Security & Agriculture Cluster

Risk & Resilience Unit Ministry of Agriculture

=> Ministry of Agriculture Leading In Climate Risk Governance

=> RRU is Coordinating Implementation and Planning of Adaptation

Specific Climate Adaptation Example

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Climate variability affects crop, fruit, nut production

Traditional Food PreservationApproaches

Breadfruit Preservation

Meat/Bamboo Storage

Banana Preservation

Solar Fruit Dryer

• Private Sector Support • Improved Dryer

Design (Cheap (~250USD), Efficient, Commonly Available Materials )

• Detailed Design and Drying Manual +DVD

Improved Food PreservationApproaches

Solar Dryer

• Training to 2000+ women • 300+ dryers established in rural

communities

Video on

Vanuatu Solar Fruit Dryer

7/12/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtEzscStsnU

Adaptation Strategies:Success stories

7/12/2017

Preservation of food used during and after disaster;

Spoilage reduced;

Improved food security

Surplus sold to earn an income

Issues/Challenges

Consumption of dried fruits is not yet commonplace or fully desirable

Packaging/Storage/Labeling of Products sub-standard

On-Training and dryer maintenance is required

7/12/2017

Systems Addressed

Human Health

Food Security

Livelihoods/Income

Gender Engagement

Ecosystem Resilience

Tankio Tumas!

12/07/2017

Joshua Mael

jomael@vanuatu.gov.vu

www.nab.vu