Climate Change, Fisheries and Aquaculture Workshop

30 – 31 May 2013

Climate Change/DRR POLICY AND ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT

Climate Change and Disaster Risk ReductionProject Management Unit (PMU), VMGD

National Advisory Board on Climate Change and

Disaster Risk Reduction

The NAB is a committee made up of government and

non-government members.

Its primary purpose is to:

“Act as Vanuatu’s supreme policy making and

advisory body for all disaster risk reduction and climate

change programs, projects, initiatives and activities”.

Strategic Governance and Policy

Technical Advice, Project Monitoring and Coordination

Project Management – Financing, Procurement & Administration

Consolidate existing plans and priorities, and cover the full range of Climate Change/DRR issues from governance and partnerships to community resilience, sectoral strategies and a detailed action plan across all areas.

1. National CCDRR Policy – governance and institutional elements in detail, plus high level analysis and policy directives at sectoral level (Nov 2012)

2. National CCDRR Action Plan – results of more detailed sectoral and geographic vulnerability assessments, action identification and prioritization, with a costed action plan (for completion in mid-2014)

1. Desktop review and draft policy directions

2. Stakeholder consultation 3. Draft policy document 4. Incorporate Risk Governance

assessment outcomes 5. Validate and finalize policy 6. Launch

Context

Policy

Purpose statement, rationale Scope, definitions Links to national, regional and international

processes, agreements and frameworks Review of GoV key actions, policies and

arrangements Summary of key risks/vulnerability Summary of capacity/needs assessment Approach

Vision Goals and policy statements

◦ Principles and cross cutting themes◦ Governance structures and institutions◦ Climate and Disaster Finance◦ Planning and coordination◦ Legislation◦ Partnerships and coordination◦ Knowledge, Information and Communication◦ International and regional obligations/engagement◦ Mainstreaming◦ Governance, M&E

Context Climate and Geo-hazard vulnerabilities Implementation Plan Annex1: Thematic stock take of existing

projects Annex 2: Identified adaptation actions

across sectors

Knowledge base Community preparedness and resilience Productive sector Health Education Environment Land Use planning Buildings and Infrastructure Tourism Energy and emissions

Roles and responsibilities, coordination structure

Resourcing and financing strategy Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

CC & DRR

Policy &

Action Plan

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