Climate Information Services for Resilient Development Planning in Vanuatu (Van-CIS-RDP): FP035
Project Outline
This project seeks to promote a paradigm shift towards the standardized and mainstream use of science-based climate information to support resilient development pathways, through the strengthening and application of Climate Information Services in five targeted development sectors: tourism, agriculture, infrastructure, water, and fisheries.
| Country(ies) | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| National Designated Authority (NDA) | Director General, Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, GeoHazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management |
| Accredited Entity (AE) | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme: SPREP (Direct/Regional) |
| Executing Entity (EE) | SPREP, Vanuatu Meteorological & Geohazard Department: VMGD (Public) |
| Date of Final FP Submission | September 2016 |
| Estimated Project Duration | 2017-2021 |
| Target Sector | Disaster Management (Climate Information) |
| GCF Financing | 22.953 million USD (Grant) Small |
| Co-financing |
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Project Description
< Major Project Components>
- Development and delivery of a Climate Information Services (CIS) system including online CIS outputs, a portal, an early warning system (EWS), and a web-based decision support system (DSS).
- Installation and commissioning of a new Doppler radar system.
- Digitization and collection of climate data and installation of infrastructure for data collection.
- Capacity development activities including new sector-specific CIS action plans, guidance materials, and databases.
Ref: FP035 Climate Information Services for Resilient Development Planning in Vanuatu (Van-CIS-RDP)
Potential Indicators of Key Impacts
Expected total number of direct and indirect beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender (reduced vulnerability or increased resilience):
- Direct beneficiaries: 86,910 persons (55% of total beneficiaries will be female)
- Indirect beneficiaries: 173,820 persons
30% of the total population
