Vanuatu has appointed Ralph Regenvanu as its Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment to lead the nation’s global climate advocacy efforts
Category: Vanuatu
Vanuatu pushes ICC to recognise ecocide as international crime
Vanuatu’s UN representative has urged the International Criminal Court to recognise ecocide as the fifth international crime under the Rome Statute, emphasising the urgent need to protect the environment and hold perpetrators accountable
A metal chest brings laughter to a cyclone-ravaged community in remote Vanuatu
With partners, UNICEF continues to support cyclone response efforts
Attorney General’s Office collects evidence for ICJ on Tanna
Vanuatu’s AG and legal team gather firsthand testimonies of the climate change impacts on communities to support the nation’s case at the ICJ, highlighting the human aspect and human rights violations
Devastated by three cyclones in one year, Vanuatu laments impact of triple planetary crisis at plastics treaty talks
Vanuatu called for a global treaty to combat plastic pollution, urging consideration of impacts on human health and the environment, with emphasis on the triple planetary crisis and recent cyclones affecting Pacific countries
New mobile app and booklet to help preserve Vanuatu’s traditional climate knowledge
Vanuatu launched a new mobile app and booklet to fuse traditional climate knowledge with modern forecasting methods, enabling citizen scientists to document and analyse indicator species for effective climate change adaptation
New Vanuatu road design guide builds climate resilience into nation’s road network
New Vanuatu Road Design Guide to improve the nation’s road network ability to withstand climate-related impacts like extreme rainfall and sea level rise
Vanuatu’s climate data in safe hands
Vanuatu’s meteorologists and climatologists undergo training on CliDE to improve their capacity in collecting, storing, and analysing climate data for reliable predictions
Vanuatu’s National Ocean Policy addresses some outstanding ocean related territorial disputes
Vanuatu is confident the long-standing joint submission with Fiji and Solomon Islands to extend their outer limits of the continental shelf in the North Fiji Basin may be resolved soon
Vanuatu as deserving Leader to champion the cause of Loss and Damage Champion
Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu, with his invaluable expertise and dedication in the field of climate change, has been appointed as the Loss and Damage Champion