Para-vet training to support Vanuatu’s livestock industry
Twenty-two animal health and production workers as well as biosecurity officers from Vanuatu are undergoing specialised summer school training in Port Vila and Santo, Vanuatu, over the next two weeks (19–30 September) to become certified para…
Scaling up public health surveillance in Vanuatu with data training
Over 20 health professionals from all six provinces of Vanuatu are in Port-Vila this week to scale up public health surveillance with the Pacific Data for Decision-Making (DDM) training programme.
The week-long training is jointly organised by Vanuatu…
Emae descendants vow to protect island with organics
Passionate about protecting all that’s dear - the land, sea and forests - has inspired the chiefs and people of Emae Island in Vanuatu to declare their homeland organic.
On 4 July, Emae islanders took an oath to protect their home and forbid the use of…
National Freshwater Aquaculture Centre re-opens in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s newly rehabilitated National Freshwater Aquaculture Centre which was severely damaged by Tropical Cyclone Pam last year, was officially re-opened in Port Vila on Friday (8 July).
Cyclone Pam report released for Vanuatu
A reflection on what worked well and what could be improved upon in the Government of Vanuatu’s response to tropical cyclone Pam has been released today.
Support for emergency response capacity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s ability to respond more effectively to disasters has been bolstered today with the handing over of three emergency boats, two vehicles and a flatbed truck.
Improved communications addressed in Vanuatu Livestock Disease Emergency Response Plan
The Vanuatu Animal Disease Emergency Response Plan has been refined and updated to improve the communication and dissemination of information during emergencies.
This follows the conclusion of a workshop late last month involving participants from the…
Vanuatu and Pacific Community seal sustainable development collaboration
To mark the beginning of a five-year sustainable development partnership between the Government of Vanuatu and the Pacific Community (SPC), a Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by
Boost for cyclone Pam recovery in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Long-term recovery efforts from the devastation left by tropical cyclone Pam will receive a welcome boost in four Pacific Island nations following a EUR 6 million funding agreement between the Pacific Community (SPC) and development bank KfW, on behalf…
Concern over dead fish in Fiji and Vanuatu
Recent reports have emerged of dead fish strewn along Fiji’s Coral Coast and come on the heels of observations in Vanuatu of hundreds of dead fish and invertebrates f