Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Zone in Vanuatu
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Operational Products and Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Essential Climate Variable/Parameter
Atmospheric:
Surface (e.g., temp, precip, wind)
Upper-Air
Composition
Oceanic:
Surface (e.g., SST, SSH, salinity, ocean color)
Sub-surface (e.g., temp, salinity, nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton)
Terrestrial:
(e.g., surface water, glaciers and ice caps, land cover, biomass)
Time Frame
Seasonal (outlook)
Intra-annual to Decadal
Multi-decadal (scenarios)
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Climate Impacts
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Climate Adaptation
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Policies and Legislation
Assessment and Evaluation
Sector
Public Health and Safety
Fresh Water Resources
Energy
Transportation/Communication and Commerce
Community Planning and Development
Social and Cultural Resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Recreation and Tourism
Ecosystems
Other
Status
Completed
Ongoing
Planned
Proposed
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Description
This Vanuatu NAPA-2 program will improve the resilience of the coastal zone to the impacts of climate change in order to sustain livelihood, food production and preserve and improve the quality of life in targeted vulnerable areas. Main components: (1) Integrated community approaches to climate change adaptation; (2) Information and early warning systems on coastal hazards; (3) Climate change governance; and (4) Knowledge management.
Objectives/Outcomes
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
UNDP Fiji MCO
Contacts(names, emails)
Asenaca Ravuvu, asenaca.ravuvu@undp.org
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
Required Resources
Projected Timelines
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
Url
Worksheet
PnA_VNAPA2.doc
Keywords
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Climate Impacts Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services Climate Adaptation Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach Policies and Legislation Public Health and Safety Transportation/Communication and Commerce Recreation and Tourism Agriculture and Fisheries Social and Cultural Resources Community Planning and Development Planned Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience South Pacific Vanuatu