1. Climate Change/DRR POLICY AND ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT
Climate Change, Fisheries and Aquaculture Workshop
30 – 31 May 2013
Climate Change/DRR POLICY AND ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
Project Management Unit (PMU), VMGD

2. What is NAB?
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”.

3. Key roles Strategic Governance and Policy
Technical Advice, Project Monitoring and Coordination
Project Management – Financing, Procurement & Administration

4. What does vanuatu have already?

5. Purpose
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.

6. Policy development approach
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)

7. Policy development process
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

8. Policy Outline
Context
Policy

9. 1. Context 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

10. 2. Policy 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

11. Action Plan Context Climate and Geo-hazard vulnerabilities
Implementation Plan
Annex1: Thematic stock take of existing projects
Annex 2: Identified adaptation actions across sectors

12. Climate and Geo-hazard vulnerabilities
Knowledge base
Community preparedness and resilience
Productive sector
Health
Education
Environment
Land Use planning
Buildings and Infrastructure
Tourism
Energy and emissions

13. Implementation Plan Roles and responsibilities, coordination structure
Resourcing and financing strategy
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

14. Alignment of PMU activities to inform policy and action plan
Governance & Capacity
Climate & Disaster Finance
Legislation
Risk Governance Assessment
Coordination mechanisms
Endorsement processes
2nd Nat Communication
NAB/PMU Activities
IRCCNH – CBA/CBDRM
MDRR - Integration
GCCA-V – Groundwork
PMU-managed Projects
CC & DRR Policy & Action Plan
Ongoing Activities

15. Tankyu tumas!