A brief account of the opening ceremony for the New Lateu Settlement, Torba Province, Vanuatu: For the benefit of supporters of climate change adaptation

Abstract

This report briefly summarises the opening ceremony for the new Lateu settlement in the Torba Province, Vanuatu. It is part of the Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation in Pacific Island Countries project (CBDAMPIC) funded by the CIDA and executed in the Pacific region by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). Proceedings are described as they unfold. A short background is also provided to give context to the event. This short account of the opening ceremony also serves to inform the climate change community oil the progress that has been made in one of the first relocation programmes globally to be undertaken due to the adverse effects of climate change.