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This report explains the stakeholder consultation process undertaken and the scope, need and roles of stakeholders identified during the consultation sessions.

This report presents information about tropical cyclone (TC) associated economic cost (hereafter referred to as cost just 'C') over Vanuat, including historical averages and projections as they relate to "global and local warming levels". The report uses datasets and information from Vanuatu Government agencies and presents the information in new and more salient ways, with more context and detail: thereby making the information more relevant to decision-makers for application at a sectoral level, The report examines historical TC related cost-intensity relationship for Vanuatu and estimates the mean cost per TC and annual total cost under a warming climate by the mid and late century.

The main climate hazards for Vanuatu include tropical cyclones with high winds and wave energy, heavy rainfall resulting in flooding, extended periods without rain causing drought, rising sea levels threatening coastal environments and property, as well as sea temperature increase and ocean acidification impacting highly valuable coastal ecosystems and resources (including coral reefs, seagrass and fisheries.

The purpose of this video is to explain how current and projected sea surface temperature and ocean chemistry may affect the fisheries sector and marine life around Vanuatu.

The purpose of this video is to explain how current and projected climate variability and change may affect infrastructure and water security in Vanuatu. Video produced by CSIRO for the Climate Information Services for Resilient Development in Vanuatu (VanKIRAP) Project.

this report overviews the outcomes of and in-country work programme, undertaken by NIWA to address the scope of work for supply, installation and commissioning of hydrometric monitoring date management and processing systems to improve flood warning systems in Vanuatu, including the provision of TIDEDA and hydrometirc monitoring training of DoWR staff.

The analysis in this study relies on previous work, in particular, the flood simulators that were updated by Stetter et al. (2016) on re-evaluation of the flood hazard in Port Vila and Luganville. The extreme rainfall analysis is updated using recent work from Broadbent et al. (2022) and the future climate extreme analysis has been previously completed by Chand et al. (2023) for the Van KIRAP project

This inception report documents of an initial work programme to address the scope of work provided by SPREP and DoWR for the supply, installation and commissing of hydrometric monitoring, data management and processing systems, to improve flood warning systems in Vanuatu, including the provision of Tideda and hydrometric monitoring training for DoWR staff

The purpose of this report is to explain the background, methodology development and application of the framework. The report introduces this project and how this RCRAF aligns with the existing Van-KIRAP climate information products and outputs, provides a background to the rapid climate risk assessment.

This report details priority areas of intervention to support the development of a robust Flood Management Plan (FMP) and Early Warning System (EWS) for the Sarakata-Luganville catchment. Recommendations included in this report are informed by a stocktake and gap analysis of existing flood management and early warning practices, the Flood Mitigation Guidelines for Sarakata, Pepsi and Solwei Areas (2011), the Sanma Province Disaster Response Plan, and other relevant policies and plans. Information obtained through a desktop review was supplemented with information captured during discussions with key stakeholders and responses to a survey which was completed by ten respondents representing key stakeholders engaged in flood management and early warning activities within Vanuatu. The Sarakata Flood Mitigation and Early Warning System Gap analysis report is included in Appendix E.