Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Project

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The objective of the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Project is to help increase the resilience of communities in Vanuatu to the impacts of climate variability and change and natural hazards on food and water security as well as livelihoods. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is institutional strengthening for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management. This component supporting the recipient to operationalize project management functions by: strengthening of the nab-secretariat, strengthening the national disaster management office, and strengthened early warning systems. The second component of the project is increasing community resilience on active volcanic islands and in coastal areas. This component increase the ability of national, regional and community-level stakeholders to work together to enhance disaster and climate resilience in rural communities. The third component of the project is promotion of improved technologies for food crop production and resilience to climate change. This component supporting the project implementing entity and the recipient to develop approaches, strategies and technologies for adapting to climate change and responding to food security and market demands. The fourth component of the project is rural water security. This component supports the recipient to increase access to secure water supply.