VANUATU has launched a new national policy on loss and damage centred around 11 thematic areas and includes 85 policy directives.
Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management, Ralph Regenvanu, said: “The policy we launch today is not just a document; it is a declaration. This policy provides a paramount and specific definition of loss and damage, and a typology of loss and damage actions.”
Regenvanu stressed that the policy included a time-bound roadmap for implementation, with determined costing required to undertake the most urgent action.
He has encouraged international and development partners to support Vanuatu’s globally recognised efforts to expand action on climate loss and damage.
“While the policy directives contained within this document are nationally owned, community-oriented and globally informed, we cannot implement this work alone. That is why I call on you, our international partners, and especially those with the greatest historical responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions, to support this policy, this plan and our people,” Regenvanu said.