The Government of Vanuatu, through the Council of Ministers (COM), on the recommendation of the National Disaster Committee (NDC) has endorsed for PENAMA Province to lead the response coordination on Ambae, through the Provincial Disaster and Climate Change Committee (PDCCC) following Ambae’s volcanic activity, which remains at Level 3.

The United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Asia and the Pacific Regional Director, Kanni Wignaraja, visited one of the project sites for the Automatic River Gauge (ARiG) on Efate in Vanuatu on July 22, 2026.

Port Vila, Vanuatu (July 21, 2026)– The Government of Vanuatu has formally committed USD 25 million (approximately VT 3 billion) in co-financing for the proposed Malekula Climate Resilient Road Infrastructure Project in Malampa Province, marking a significant step towards strengthening climate-resilient and sustainable transport infrastructure on the country’s second largest islands.

The Government of Vanuatu, through the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), is pleased to announce the signing of a contract between the Honourable Minister of Climate Change, Mr. Ralph Regenvanu, and the Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) for the purchase and manufacture of two (2) custom-manufactured dual fuel generators (Dual CNO GENSETs), each rated at 800kW.

 

In January 2023 when the Vanuatu Government delegation led by the Hon. Minister of Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, with donor partners and stakeholders formalised the ground-breaking ceremony for hydro systems to be installed in Central Pentecost, the community only relied on petrol generators and small solar panels for electricity.

In January 2023 when the Vanuatu Government delegation led by the Honourable Minister of Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, with donor partners and stakeholders formalised the ground-breaking ceremony for hydro systems to be installed in Central Pentecost, the community only relied on petrol generators and small solar panels for electricity.

The Minister of Climate Change, Hon. Ralph Regenvanu, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on March 10, 2026 in Japan with the Hon. Ishihara Hirotaka, Japan’s Minister of Environment.