National Policy on Climate Change and Disaster-induced Displacement Review

Guide to providing feedback on the Updated National Policy on Climate Change and Disaster-induced Displacement and Implementation Framework

Background

The public, domestic and international are welcome to provide feedback on Vanuatu’s National Policy on Climate Change and Disaster-induced Displacement updates. Send feedback to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The National Policy on Climate Change and Disaster-induced Displacement was first published in 2018. In 2024, the Ministry of Climate Change requested:

• Review of the policy.
• Development of a costed implementation plan for the policy.
• Progress and monitoring tool, to track current and future progress against policy actions.

Before you begin

The version provided here provides a policy review which includes new national priorities, consideration of changes in context, and alignment with regional and international frameworks that have been developed since 2018.

Policy actions have been marked up manually, with strikethroughs and red text indicating deleted or added text, based on the original 2018 policy action wording. Outcome statements have also been added in blue text – these are new and were not a part of the 2018 policy document.

This document also contains elements that will be a part of, or will inform the policy’s costed implementation plan, including:

• Cross-cutting considerations for each Strategic Area.
• Implementation framework for each policy action.

We welcome your feedback on all components of this document.

Deadline for submission of feedback

All responses should be submitted by 12 September 2025.

The full costed implementation plan will be provided for online feedback at a later date.

Providing feedback via the Kobo form

Kobo form: Displacement Policy Consultation_For external feedback

Please use this guide to help you complete the Kobo form. You will be filling out this form while reading the updated policy and implementation framework document, noting your comments as you go through each section or Strategic Area.

1.Before you begin

1. The time taken will depend on how many Strategic Areas are relevant to you or your organisation’s work.

2. How to access the form

1. Use the link or QR code provided to open the Kobo Consultation form on your computer, phone or tablet with internet connection:

Displacement Policy Consultation_For external feedback

1. If the form does not open or says a new version has been deployed, try refreshing the page.
2. None of the questions are mandatory and you may complete only the Strategic Areas or sections relevant to your agency’s work. The form will accept partially completed submissions.
3. For multiple choice questions, you can only select one option.
4. Comment boxes may look small, but they can accept full and detailed responses.
5. Strategic Areas can be expanded or folded by clicking on the arrows on the left side of the form. This makes it easier to open only the sections relevant to your organisation and work.

3. Strategic Areas and Actions

The form is organised by Strategic Areas

1. At the start of each Strategic Area, there is space for general feedback on that area.
2. Each Strategic Area begins with a box for general feedback on the area as a whole.
3. Within each Strategic Area, there are subsections for each policy action, and you will be asked to review its relevance, wording, timeframe, lead and support agencies, outcomes and outputs, progress made, and to provide any general comments.

4. Agency progress on an action

If your department or agency has progressed any work on the action so far, please state this in the appropriate comment box and the Policy Review Team will follow up on this                bilaterally with you.

5. Submitting Your Responses

1. Please review your answers before submission.
2. Once submitted, your responses are recorded and cannot be edited. If you need to make changes or add to your feedback, please contact the consultation team via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Providing feedback directly in the document

You may also download the document and provide comments in tracked changes and comment boxes.

Submitting Your Responses

Email your marked up document to these three contacts: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Caveat

Please note that all feedback submitted will be carefully reviewed and considered by the Policy Review Team. However, due to the scope and priorities of the policy update process, it may not be possible to address every comment or suggestion in the final version. Decisions on how feedback is incorporated will rest solely with the Policy Review Team. Your feedback will be combined with others to revise the policy. Individual responses will not be linked to your name or organisation in the final document.