Enhancing Adaptation and Community Resilience by Improving Water Security

The programme aims to reach approximately 210,000 people, representing 75% of Vanuatu's population, with a total indicative cost of USD 13,590,000. It consists of a Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) to help 1,000 communities develop DWSSPs and a Capital Assistance Programme (CAP) to provide infrastructure upgrades for 200 communities. These interventions address vulnerabilities to tropical cyclones, floods, and sea-level rise, which cause bacterial contamination and physical damage to water systems. The project is aligned with Vanuatu's National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 and the National Water Policy 2017–2030.

• Vanuatu's rural communities face significant water insecurity, with over 50% of water sources showing bacterial contamination despite 91% of households having basic drinking water access.
• Climate change is expected to increase the intensity of tropical cyclones and the frequency of extreme rain events, while sea levels may rise by 3-17 cm by 2030, threatening water systems through contamination and physical destruction.
• The programme employs a two-pronged approach: a Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) to facilitate the creation of Drinking Water Safety and Security Plans (DWSSPs) for 1,000 communities, and a Capital Assistance Programme (CAP) to fund infrastructure upgrades for 200 communities.
• Proposed infrastructure adaptations include building concrete covers for spring sources, protecting hand-dug wells, installing solar panels to replace diesel pumps, and relocating rainwater tanks at risk of landslides.
• The programme seeks to break the "build-neglect-rebuild" cycle by mainstreaming climate resilience into WASH planning and empowering communities to manage their own water supplies.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2019). Enhancing Adaptation and Community Resilience by Improving Water Security. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/21860-enhancing-adaptation-and-community-resilience-improving-water-security.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Enhancing Adaptation and Community Resilience by Improving Water Security. 2019. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/21860-enhancing-adaptation-and-community-resilience-improving-water-security.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2019enhancing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Enhancing Adaptation and Community Resilience by Improving Water Security}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2019}, month = may, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/21860-enhancing-adaptation-and-community-resilience-improving-water-security.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }