PROJECT PREPARATION FOR ENHANCING RESILIENCE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING WATER SECURITY IN VANUATU

The document outlines a request for GCF support to prepare a project that will improve water security for rural communities in Vanuatu. It details a plan to enhance community-based planning through Drinking Water Safety and Security Plans (DWSSPs), develop climate-resilient water infrastructure, and strengthen national and provincial institutional capacities. The preparation phase includes technical studies, feasibility assessments, and gender and environmental impact studies to justify a total indicative project cost of USD 18,777,930.

• Vanuatu's water systems are highly vulnerable to climate change effects, including more intense cyclones, extreme rainfall, sea-level rise, and changes in the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which lead to saltwater intrusion, physical damage, and bacterial contamination.
• The project is structured into three main components: improving evidence-based planning at the community level via DWSSPs, constructing climate-resilient rural water infrastructure, and strengthening institutional capacities at provincial and national levels.
• The project intends to target 600 additional vulnerable communities for the development of improved DWSSPs and at least 270 prioritized communities, schools, or healthcare facilities for infrastructure upgrades.
• The total indicative cost for the project is USD 18,777,930, with USD 14,764,930 requested as a grant from the GCF and USD 4,013,000 in co-financing from the Government of Vanuatu, UNICEF, and NZ MFAT.
• The project seeks to break the 'build-neglect-rebuild' cycle by integrating maintenance training and climate-resilient engineering standards into the water sector's development pathway.
• The PPF support is requested to conduct several preparatory activities, including a technical study on climate rationale, a feasibility study with cost-benefit analysis, and environmental, social, and gender assessments.
• Vanuatu's national expenditure on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is significantly lower than the global average, with only $8 per capita compared to a surveyed average of $50.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). PROJECT PREPARATION FOR ENHANCING RESILIENCE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING WATER SECURITY IN VANUATU. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf041-spc-vanuatu_0.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. PROJECT PREPARATION FOR ENHANCING RESILIENCE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING WATER SECURITY IN VANUATU. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf041-spc-vanuatu_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021project, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{PROJECT PREPARATION FOR ENHANCING RESILIENCE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING WATER SECURITY IN VANUATU}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf041-spc-vanuatu_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }