Vanuatu

Capital City:

Port-Villa

Languages:

Bislama, English, French

Category: Social
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education	94.59999999999999	94.099999999999994	97.8	96.59999999999999	94.099999999999994	97.90000000000001	88.59999999999999	87.7				MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage				1.9	1.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)					78.2				81.3			World Bank

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	175	177	178	180	181	183	185	187	187	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	4,395	4,395	4,395	4,395	4,395	4,395	4,395	4,395		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	36.049999999999997	36.049999999999997	36.049999999999997	36.049999999999997	36.049999999999997	36.049999999999997	36.049999999999997	36.049999999999997		World Bank

Category: Tourism
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	69	58	62	71	85	95	109					Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40.

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
Country population	189,723	194,307	199,428	204,955	210,677	216,436	222,200	228,009	233,866	239,788	World Bank
Population annual growth	2.10558	2.38743	2.60139	2.73372	2.75357	2.69687	2.6283	2.58072	2.53632	2.50069	World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)											World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index												UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	3,230	3,220	2,970	3,050	3,170	3,300	3,630	3,880	4,290	4,290	World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI	19.78	13.77	12.6	12.4	12.45	11.49	12.43	11.82	16.16		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$)	35,000,000	53,000,000	8,000,000	9,000,000	4,930,000	5,097,000	4,989,000	5,543,000	7,000,000		UN Data

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)	81	84	84	88	88	88	92	103				MDG Database (CDIAC Data)

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	72					78			83			World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	0.45	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.47		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
Disaster management Strategy - Vanuatu	Priorities and Action Agenda 2006-2015		2006
Energy Strategy - Vanuatu	Vanuatu National Energy Policy Strategy (draft)		2007
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Vanuatu	Vanuatu national communication to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.	Strategy Description	1999
NAPA - Vanuatu	National Adaption Programme of Action	Strategy Description	2007
NBSAP - Vanuatu	Third National Report to the Conference of parties of the Convention on Biodiversity	Strategy Description	2006
NSDS - Vanuatu	Priorities and Action Agenda 2006-2015	Strategy Description	2006

SPC Holds Agroforestry Training in Tonga

Date: 05 Sep 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

27 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) held a two-day agro-forestry training for 30 Tonga and ni-Vanuatu agroforestry students in Eua, Tonga, from 23-24 August 2012. The training promoted agroforestry as part of the traditional farming system, where land resources are limited, in order to enhance their productivity and address issues of food security and poverty alleviation among communities. The training addressed nursery design and management, plant propagation...

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New Marine Protected Area Established on Nguna Island, Vanuatu

Date: 05 Sep 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

29 August 2012: The Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area network (NPMLPA) announced the fourth new Marine Protected Area (MPA) established in the last two months on Vanuatu, with the latest MPA established on 29 August 2012, in the village of Woralapa on Nguna Island. According to NPMLPA, staff assisted in developing an MPA management plan for Woralapa and establishing a four-member conservation committee. This took place after a week of active community discussions, awareness building...

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Vanuatu Joins IUCN as State Member

Date: 28 Aug 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

22 August 2012: The Government of Vanuatu has officially announced its decision to join the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), by endorsing the IUCN Statutes, with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources designated as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat. In a press release, IUCN welcomed Vanuatu to state membership status. IUCN Oceania has already been working with the Vanuatu government under its Energy programme, looking at alternative renewable energy resources, and...

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