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

Pacific Islands Forum Communiqué Addresses Climate Change

Date: 10 Dec 2011 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

5 August 2010: The 41st meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, which took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 4-5 August 2010, concluded with the issuance of a Communiqué, which contains a section on climate change. According to the Communiqué, climate change remains the greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well-being of the peoples of the Pacific. Pacific leaders stress the need for a meaningful legally-binding agreement on emissions reduction to be reached urgently and without delay...

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Climate Change Dominates Pacific Island Forum Meeting

Date: 10 Dec 2011 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

3 August 2010: The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is holding its 41st Annual Meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 3-6 August 2010, to give political guidance to the region, including on climate change. The meeting comprises: the Smaller Island States (SIS) Leaders meeting; the Pacific-African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) leaders meeting; PIF Formal Session; Forum Leaders Retreat and Post-Forum Dialogue Partners Meeting. On the other priority issue of climate change, Forum Leaders are to discuss the mid-...

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SPREP Meeting Adopts Strategic Plan for 2011-2015

Date: 10 Dec 2011 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

9 September 2010: The 21st meeting of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) convened in Madang, Papua New Guinea, from 6-10 September 2010, and concluded with the adoption of a Strategic Plan for 2011-2015. The Plan will guide regional environmental cooperation and the work of SPREP with four priorities: climate change; biodiversity and ecosystem management; waste management and pollution prevention; and environmental monitoring and governance. According to the meeting Communiqué,...

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