To improve the resilience of the vulnerable areas and communities to the impacts of climate change through the conversation of biodiversity and natural ecosystems and implementation of integrated approaches to sustain livelihoods, food production and ensure biodiversity conversation and reduce land degradation by building on the lessons learned from the first phase project.

VCAP 2 will be housed at the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Climate Change and will help to strengthen government capacity to deliver services to project sites throughout Vanuatu.

Important stakeholders for this new project include agencies such as the Department of Climate Change (DoCC), the Vanuatu Meteorological and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD), the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC), the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), the Department of Forestry (DoF), the Department of Livestock (DoL), the Department of Water Resources (DoWR), Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD), the Department of Local Authorities (DLA), and the Public Works Department (PWD).