Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD)

Mission

The VMGD, which previously was under the the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Meteorology and Postal Services now sits within the newly established Ministry of Climate change, established in April 2013.

It co-chairs the National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (NAB) along with the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO). Both the VMGD and NDMO are housed in a newly constructed government-funded complex, built for the new Ministry of Climate Change, in efforts to increase coordination between the two. The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the VMGD is Vanuatu's national focal point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The PMU is responsible for coordinating all governmental and non-governmental projects and programmes in the field of climate change, including REDD+, however is currently managing and executing some also. The REDD+ Technical Committee contains representatives from the PMU.