Indicator ENV3.4.1 Percentage of public schools using the climate change and disaster risk reduction modules in national curriculum at all levels

No

Climate change (CC) is the change in the global and regional patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th centuries onwards and is attributed largely to the increase levels of atmismospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels where as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach that is used to identify, asses and reduce the risk of disaster. It aims to reduce the socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster and at the same time dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them.

• Pacific island countries (PIC’s) are highly exposed to natural disasters and Vanuatu is amongst these vulnerable countries in the Pacific prone to natural hazards. The ministry of Education and teaching services has tried its best to incorporate the climate change and Disaster risk reduction modules into the curriculum so that it is thought in all public schools throughout Vanuatu.

*Despite the fact that Vanuatu is amongst the vulnerable countries prone to natural hazards, responsible institutions (MoCCA, MoET) play a tremendous role in making sure Vanuatu is strong and resilient to all types of disaster by introducing modules in schools to educate students to know more on climate change and DRR and be disaster resilient citizens.

• Increase in introducing and educating schools with climate change (CC) and Disaster risk reduction (DRR) modules by in cooperating these modules into the teaching curriculum in Vanuatu.

• Indicates the number of schools around Vanuatu that have access to climate change & disaster risk reduction modules at all levels of education.

• Promotes climate change and disaster risk reduction in public schools and educate students the risks and possible measures to take in fight against climate change and be of disaster resilient.

13.3.1 (Tier 3), 13.3.2 (Tier 3)

Annually