Van-KIRAP project

The two organisations committed to become partners in this project following separate consultations carried out in July.

The new partnership will support the use of climate information to build resilience and manage climate risks impacting the tourism sector in a negative way.

Additionally, the partnership will ensure that activities and programs are carried out collaboratively to promote sustainable development for the Tourism industry.

VMGD is the custodian of Vanuatu's meteorological data that dates back to the 1950's and longest complete records in the Pacific region.

The data rescue and data digitization work is part of the Van-KIRAP project that pursues to rescue historical records that remains in old paper records that requires saving and converted into a digital format that climate and disaster practitioners are able to use in the development of early warning systems.