Vanuatu Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development Programme (VaVaC II)

About this project

The Vanuatu Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development Programme (VaVaC II) responds to the needs of Vanuatu as expressed by the economic, environment and social pillars of the National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) 2016-2030, and more specifically by the recommendations of the Overarching Productive Sector Policy (OPSP) 2020-2030.The overall objective of this action is to contribute to a climate-resilient rural development which enables opportunities for rural communities. The specific objective is to promote climate-resilient food systems including production, value addition, safety and quality, and trade. The expected outputs will contribute to: (i) enhanced capacity to implement and monitor climate-resilient rural development policies, (ii) the delivery of stability-orientated macro-economic policies, (iii) public finance management (PFM) reforms, and (iv) improvements in budget oversight and transparency. The action aims to build upon the work laid down by the previous budget support programme under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF11).The Vanuatu Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development Programme will support the government budget to create fiscal space for rural development, and specifically support climate-resilient production, value addition, trade, safety and quality. It will also provide complementary support for the productive sector line ministries, notably the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Bio-security (the `Ministr…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Vanuatu

Sectors

Agricultural developmentRural developmentPublic sector policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-62292.

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