16 Sep 2023

Vanuatu future-proofing its roads from climate change events

From , 6:02 am on 16 September 2023
New Vanuatu Road Design Guide builds climate resilience into nation’s road network

New Vanuatu Road Design Guide builds climate resilience into nation’s road network Photo: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP

Vanuatu is the first Pacific country to develop a road design guide that takes into account future climate change events.

Developing the guide was a joint initiative between the Vanuatu Public Works Department and the Vanuatu Climate Information Services for Resilient Development Planning Project or VanKIRAP. 

RNZ Pacific's Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor reports.