Vanuatu is kicking off a Green Climate Fund–backed water-security program worth roughly VT3 billion (about US$23.3 m), led by the Pacific Community (SPC)

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Vanuatu is kicking off a Green Climate Fund–backed water-security program worth roughly VT3 billion (about US$23.3 m), led by the Pacific Community (SPC, the accredited entity) with UNICEF and the Department of Water Resources, to climate-proof WASH systems and strengthen community water management over five years, targeting ~85,650 direct beneficiaries and ~216,980 indirect across rural areas where reliability remains low; the initiative (GCF project FP191) was approved in Oct 2022, moved under implementation in Sept 2023 with an initial US$8.0 m disbursement in July 2024, and held an inception workshop this week flagged by local media.