Vanuatu Communications and Community Engagement Sub-Cluster

11/03/2026

💧 Cartons of water are being distributed to volcano-affected communities in South Ambae - 11/03/26.
⚠️ In emergencies, information is just as important as food and water.
Communities need clear, timely updates to understand what is happening, what support is arriving, and how to stay safe.
🌦️ This is why the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department and National Disaster Management Office are making sure accurate information reaches communities.
📢 Taem i g*t disasta, stret infomesen hemi impoten tumas - semak olsem wota mo kakae. 🇻🇺

10/03/2026

The PDCCC coordinates disaster preparedness, response, and climate change work at the provincial level.

For the CCE Sub-Cluster, the PDCCC is also a key for two-way communication with communities - ensuring important information and warnings reach people, while community feedback and concerns flow back into coordination and decision-making.

Hemia i impoten blong mekem sua se infomesen i kasem komiuniti, mo vois blong komiuniti i kasem ol decision-makers.

National Disaster Management Office

Penama Province Launches the Provincial Disaster Climate Change Committee (PDCCC)

Penama Province has officially established its PDCCC, facilitated by NDMO officials and supported by the Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific program (BSRP), funded by EDF 11. The committee's formation aligns with the Disaster Management Act No. 23 of 2019, emphasizing its mandatory status.

Core Functions of the PDCCC:

- Endorsing government strategies and policies related to disaster preparedness and response.
- Ensuring effective implementation of these strategies by relevant agencies.
- Developing comprehensive provincial disaster response plans.
- Coordinating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation efforts with communities.
- Conducting training and awareness programs on disaster and climate change issues.
- Disseminating disaster warnings through area councils and local communities.
- Assessing impacts in affected areas.
- Making decisions on resource deployment during disasters.
- Liaising with offices to identify necessary assistance.
- Coordinating emergency response efforts.
- Promoting disaster risk reduction and climate change initiatives.

The PDCCC will meet this afternoon to review and endorse sectoral response plans for the Manaro Disaster, including budgets subject to approval by the committee. The PDCCC also holds the legal authority to approve funds for assessments and disaster response activities. once the PDCCC approve sectoral plans, then it will be channeled to the national Disaster Committee.

Following the launch, the Penama President Charlot Tabigerian, expressed gratitude to the national government for activating the PDCCC and emphasized the commitment to better disaster management in the province.

National Disaster Management Office

Photo: Members of the PDCCC
Saratamata , Penama Province.

09/03/2026

The Communications and Community Engagement (CCE) Sub-Cluster welcomes the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Refresher Training currently underway (9–13 March), bringing together government ministries and partners to strengthen disaster recovery planning.

For the CCE Sub-Cluster, strong recovery planning also relies on effective communication and community engagement, that is, ensuring communities receive clear information, can share feedback, and remain part of recovery processes.

💬 “The PDNA helps government analyze disaster impacts and identify recovery needs,” – DSPPAC Director John Ezra

📢 Strengthening coordination across sectors - including communications and community engagement helps ensure recovery efforts are informed, inclusive, and responsive to communities.



Department of Strategic Policy, Planning & Aid Coordination
National Disaster Management Office
Australian Humanitarian Partnership
CARE in Vanuatu

Australian Humanitarian Partnership

05/03/2026

🚨 – Ambae Volcano 🌋
G*t asthma o problem blong pulum win? Lukaut gud!
Kavremap maot & nos, werem hat & protektem ae
Afta: jensem klos mo wasem skin

National Disaster Management Office Health Promotions Vanuatu

🚨 – Protektem yu from asis blong Volkenu🌋

Lukluk gud long olgeta pipol we oli g*t problem blong pulum win (olgeta we oli g*t asthma o narafala s*k blong pulum win).

✔️ Kavremap maot mo nos blong olgeta. wetem kaliko o mask.

✔️ Kavremap gud maot, nos mo ol ae blong yu.

✔️ Werem wan hat blong protektem hed blong yu.

✔️ Afta long hemia, yu mas jenis klos mo wasem gud skin blong yu blong tekemaot as o das.

Yu mas lukaot gud long helt blong yu mo ol famili blong yu.

01/03/2026

🌋 Volcano i moa activ? Stap seif!

🛡️ Yumi g*t ol Volcano long Vanuatu - save wanem nao blong mekem!
🎥 Luk video blong National Disaster Management Office mo Vanuatu Communications and Community Engagement Sub-Cluster

12/10/2025

IDDR Day is today! 🌍

Theme: Fund Resilience, not Disasters

📍 Pango Football Field | 🗓 Mon 13 Oct 2025
Community • Government • Partners = Resilience in action across Vanuatu. 🇻🇺

See you there!


National Disaster Management Office
| Ministry of Climate Change Vanuatu |

13/01/2025

Amidst earthquake recovery efforts currently underway in Vanuatu, let's not forget that it's cyclone season!

Do you know what to do if a cyclone is approaching?

Knowing the different cyclone alerts from the National Disaster Management Office could help save your life—and others'!
Watch this video to find out more and always follow National Disaster Management Office for alerts.

Video produced by the NDMO and Vanuatu Communications and Community Engagement Sub-Cluster with support from Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian High Commission, Vanuatu