Our Scans · Vanuatu · Weekly Summary

• The Government of Vanuatu has committed to an ambitious goal through its National Energy Road Map: achieving 100% renewable electricity by 2030. Islands Business
• Years before the majority of Americans even believed that climate change affected them, the AOSIS delegates wrote that the very existence of low-lying coastal and small vulnerable island countries is placed at risk by the consequences of climate change. / Vanuatu The Atlantic
• The Pacific Islands, including Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia, face a steady risk of dengue outbreaks. Travel And Tour World
• If fast propagation occurs, it could lead to a brief chance of tropical cyclone genesis in the Indian Ocean later this week, before moving to assist with cyclone genesis potential near Vanuatu or the Solomon Islands after Easter. Earth Sciences New Zealand | NIWA
• Tropical cyclones are not rare in Oceania, but Vanuatu, which has the highest disaster risk in the world, suffers disproportionately highly. CNN
• In a few short weeks, Vanuatu and Tuvalu will be among dozens of countries gathering in the coal port Santa Martha for the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuel, a powerful new initiative led by the Government of Colombia. Greenpeace International
• Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu are among the Pacific countries most exposed to natural hazards, facing recurring climate-related and geophysical risks that threaten not only lives and infrastructure, but also the transmission and viability of living heritage. CODATA, Committee on Data of the ISC

Last updated: 25 June 2026