Technical Assistance for the Vanuatu Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development Programme (VaVaC II)

The Technical Assistance will assist the Government of Vanuatu with the implementation of the Vanuatu Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development Programme (VaVaC II). VaVaC II is a Budget Support Programme. The overall objective of VaVaC II is to contribute to climate-resilient rural development that 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 of VaVaC II 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. Technical Assistance will provide support for the productive sector line ministries, notably the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade, along with the Ministry of Finance for its leading role in PFM reforms, and the Ministry of the Prime Minister for its central position in the overall coordination of development assistance.