The national sustainable development goals and policy objectives outlined in Vanuatu 2030: The People's Plan (National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 to 2030) are the overarching guide for government planning over the next 15 years. Together they articulate a path for Vanuatu to emerge as a much stronger nation, renewing our traditions and values, and creating economic opportunities for all. The implementation of the goals will depend on a strengthened social contract between the government and the people it serves. It requires the active participation of civil society, the private sector and our international development partners.
The Plan sets 15 goals under three pillars: Society Pillar, Environment Pillar, and Economy Pillar. The society pillar seeks to ensure we maintain a vibrant cultural identity underpinning a peaceful, just and inclusive society that is supported by responsive and capable institutions, delivering quality services to all citizens. The environment pillar seeks to ensure a pristine natural environment on land and at sea that continues to serve our food, cultural, economic and ecological needs, and enhance resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change and natural disasters. The economy pillar seeks to ensure we have a stable economy based on equitable, sustainable growth that creates jobs and income earning opportunities accessible to all people in rural and urban areas.