Ralph Regenvanu is Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Energy, Environment, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards and Disaster Management. He is currently serving his sixth term as a Member of Parliament in Vanuatu and has previously held Ministerial portfolios of Ni-Vanuatu Business Development (2010-2011), Justice and Community Services (2011-2012), Lands and Natural Resources (2013 to 2017), Foreign Affairs (2017-2020) and Climate Change (2022-2024).
Minister Regenvanu has a background in cultural heritage management, and served as Director of the National Museum of Vanuatu from 1995 until 2006, during which time he was also a founding Board Member of both the Pacific Islands Museums Association (PIMA) and the regional cultural sites preservation organization, International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Pasifika.
Minister Regenvanu was co-chair of the National Sustainable Development Plan Core Group which was responsible for developing Vanuatu’s ‘National Sustainable Development Plan 2016-2030’. Minister Regenvanu is currently the Pacific Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage leading into COP30.