Understanding the impact that disaster has from community level to the highest level of government has helped Vanuatu to learn from the largest cyclone to hit the country in recorded history and direct future efforts to improve disaster risk management. Tropical Cyclone Pam was the most intense in the Southern Hemisphere in 2015 and regardedRead more about Lessons from Cyclone Pam build a more resilient Vanuatu[…]

The increased movement of the global economy with goods being shipped around the world and people travelling more frequently increases the bio-security risk that pests post on countries like Kiribati. Fruit flies, yellow crazy ants and the African snail are examples of pests that could impact the country’s biodiversity and economy. International obligations set byRead more about Protecting Kiribati from bio-security outbreaks[…]

It has been just over a year since Cyclone Pam, the largest cyclone to hit Vanuatu, caused devastation to the country and its National Disaster Management Office is now dealing with another natural disaster caused by the dry weather conditions and El Nino weather pattern that has been plaguing the Pacific region. Director of NDMO,Read more about Disaster response making a real difference for the future[…]

The deadly tsunami that hit Samoa and killed 143 people in 2009 after an 8.3 magnitude quake struck, led to villages being decimated with cars and people swept out to sea. This devastation and loss of life highlighted the challenges across emergency services in Samoa, especially in terms of coordinating search and rescue operations andRead more about Samoa Success Story[…]

Poetry slam and performances by kindergarten children in Tonga was the focus of its International Day of Disaster Reduction in October this year. This year’s theme of ‘Knowledge for life’ focused on the knowledge that exists with elders of communities in how they responded to disasters in the past. To help merge the two, communityRead more about Poetry slamming down traditional knowledge[…]

Tropical Cyclone Pam devastated areas of Tuvalu as its winds ripped through the island nation in March. The impact on the island communities was considerable and recovery and rehabilitation continues especially in areas that were severely impacts. 45% of the population was displaced during the disaster with 90% of agriculture being decimated on the islandRead more about Tuvalu learns from Tropical Cyclone Pam for the future[…]