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In the global narratives about climate change, island nations such as Kiribati have been seen as ‘poster children’ for the risks of a warming planet.

This paper argues that there is a need for a new policy framing that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) investment is imperative that will generate dividends for governments and society at large. Under the auspice of the Sendai Framework for disaster risk

The purpose of the national climate change and disaster risk finance assessment is to assist the Government of Kiribati to make informed decisions on measures to improve access to, and management of, climate change and disaster risk resources.

The first mega-assessment on the progress of community-based adaptation in four Pacific Island countries was recently published: Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.

This Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides the latest snapshot of the DRR progress the Republic of Kiribati has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It also highlights some of the key challenges

The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the DRR progress the Republic of Kiribati has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights some of the key challenges surrounding the issue of creating coherence among the key global frameworks at the country level; and makes recommendations for strengthening the overall Disaster Risk Management (DRM) governance by government institutions and other stakeholders at national, sub-national, and local levels.

This report details independent views on challenges to implementing the Sendai Framework in eight Pacific economies.  It does not pursue an in-depth analysis of constraints or impediments to implementation of the framework but seeks to present independent

UN Human Rights Committee indicate if climate impacts worsen, countries may not return climate migrants to their home states where their right to life is threatened.