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Climate resilience perspectives: Photo essays on national adaptation plan implementation

This magazine shares a series of photo essays profiling how communities experiencing climate change are harnessing the power of collective action to work toward a climate-resilient future.
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Tongan weather service engaging with more people by incorporating traditional knowledge into forecasts

This podcast explains how the weather service in Tonga has been including traditional knowledge into forecasts and how that’s been received by the community.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tonga drill
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Two years on, the Tonga tsunami shows effective risk communication saves lives

The 15 January 2022 tsunami in Tonga demonstrates how a high level of risk awareness among the population, combined with effective early warning systems, saves lives.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Stress testing critical infrastructure in Tonga
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Tonga hosts stress testing and resilient principles scorecard workshop

The Government of Tonga (MEIDECC), in collaboration with CDRI, UNDRR and UNOSAT, successfully hosted a two-day workshop to conduct Critical Infrastructure Stress Testing and Principles for Resilient Infrastructure scorecard.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
United Nations Satellite Centre
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The Samoan weather service looks ahead to the cyclone season and what impact El Niño might have

The Samoan weather station that has been in the same spot for more than 100 years, and how the service is now looking at new methods of messaging.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The impact the El Niño weather pattern could have on Tongan farmers

Most irrigation for Tongan food crops relies on rainwater, so with the El Niño weather pattern taking over in late 2023, farmers need to think differently about how they work.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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Tonga seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Tonga, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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Lessons learned from the Tonga eruption and tsunami early warning system, and what that means for other Pacific countries

The weather and how it affects you is already part of your life, so let's keep talking about being prepared.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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