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This report reviews the availability of data in the Cook Islands to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.

This working paper analyses the objectives and rationale of tracking public investments on disaster risk reduction (DRR). The document also looks into the methodologies adopted for tracking public investments for various cross-cutting issues and reviews

This country note is produced as part of The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI). The geographic spread of the Cook Islands poses logistical problems for any necessary post-disaster relief and response efforts. However

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This document records all current and planned climate change (CC) and disaster risk management (DRM) related activities in the Cook Islands and is designed to strengthen the country's resilience.

Uncertainty about future climate creates challenges in both adaptation planning and evaluation. Defining and determining success in adaptation therefore can be difficult. This publication, however, does not attempt to address all of the issues and

This new publication from the World Meteorological Organization provides a wide-ranging description of how small island States and territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions are using seasonal predictions and other climate information

This report explains the breadth of barriers facing businesses, in light of global estimates showing that the costs of climate change adaptation in developing countries will far exceed the public sector’s financial resources. These barriers include access

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This brochure summarises the current and expected future climate in the Cook Islands, based on the latest emissions scenarios and climate models.

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