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Displaying 15 of about 27 resultsFebruary 12 2018, near midnight, severe Tropical Cyclone (TC Gita) to impact Tonga made landfall on the islands of Tongatapu and ‘Eua. This resulted in severe impacts to infrastructure and agriculture across the two main islands. However, due to the efforts of the MET Service and emergency response team, no lives were lost.
Tonga has officially adopted…
The Tonga Cyclone Ian Recovery Project (the project) will support the Government of Tonga reconstruct and climate proof the main electricity grid network in the Nuku’alofa, damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita. On the evening of 12 February and early morning of 13 February 2018, Tropical Cyclone Gita passed by the main island of Tongatapu and the nearby isl…
This report provides an overview of the internal displacements caused by conflicts and violence, and disasters. There were about 5.2 million new internal displacements associated with conflict and violence in the first half of 2018, based on the analysis of data from the 10 worst-affected countries. There were also about 3.3 million associated with disa…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Pacific island countries, and describes their common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, landslide, earthquake, cyclone, volcano and tsunami. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Tonga, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought, earthquake, cyclone, tsunami and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an eva…
The project will support the efforts of the Government of Tonga to reconstruct and climate and disaster-proof the Nuku’alofa electricity network that was damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in February 2018.
The report and recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors (RRP) document describes the terms and conditions of a project for considera…
Typhoon GITA, with peak wind speeds of 233 km/h, hit the south coast of Tongatapu - the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga - at 8pm on 12th February 2018 and its intensity peaked between 11pm and 2am. This was the strongest storm to pass so close to the main island in the last 60 years.
The government of Tonga declared a state of emergency and policy…
Australia is a significant long-term donor to the Kingdom of Tonga and has supported development and disaster risk management programs for many years. Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gita struck Tonga in February 2018, causing destruction across multiple islands and affecting 80,000 people. Australia responded with a $14 million response and recovery package to s…
This map illustrates Tonga's exposure to seismic, volcanic and tropical storm hazard.
Earthquake intensity zones indicate where there is a 20% probability that degrees of intensity shown on the map will be exceeded in 50 years; tropical storm intensity zones indicate where there is a 10% probability of a storm of this intensity striking in the next 10…
This document reports on a project launched in Tonga with the help of the Munich Re Foundation to develop an effective early warning system against tropical storms and floods, the high frequency (HF) RANET warning system. The document: (i) describes the project; (ii) presents the specific case of a tsunami that hit Tonga in September 2009; (iii) explain…
This document summaries the use of UAV technology for local capacity building in Fiji and Tonga. Due to this technology they have been able to generate better data on disaster risk. This, in turn, has enabled them to carry out stronger analysis and make more informed disaster risk management decisions.
This publication contains abstracts (mainly in English, some in French) from papers presented at the fourth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change which was held on 21-27 February 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Conference was structured around plenary and technical sessions on a variety of important subject areas…
Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gita passed over the Tongatapu and ‘Eua island groups around 11 pm on Monday February 12, 2018. Anticipating the storm to be a destructive Category 5 system, the acting prime minister preemptively issued a Declaration of a State of Emergency on the morning of February 12. Upon landfall, TC Gita had not reached the expected intensit…
The notes and activities in the Survival Island kit take the issue of six major natural disasters in the Pacific to the classroom so students can relate to them and learn how to tackle them.
This educational kit was put together under the 'Reducing Vulnerabilities Project for Pacific ACP States' funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the…
This rapid gender analysis (RGA) is designed to provide initial information about gender roles, responsibilities, capacities and vulnerabilities of women, men, girls and boys, SOGIE and other marginalised people prior to and after TC Gita. It provides a snapshot of the different needs, capacities and coping strategies of particular groups in the affecte…