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Displaying 15 of about 15 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…
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…
Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gita passed over the Tongatapu and ‘Eua island groups around 11 p.m. on Monday February 12, 2018. Following TC Gita’s passage from Tonga, there were reports of significant damage on both Tongatapu and ‘Eua.
The total economic value of the effects caused by Tropical Cyclone Gita was estimated to be approximately T$356 million (US$1…
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…
The CBEE model was developed by the ILO and introduced in Fiji as a Cash4Work Plus model after the category 5 Winston in February, 2016. Its immediate objective was to support food security and loss of income of identified village(s) through a social protection lens. It also had the ultimate objective of developing a CBEE model that could be documented…
Collectively home to more than 1 million people, the Pacific island nations of Fiji and Tonga are frequently threatened by the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. In the aftermath of a disaster, these islands work hard to assess, identify and quantify risks and begin the recovery process.
Fiji and Tonga have taken many efforts to gather info…
Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gita, a Category 4 cyclone, struck Tonga in February 2018. CARE, Live and Learn, and MORDI (‘the partnership’) responded to the immediate needs of communities on Tongatapu and ‘Eua islands, delivering emergency shelter and hygiene kits. In the recovery phase the partnership supported communities with shelter, repairs to water, sani…
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…
This publication aims to capture the impact and vulnerabilities of different groups and sectors, including agriculture and fisheries, tourism, commerce and manufacturing, housing and settlements, low-income and informal workers, women, and youth to natural hazards in Tonga. The publication also gives an overview of Tonga’s exposure to different types of…
The Kingdom of Tonga has long recognised the importance of promoting gender equality to achieve sustainable development outcomes, as development can only be realised if women and men, girls and boys are benefiting equally from services and programmes and if related policies are adequately resourced. Tonga has made contributions toward progressing gender…
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita was the most intense storm to ever hit the Pacific island nation of Tonga. Making landfall on 12 February 2018, it caused severe damage to the islands of Tongatapu and ‘Eua. Widespread destruction of the power network disrupted communities and led to energy sector reconstruction costs of about $46 million.
In 2018, the Asia…
This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. After Tropical Cyclone Ian swept through the Pacific Island nation of Tonga in 2014, the government, the World Bank, and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), with funding from the Africa Caribbean Pacific-Europea…