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Displaying 13 of about 13 resultsThis case study of the village of Dillons Bay (Vanuatu’s TAFEA province) illustrates the impact of a disaster risk reduction (DRR) project on the community’s practices before, during and after Cyclone Pam. Striking Vanuatu on March 13 2015, this category five cyclone was one of the worst storms ever to hit the region.
The case study highlights the impac…
This publication identifies regional and national-level barriers to climate change data and information management in the Pacific and especially in Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. This document comes into the context of a growing appreciation in the Pacific of the important role played by climate change data and information management in effective adaptat…
This assessment provides a valuable baseline for understanding critical social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities, and the range of possible shocks and stresses that are likely to impact the city of Port Vila, Vanuatu. It was used extensively in the recovery from Cyclone Pam, and represents a critical first step moving towards the development o…
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 concerns regarding adaptation. The case studies included in this document, were instead structured around a…
This document provides an overview of Save the Children Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in education programming in country offices in the Asia Pacific in 2015, including case studies. Education Safe from Disasters is a three-year strategy aimed at protecting children’s education before, during, and after disasters. This paper is intended to sup…
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 case studies on tracking public investments on DRR in different regions and…
The main purpose of the policy note is to introduce risk governance as a foundation for mainstreaming risk into development policy and practice for more effective management of climate change and disaster risks. The target audience for this policy brief includes government, partners and academic institutions working towards resilient development in the…
This guidance document is meant to support practitioners working in disaster prone contexts to develop and implement more effective integrated resilience programming. It promotes programming that cuts across different fields of work like rights awareness, food security, emergency preparedness, livelihoods, education, health etc.
The publication include…
This case study of Ipota village (on Errromango island in Vanuatu) illustrates the impact of a Disaster Risk Reduction project on the community’s practices before, during and after Cyclone Pam. Striking Vanuatu on March 13 2015, this category five cyclone was one of the worst storms ever to hit the region.
In particular, this case study highlights the…
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 to improve their economies and better manage their resources.
A growing number of businesses a…
This report seeks to shine a light on the continuing impact that disasters have on education by profiling five specific events that struck the Asia-Pacific region in 2015 – the earthquakes in Nepal, floods in Indonesia and Myanmar, Typhoon Koppu in the Philippines, and Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. Some of the profiles are of large disasters such as that in N…
Preparation, response and recovery from Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
In March 2015, Vanuatu was devastated by a Category 5 Tropical Cyclone (TC). CARE has been implementing gender-responsive community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR & CCA) programs in the Tafea Province since 2011 and supported the local governm…
This report documents findings from fieldwork in Vanuatu aimed at contextualizing the resilience-building work of the Vanuatu NGO Climate Change Adaptation Program and linking it to emerging themes in the academic literature on adaptation and resilience. The findings draw attention to how vulnerability is defined by multiple interconnected issues that h…