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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThis report details independent views on challenges to implementing the Sendai Framework in eight Pacific economies. It does not pursue an in-depth analysis of constraints or impediments to implementation of the framework but seeks to present independent views on the ‘fit’ of the Sendai Framework to local needs in a general context of the Four pri…
Given the common challenges that Pacific Island Countries (PICs) face in the increasing variability of impacts from climate-related hazards, governments in the region are looking to strengthen and harmonize policies, strategies, and regulations for effective disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA).
Challenges remain in streng…
“What will we eat while waiting for the crops to grow?” is an Oxfam research report on effective early recovery for “off-the-radar communities” in selected countries in Asia and the Pacific. The research was conducted from March to November 2019.
In this report five disaster risk reduction and early recovery interventions from the Philippines, Van…
Severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold tore across the northern islands of Vanuatu with torrential rain and sustained winds up to 270km per hour. It took lives, destroyed houses, food gardens, businesses and infrastructure, leaving enduring scars on families, communities and the nation. This time, the path to recovery will be much harder to navigate. COVID…
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Vanuatu provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, health impacts and progress to date in health sector efforts to realize a climate-resilient health system.
The WHO and UNFCCC Health and Climate Change Country Profile Project…
Dans la nuit du 13 mars 2015, un cyclone destructeur de catégorie 5 a provoqué de sérieux dommages sur l’île capitale du Vanuatu. Trois mois après la catastrophe, le retour d’expérience (RETEX) s’est concentré sur les impacts physiques et les dommages entrainés par les houles cycloniques et les crues éclairs. L’analyse de l’inondation d’u…
The Vanuatu TC Harold and COVID-19 PDNA estimates the total compound impacts of TC Harold and COVID-19, identifies and quantifies needs across sectors, and supports the development of the Vanuatu Recovery Strategy 2020-2023. This corresponds approximately to 61 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020. Only five years after the de…
This report evaluates Oxfam America's program for "strengthening community preparedness, rapid response and recovery in Asia/Pacific Islands and Central America", implemented in two regional programmes (The Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua). The programme was implemented by Oxfam and various affiliated and…
This document provides a universal framework that uses verifiable and contextualised city data to establish a resilience profile and create an analysis and diagnosis of Port Vila's most urgent challenges. This profile and diagnosis provide a basis for the creation of evidence-based and implementable Recommended Actions for Resilience and Sustainabi…