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Displaying 15 of about 15 resultsBetween March 12 and 14, 2015, Tropical Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu as an extremely destructive Category 5 cyclone. Eleven fatalities were subsequently confirmed in Tafea and Shefa Provinces. An estimated 65,000 people were displaced from their homes. Approximately 17,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including houses, schools, clinics, and other…
This report summarizes the outcomes and technical discussions of the first Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation that took place from 21–24 May 2013 on Rarotonga, Cook Islands: “Human Mobility, Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Pacific”.
The overall objective of the Pacific Consultation was to identify specific challenges facing t…
This 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…
Publications about humanitarian work and disability generally focus on how the exclusion of persons with disabilities from emergency aid increases casualty rates, psychosocial impact, and health issues. Not only are these negative effects directly impacting the individual people, but also they reduce the ability of their immediate families to cope and u…
This case study explores Vanuatu’s progress in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA), identifying key themes and opportunities for stakeholders to advance approaches that reduce risk and enhance resilience at the community level in Vanuatu.
Vanuatu is considered very likely to experience increasingly frequ…
This document summarises the lessons learned and recommendations resulting from the project "Together becoming resilient" (TBR) implemented by the Vanuatu Red Cross Society and the Solomon Islands Red Cross Society in partnership with the French Red Cross. The main objective of this programme is to strengthen disaster preparedness capacities of vulnerab…
This report presents findings from an assessment of institutional capacity within Melanesian countries to address climate change impacts. The assessment covers the four independent countries of Melanesia with a particular focus on the archipelagic countries of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
This institutional and socio-economic assessment report addresses the effects of climate change in the Pacific examined from a perspective broader than just biodiversity. The report focuses on the economic costs of climate change, climate variability and sea level rise in the Pacific, including Melanesia, and the knowledge gaps on the economic cost of c…
This research paper examines the nexus between disasters, human health, and climate change in the Pacific in order determine methods of effective disaster response in a changing climate to enhance long term adaptive capacity. The aim of this paper is to identify gaps in post-disaster support and to disseminate information regarding those gaps among poli…
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…
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 handbook is part of the outcome of the study “Participatory Action Research (PAR) – A gender-sensitive approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu”. It gives insight into the course of the PAR and provides information on experiences made and on tools used by the participants during this research.
The tools include:
T…
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…