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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsThis paper draws upon the results of a recent study to examine the drivers, patterns, and impacts of internal displacement linked with disasters in the greater Port Vila area and surrounding communities. Vanuatu has the world’s highest disaster risk and its capital, Port Vila, has been ranked the world’s most exposed city to natural hazards. C…
This Knowledge Note describes a benchmarking method developed to track the progress of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) toward best-practice flood risk management (FRM). FRM is a process for assessing flood risk, evaluating options to manage the risk, and implementing a strategic plan to reduce risk. The method was applied to assess current urban FRM pra…
This report documents three case studies conducted in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. It shares learnings on resilience-building, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. This synthesis report presents a summary of the th…
This report presents a first attempt to fill the information gap concerning the growing concentration of people and assets in low-lying urban coastal areas in Fiji and Vanuatu. It does so by estimating future riverine flood displacement risk at the national and sub-national level. It proposes a new methodology that provides a more comprehensive assessme…
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…
This short publication responds to calls from AusAID staff for simple, practical guidance on what integration of disaster risk reduction, climate change and the environment may mean for their programs. While there is general consensus that these issues are important for the long‑term success and sustainability of development outcomes, understanding how…
This paper reflects on two ongoing participatory action research projects conducted by UN-Habitat and research partners from Australian universities in Honiara, Solomon Islands and Port Vila, Vanuatu. Findings from consultations across 16 communities demonstrate the critical role of endogenous modes of resilience, as well as the strong correlation betwe…
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…