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Displaying 7 of about 7 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…
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…
This report considers the role of insurance in restoring local economic activity and reducing the long-term impact of natural disasters in Australia. The analysis looks at the experience of three recent natural disasters: Cyclone Debbie, Tathra bushfires and Hobart’s floods. All three disasters had a devastating effect on local communities and economic…
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…
This paper highlights how governments and other actors can prepare for the governance challenges of disaster response, recovery, and reconstruction. It identifies two sets of enabling factors need to be in place before disaster events occur to help avoid operational pitfalls:
structures and plans, including financing mechanisms and clear roles and…
Image acquisition and surveying using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a very promising technology for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). UAVs can be a relatively low-cost data collection tool at the surveying scales often needed in small island contexts. Further, UAVs can capture thousands of images in a single flight and provide greater detail t…
This paper explores the impacts from climate change and associated sea level rise on human health and livelihoods. Small islands states, particularly in the Pacific, are on the front line of these impacts, and this paper identifies fisheries as key sources of government revenue and economic livelihoods in Pacific Island Countries that are at risk. The g…