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Displaying 15 of about 1355 resultsGENEVA, 3 February 2012 - A 15-day state of disaster is currently in effect in areas on the west coast of Fiji that have been ravaged by floods which began on 22 January.
A flood watch is in place as periods of heavy rain are expected. All those living in flood-prone areas have been advised to evacuate and take with them food, water and a change of clo…
NEW YORK, 13 April 2012 - There was a strong call for "the incorporation of disaster risk reduction in any future framework for sustainable development" during the UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on Disaster Risk Reduction yesterday which served as a major curtain raiser for Rio+20.
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr, delivered a sta…
Vanuatu's updated and enhanced nationally determined contribution contains 20 Mitigation commitments, 116 Adaptation commitments, 12 Loss & Damage commitments and is based on the ambitions, policies and workplans of the country's frontline sector agencies.Vanuatu has prioritised transformative adaptation action in its National Climate Change and Dis…
In its update to its nationally determined contribution (NDC), Tuvalu commits to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity (power) sector by 100%, i.e., almost zero emissions by 2030; increase the nergy efficiency in Funafuti by 30%; an indicative quantified economy-wide target to reduce total GHG emissions from the entire energy se…
This revised Nationally Determined Contribution highlights the Solomon Islands' greater ambitions for emissions reduction and adaptation. Mitigation and adaptation are inseparable for a low emitting, highly vulnerable and small island developing country. The Solomon Islands takes adaptation as a matter of survival. Short to medium term adaptation priori…
As a leader in climate action and committing to the urgency of the Paris Agreement, Samoa has developed its Second NDC undertaking an inclusive stakeholder engagement process with key national stakeholders, ministries, and departments. Predicted increases in extreme weather conditions from climate change indicates that Samoa will face even greater impac…
In this country risk profile, the Nauru’s earthquake and tropical cyclone risk profiles are derived from an estimation of the direct losses to buildings, infrastructure assets and major crops that are caused by all the simulated potential future events. The risk information can help identify existing vulnerable areas and communities located in or adjace…
In this country risk profile, the Palau's earthquake and tropical cyclone risk profiles are derived from an estimation of the direct losses to buildings, infrastructure assets and major crops that are caused by all the simulated potential future events. The risk information can help identify existing vulnerable areas and communities located in or adjace…
In this country risk profile, Solomon Islands' earthquake and tropical cyclone risk profiles are derived from an estimation of the direct losses to buildings, infrastructure assets and major crops that are caused by all the simulated potential future events. The risk information can help identify existing vulnerable areas and communities located in or a…
This publication updates the original Current and future climate of Tuvalu brochure published in 2011. The information in this publication, and research conducted by PACCSAP, builds on the findings of the 2013 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and uses new emissions scenarios and climate models. This brochure contains a summary of climate projections for Tu…
GENEVA, 31 October 2013 – Fijian papaya farmers and exporters whose businesses were devastated by a 2012 cyclone are emerging from near bankruptcy with better protected livelihoods thanks to a stronger approach to disaster risk management.
Last December’s Cyclone Evan decimated crops and slashed papaya exports by almost 90 per cent prompting an industr…
FIJI, 22 October 2013 – A global initiative to increase coverage of disaster risk reduction issues in the media culminated last week in the Pacific.
ECHO and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) jointly organized the series of workshops, which has trained more than 100 journalists from 45 countries.
An intensive two-day forum in Suva, Fi…
GENEVA, 26 August 2013 - Small Island Developing States will this week seek to plot a course to a safer and more resilient future as part of their preparations for a major conference next year.
The Inter-regional preparatory meeting for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which opens today in Bridgetown, Barbado…
NADI, FIJI, 10 July 2013 - Businesses that bounced back quickly from a recent spate of disasters have a lot to teach policymakers and community leaders about resilience, a banking executive told a major Pacific development forum today.
In the worst of three disasters in 2012, floods reached some ceilings in the Fijiian tourist hub of Nadi yet within a…
GENEVA, 21 May 2013 - Senior government officials from developing small island states and climate change experts have warned of a massive increase in human, economic and material losses in these countries if risk reduction measures are not taken urgently to mitigate the impacts of major hazards and climate change.
The warning was issued by repres…