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Displaying 105 of about 274 resultsThe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo, had a meeting today in Port Louis with six students who will attend a High School Students Islands Summit in Okinawa, Japan in the context of the World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017. The Ambassador of Japan to Mauritius, Mr Yoshiharu Kato, and other…
During the 2017 Atlantic basin hurricane season, six major storms – all of which were Category 3 or higher – produced devastating human, material and financial devastation across the southern United States and the Caribbean.
Last year’s above-average storm activity was foreseeable. Hurricane intensity ticked up in 2016 and scientists hav…
By Sophie Hares
The Dominican Republic's second city is bracing for hurricane season with a new evacuation plan after storms last year killed around 90 people, said its chief resilience officer.
Santiago de los Caballeros is still struggling with the economic toll from hurricanes Maria and Irma, but authorities are taking measures to mitigate the dama…
The Disaster Management Office through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment continues to raise awareness on tsunamis and community preparedness as the world marked World Tsunami Awareness Day yesterday.
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“Therefore, the Disaster Management Office through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment strongly believes and takes in…
This document contains practical information on preparing and recovery from the effects of disaster events which may affect the British Virgin Islands. It includes hazard-specific safety tips and information on personal, family, business and community preparedness and protection. It considers the following hazards: flood, hurricane, including tides and…
In December history will be made in Paris, France with the anticipated sign off on a global climate change agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21).
The Pacific islands contribute to less than 0.03% to the world’s total greenhouse gases yet are amongst the most vulnerable to th…
The island of Guam will soon celebrate September as National Preparedness Month (NPM). Governor Eddie Baza Calvo will sign the NPM Proclamation on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 11 a.m. (ChST) at Adelup, in the Cabinet Conference Room.
This year’s theme for National Preparedness Month is, “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.” NPM is…
Tautu village in Aitutaki, Cook Islands now has completed a disaster and climate resilience pilot project. It was developed with support from the Finland-Pacific (FINPAC) Project which aims to reduce the vulnerability of the livelihoods of Pacific islanders to the impacts of climate change through strengthening the Meteorological Services.
The project…
Federated States of Micronesia - IOM offices across the Pacific are in the midst of a busy week, marking International Disaster Reduction Day (IDDR). From its beginnings as a single-day event on one island, IOM has now expanded it to four of the main islands in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and a four-day e…
By David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences at The Open University
Around 60 volcanoes erupt in the average year. On any particular day, there are usually about 20 volcanoes erupting somewhere in the world. Naturally, they can’t all make headlines. But when there are human tragedies involved, we need to question the priorities of the news med…
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The Race to Resilience is the global sibling campaign to Race to Zero run by the COP26 Presidency and High-Level Climate Champions to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions and investors to help frontline communities build resilience and adapt to the accelerating impacts of climate change. The campaign sets…
Suva – In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with sudden and slow disasters, Fiji, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and Tuvalu are re-examining how their laws can be updated to better reflect the increasing complexity of disasters.
On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, the countries of the Pacific have had to deal with mult…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, women leaders in the Pacific have been able to carve a larger space to bring the voices and perspectives of women and girls to the policy tables and influence disaster preparedness and response.
Ms Agnes Titus, of the Nazareth Centre for Rehabilitation in Bougainville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea, co…
A new animation film on climate change and disasters across the Pacific has been launched in Fiji.
A new animation video has been launched aimed at supporting communities across the Pacific to be better prepared for climate change and disasters.
Called 'The Pacific Adventures of the Climate Crab', the video stars a comical crab that can cope well with…
Georgetown - International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) will be observed on October 13, and to mark the event, the National Commission on Disability (NCD) in collaboration with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) held an observance on Friday, bringing awareness of disaster reduction and persons living…