REGIONAL SUMMARY In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $50 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction,...
Philippines + 17 more
Philippines + 17 more
REGIONAL SUMMARY In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $50 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction,...
Vanuatu + 10 more
CONTEXT The Pacific Islands are highly vulnerable to recurring extreme weather events and natural hazards—such as droughts, earthquakes, floods, storms, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions—that can...
Micronesia + 20 more
INTRODUCTION This volume is intended as a companion to Blue Pacific Continent, Volume I – Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action. This reference book offers an overview of Pacific countries...
Micronesia + 20 more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The “Blue Pacific Continent” is both a mindset and a geographic region. The Southwest Pacific Ocean is home to more than two dozen island states and territories that range in size...
Cook Islands + 9 more
Overall progress The International Federation’s member Pacific Island National Societies are spread across a diverse and vast region, representing more than 15 percent of the earth’s surface.[1]...
Vanuatu + 1 more
Tropical cyclone LOLA made landfall on 22 October (UTC) in Solomon Islands and on 24-25 October (UTC) on northern Vanuatu causing widespread and severe damage. According to OCHA, as of 1 November,...
Vanuatu + 4 more
INDONESIA The humanitarian impact of El Niño is Watch being felt in Indonesia with both unusually dry conditions fuelling wildfires in some areas, and heavy rains and landslides in other parts of the...
Vanuatu + 2 more
Joint media release with: The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific 29 October 2023 The Australian Government will provide an initial $800,000 to support the...
Fiji + 14 more
Introduction The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) is a network of humanitarian organizations working together to assist Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to prepare for and respond to...
Initial Damage Assessment (IDA) following reported damages caused by the recent double Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin has been completed in Tikopia and Anuta islands in the Temotu Province. An NDC...
In responding to the recent twin cyclones the National Disaster Council (NDC) and the National Disaster Operations Committee (N-DOC) had approved the deployment of Initial Damage Assessment Team and...
Vanuatu + 1 more
Situation in Numbers 50,000 children in need of humanitarian assistance* *Estimated number based on UNICEF analysis. Highlights Tropical Cyclone Judy made landfall on Vanuatu on 1st March and has...
Cook Islands + 8 more
The Pacific Islands covered in this plan are spread across a vast and diverse region which represents more than 15 per cent of the earth’s surface. Largely made up of small island and archipelago...
Fiji + 3 more
IOM Vision In partnership with the governments of Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu, IOM will comprehensively address vulnerabilities and drivers of displacement before, during and after...
World + 24 more
A Business Case for Investment in Prevention and Solutions Introduction Most of the disaster displacement recorded globally has taken place in the Asia and Pacific region. An estimated 225.3 million...
Fiji + 11 more
CHAPTER 1 The shifting contours of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) disaster riskscape Blue Pacific 2050 Climate Change and Disasters Strategic pathways: Governance, Partnerships and...
Fiji + 15 more
Introduction The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) is a network of humanitarian organizations working together to assist Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to prepare for and respond to...
Tonga + 4 more
Situation Overview The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has released a preliminary assessment report and has analyzed five areas/islands. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai; Nuku’alofa; Uoleva; Uiha...
Tonga + 8 more
After the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano (approximately 60 km north of Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga) on 15 January, tsunami waves affected several countries of...
Tonga + 4 more
Situation Overview No additional eruptions were recorded since yesterday’s update. However, further volcanic activity cannot be ruled out. The ash cloud has slowly moved on in a north-westerly...