EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia, a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and part of the Lower Mekong River region. Cambodia faces a high level of...
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Blue Pacific Continent Volume 2 Reference Book of National and Territorial Climate Change Risks and Plans, January 2024
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
Blue Pacific Continent Volume 1 Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action, January 2024
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...
Solomon Islands: Disaster Management Reference Handbook, October 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Solomon Islands is exposed to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, tropical storms, and flooding. Natural disasters that particularly affected the...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook - Nepal (September 2023)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Landlocked Nepal is mountainous with major rivers flowing southward from the Himalaya into India. The country is the scene of the ongoing collision of the Eurasian and Indian...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook (June 2023) - Vanuatu
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vanuatu is an archipelago of over 80 islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Its population of more than 300,000 people, the Ni-Vanuatu, have faced a changing environment for...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook (June 2023) - Bangladesh
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bangladesh’s history – pre- and post-independence – is marked by disasters due to myriad natural and other hazards. The country’s proximity to the Bay of Bengal exposes it to...
Tonga Disaster Management Reference Handbook, May 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Tonga is a kingdom in the South Pacific. It is an archipelago comprised of 176 islands, home to a population of approximately 100,000 people, 74% of whom live on the main island,...
Fiji: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (March 2023)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fiji is a regional leader in the Pacific. The capital, Suva, is not only a connecting transport hub but also the center of gravity for many international organizations that base...
Palau: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (January 2023)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With almost 1,500 kilometers (km; 1,000 miles) of coastline, the Republic of Palau (Palau) is vulnerable to droughts, typhoons, sea level rise, coastal erosion, and storm surges...
Republic of the Marshall Islands: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (December 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Climate change and natural hazards pose serious threats to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) over the short, medium, and long terms. RMI is already one of the most...
Federated States of Micronesia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (November 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an island country in the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire.” However, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions pose a less frequent...
Malaysia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (October 2022)
Executive Summary Located in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is divided in two geographic parts: Peninsular Malaysia in the west and East Malaysia on the northwestern part of Borneo Island. It is a...
Brunei: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (August 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Located on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo, Brunei Darussalam (hereafter “Brunei”) is a geographically small Sultanate, made up of two parts separated by a strip of...
World + 10 more
ASEAN Disaster Management Reference Handbook (June 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is made up of 10 member-states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar,...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook - Papua New Guinea (June 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the largest Pacific Island country in Oceania. The country of 9.3 million people (2022 est.) is made up of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea,...
China + 3 more
Disaster Management Reference Handbook (April 2022) - Northeast Asia
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The experiences of the people of the People’s Republic of China (hereafter “China” or “PRC”), Japan, the Republic of Korea (hereafter “South Korea,” “Korea,” or “ROK”), and Taiwan...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook (May 2022) - Mongolia
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mongolia is a landlocked country whose more than 3 million people are spread unevenly across its landmass. It is very susceptible to climate change that exacerbates already...
Timor-Leste: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (March 2022)
About the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Overview The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) is a United States...
India (Assisting State) Disaster Management Reference Handbook (February 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the last two decades, India has developed two complementary lines of effort in disaster management (DM). The first one significantly reorganized and improved its domestic...