Survey Findings Background In July 2022, the Government of Tuvalu declared a State of Emergency due to worsening drought conditions across the country. The northern islands were severely impacted,...
Pacific: Drought - May 2022 Updates
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Humanitarian Action for Children 2023 - East Asia and Pacific Region - Revision 1 (September 2023)
HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the region most prone to natural hazards worldwide, with an average of 122 million people affected yearly throughout the region. This is severely...
World + 18 more
State of the Climate in South-West Pacific 2022
Climate change impacts increase in South-West Pacific Press Release Number: 18082023 Sea level rise increases more than global average Ocean heat and acidification threatens ecosystems and way of...
Responding to drought in Kiribati
UNICEF is working with partners to support families affected by the drought Emma Temakei For Batouta, a 46-year-old grandmother, life was as usual until a drought hit Kiribati. Life before the...
Fiji + 14 more
The Pacific Humanitarian Team - Annual Report 2022
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...
World + 14 more
La Niña Impacts Felt Throughout The Pacific
Flooding. Droughts. Landslides. Storm surges. Coastal Inundation These were some of the impacts of a triple-dip La Niña event, which was declared for the Pacific last year. A triple-dip La Niña means...
Fiji + 4 more
WFP Pacific Country Brief, January 2023
Highlights In Tonga, the WFP-led Emergency Telecommunications Cluster conducted the first-ever High-Frequency Radio training for first responders from 23 – 27 January. As part of WFP’s ongoing...
Locally-sourced - How Kiribati is shoring up food security and community resilience in the face of global climate change
In the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator, is the picturesque atoll nation of Kiribati. Around 120,000 people, spread across 21 atolls, call the small island state home. From...
Tuvalu: Drought Monitoring Situation Report 20 (as of 26th January 2023)
(Excerpt) 3 . ENSO UPDATE: • LA NINA continues in the tropical Pacific. • Though ocean temperatures have risen in recent weeks, atmospheric indicators are largely unchanged and remain at La Nina...
Tuvalu: Drought Monitoring Situation Report 19 (as of 21st December 2022)
(Excerpt) 3 . ENSO OUTLOOK FOR TUVALU IN DECEMBER • LA NINA continues in the tropical Pacific and is likely to persist into early 2023. • Monthly maximum and minimum temperatures for December are...
Tuvalu: Drought Monitoring Situation Report 18 (as of 6th December 2022)
(Excerpt) 4 . ENSO OUTLOOK FOR TUVALU IN DECEMBER: • LA NINA continues in the tropical Pacific and is likely to persist into early 2023. • Monthly maximum and minimum temperatures for December are...
Fiji + 4 more
WFP Pacific Country Brief December 2022
Highlights In observance of the 16 Days of Activism on GenderBased Violence (GBV), WFP organized a brown bag session in partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) on 5 December...
Tuvalu + 1 more
Tuvalu’s drought-affected women and girls receive AUD 51,000-worth essential sexual and reproductive health and GBV supplies
FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu – A Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Pacific, Tuvalu, has been suffering from drought in many parts of the country since August 2022 due to La Niña. The resulting...
Cook Islands + 9 more
Pacific Islands 2023 IFRC network multi-country plan (MAA55001)
Excerpt Joint situational analysis 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...
World + 13 more
2022: A year when disasters compounded and cascaded
The year 2022 was yet an another reminder that Asia-Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region. The major disasters of 2022 fell across the development spectrum, from floods in Afghanistan,...
Philippines + 24 more
Humanitarian Action for Children 2023 - East Asia and Pacific Region
HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the region most prone to natural hazards worldwide, with an average of 122 million people affected yearly throughout the region. This is severely...
Fiji + 4 more
WFP Pacific Country Brief October 2022
Highlights WFP’s Pacific Humanitarian Air Service (PHAS) completed two years of operations in the region. An event commemorating its success was held in Suva, Fiji. Participants included key donors,...
Fiji + 4 more
WFP Pacific Country Brief September 2022
Highlights US$1.33 million six months (October 2022-March 2023) net funding requirements Operational Updates Food Security and Livelihoods • The first Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster...
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Let’s unite against gender-based violence and climate change crises in the Pacific
Malia Tuitupou, a volunteer working at one of the “Women Friendly Spaces” established and supported by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific in Tonga, still vividly remembers the...
ADB Provides $4 Million Grant to Tuvalu for Drought Relief
FUNAFUTI, TUVALU (16 November 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a $4 million emergency grant to the Government of Tuvalu to help fund drought relief efforts. On 8 November, the...