Tropical Cyclone Winston - Feb 2016 Updates

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Australia plays a significant role in the Indo-Pacific region, and its outreach extends globally. Australia particularly focuses on prosperity and stability within the Southwest...

Executive Summary and Recommendations We are approaching the halfway point of the crucial decade for climate action and Pacific communities are enduring some of the world’s worst climate impacts,...

The Pacific has welcomed the announcement from New Zealand of their NZD20 million investment in the Weather Ready Pacific Program. The WRP is a decadal response to enable Pacific Islands to better...

Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...

This recovery brief provides recovery practitioners with lessons and good practices on financing post-disaster recovery, recovery preparedness and building back better. This consultative edition was...

18 July 2023, Apia Samoa - The negative impacts of climate change-induced Loss and Damage is already a lived reality for many Pacific countries. In Fiji, the impact is grim. In Vunidogola village on...

11 July 2023, Nadi, Fiji. As the Blue Pacific continues its fight against the mounting impacts of climate change, cost-effective and innovative solutions are needed. Our Pacific people have turned to...

ABSTRACT The standard approach to ‘nowcast’ disaster impacts, which relies on risk models, does not typically account for the compounding impact of various hazard phenomena (e.g., wind and rainfall...

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...

Introduction Today there are more internally displaced people worldwide than ever; approximately 59.1 million people have been forced to leave their homes due to armed conflicts, violence or human...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 BY LEANNEM 21 September 2022, Brisbane, Australia – Communication is key – especially when you are in the business of saving lives. During their Ignite session on the second day of...

Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited opportunities to participate in decision-making processes. Addressing this...

Report prepared by Sandie Walton-Ellery and Iris Low 1. Introduction This report provides a brief overview of recent cash responses in Fiji in 2020 and 2021. It was commissioned by the Fiji Cash...

Why Give Cash Assistance in Emergencies? Cash based assistance is increasingly being seen by Governments, donors and humanitarian agencies as the preferred method of assistance in emergencies. The...

Context Fiji, classified as upper middle income, is one of the largest and most developed of the Pacific Island Countries (PIC) . It is an archipelago of 332 islands, 106 of which are inhabited with...

What are the impacts of cash-based transfers (CBT) and in-kind transfers (e.g. food or vouchers) in humanitarian settings? This systematic review uses evidence from quasi-experimental and...

The Government of Indonesia and Government of Fiji have signed amendments to the two Grant Agreements, with the first Agreement to help facilitate FJD $3.1 million funding to Fiji for the...

Achieving food security and improving nutrition are crucial to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Not only they are essential to reach SDG2 – Zero Hunger, but they are also linked to...