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...
Vanuatu + 10 more
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 + 13 more
Introduction L’Océanie est le siège du phénomène d’oscillation australe El Niño, qui a d’importantes conséquences sur les conditions météorologiques dans les États et Territoires insulaires...
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...
Micronesia + 13 more
Introduction The Pacific is home to the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which has major impacts on the weather conditions in the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs). The current situation...
1 February 2024, Samoa. The Pacific region is highly vulnerable and prone to the impacts of climate change, with loss of biodiversity, increased intensity of storms, drought, damage to infrastructure...
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]...
Philippines + 26 more
HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world. In 2023, the region experienced cyclones, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought as...
Philippines + 24 more
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 + 37 more
A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its...
World + 17 more
El Niño, a climate pattern characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, is projected to impact the Asia Pacific (AP) region this year and is currently in its...
Cook Islands + 13 more
UNICEF calls for greater investment in water and sanitation in the Pacific A new UNICEF report highlights the need to increase investments in water and sanitation in the Pacific to reach SDG 6 by...
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...
Bangladesh + 18 more
Executive Summary The UNDP RBAP Strategic Foresight "Anticipating Risks and Uncertainties for Asia and the Pacific: A Hybrid Horizon Scanning Report" (December 2022) is an analysis report of over 400...
World + 41 more
ADB Operations Reach $20.5 Billion in 2022, Addressing Crises, Building Resilience MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 April 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $20.5 billion from its own...
APIA, Samoa, Apr 14 2023 (IPS) - Water is life. No other definition captures quite so aptly what this essential element means for our lives, livelihoods and the natural environment. Although it is...
World + 12 more
FOREWORD In its resolution 75/216 of 21 December 2020, the UN General Assembly decided to “hold a midterm review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework in 2023 to assess progress on...
Philippines + 24 more
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...
Kiribati + 12 more
On September 28-29, 2022, during the first-ever U.S.- Pacific Island Country Summit hosted by President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Fiji + 9 more
By Milika Sobey In a region of water abundance, why don’t people have clean, safe water? In the Pacific Islands, only 55 percent of people have access to basic drinking water, and just 30 percent...