Fiji partners with WFP to pioneer Anticipatory Action program to provide timely assistance and cash transfers to vulnerable populations ahead of forecasted tropical cyclones
Tag: Tropical cyclone
A metal chest brings laughter to a cyclone-ravaged community in remote Vanuatu
With partners, UNICEF continues to support cyclone response efforts
How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels
The government of Fiji makes a daunting plan to move communities in villages that have been gravely affected by the harsh impacts of the climate crisis even though many are hesitant to leave their homes
The climate crisis threatens to rob us not just of our living, but also of our dead
When atoll nations are told that they may have to leave due to rising seas, I think of their fathers’ and mothers’ bones. Climate crisis threatens Pacific island nations – they rob us not just of the living, but also of our dead, writes Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson.
New report highlights increased disaster risks for the Pacific
A new report revealed every increment of a degree between 1.5°C and 2°C translates into increased climate risks that will have multidimensional impacts on Pacific people and their livelihoods
NOAA predicts a below-normal 2022 Central Pacific hurricane season
NOAA predicts a 60 percent chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity during the Central Pacific hurricane season this year
Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum convenes tenth session
Representatives of Pacific NMHSs and partner agencies came together to review climate and ocean conditions in the Pacific and provide outlook guidance
Dealing with disaster waste this tropical cyclone season in the Pacific
Pacific Islands receive guidance to prepare for safe handling and management of waste generated by natural disaster.