Assessments

Executive Summary This report constitutes the complete outputs of the climate vulnerability assessment carried out by RMIT University for Port Vila, Vanuatu throughout 2014. This activity forms part of the broader agenda for UN-Habitat’s Cities and Climate…

Vanuatu: Evaluating Shelter response in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam On the night of 13th March 2015, Cyclone Pam hit the island of Vanuatu, affecting an estimated 188,000 people across all six provinces and causing widespread damage…

Engagement Process Roughly 90 stakeholders were identified through an initial scoping process, half of whom were prioritized and contacted for interviewing during the initial field visit. A number of key personnel were unavailable during the scheduled interview…

Between March 12 and 14, 2015, Tropical Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu as an extremely destructive Category 5 cyclone, with estimated wind speeds of 250km/h and wind gusts that peaked at around 320km/h. At approximately 11 p.m. local…

Following Cyclone Pam, which caused widespread damage when it struck Vanuatu on March 13th 2015, REACH teams were on the ground to implement a detailed inter-agency shelter and settlements vulnerability assessment in partnership with the Global…

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS A. WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE KEY FINDINGS 1 . Many communities cannot access safe water sources. An estimated 68% of the rainwater harvesting catchment structures are broken, 70% of the wells have been contaminated, and piped…

Cyclone Pam is the most powerful cyclone to ever hit the Southern Pacific. It formed near the Solomon Islands on the 6 March 2015 and traversed through several other island nations, including Solomon Islands, Kiribati and…

INTRODUCTION The SANMA Cluster Assessment Team would like to acknowledge SANMA PDCC Chairman SG SANMA and Sanma Emergency operation Team members for the trust in the team to carry this mission in Assisting PENAMA Provincial Government during Cyclone PAM.We appreciate…

Introduction: The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) together with representatives from the Vanuatu Country Team (VCT) conducted an assessment of Tafea Province on 17 -18 March 2015. The aim of the initial rapid assessment is to obtain…

Introduction: The assessment team consisting of DARD, ADRA Vanuatu, and MOE conducted in Lonorore captured reports for central Pentecost and east Pentecost where some damage have been made by cyclone PAM. The aim of the initial rapid…