Reports

The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWO/ BUD/2013/01000 1 . CONTEXT The Pacific region features among the most disaster prone regions in the world in terms of recurrence, severity and…

Executive summary This paper explores the impacts that climate change will likely have on children in the Pacific, with particular focus on Kiribati and Vanuatu. It provides insights into how different actors in those two countries are…

CONTEXT In November 2008, USAID assumed responsibility for disaster response and reconstruction in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), reflecting the…

HIGHLIGHTS Weak El Niño conditions expected to form in the Pacific Island region during the September to November period. Dryer conditions expected in Fiji, Samoa and Wallis & Futuna. Above normal rainfall is forecast for the Federated States…

1 . Executive Summary The Analysis of Disaster Response Training in the Pacific Island region was commissioned by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for the Pacific. The primary aim of…

A. LOGISTICS PERPAREDNESS PLAN a. LOGISTICS PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST PLANNING Update recurrent logistics response plans (floods & cyclones). Test these plans with simulations once a year. Actively seek to fill gaps in the plans, e.g. missing resources, skilled personnel, funding, and…

A. LOGISTICS PLANNING OVERVIEW a. IDENTIFIED GAPS & PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Storage at all levels (entry points, intermediate dispatching hubs, affected areas), immediate availability of relief items (in quantity and in quality) and of transport assets (for large scale…

A. LOGISTICS PERPAREDNESS PLAN a. LOGISTICS PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST 1 . COORDINATION Set up a Logistics Coordination Group (LCG) of key people to support the preparedness activities of the DMO’s Logistics Unit. This LCG should be in charge of the…

A. LOGISTICS PLANNING OVERVIEW a. IDENTIFIED GAPS & PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Organizing emergency logistics operations for delivery and distribution may be a real challenge in Fiji due to the remoteness of outer Islands, access conditions to affected locations on…

MAA55001 31 August 2012 This report covers the period 1 January to 30 June 2012. Overview The Pacific region covers a vast geographical area which is extremely disaster prone and its populations are particularly vulnerable to environmentally-related hazards. Climate…