Reports

AMBAE VOLCANO 15°24’0”S 167°50’0”E Summit 4908ft (1496m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 Ambae volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. The Ambae volcano activity is continuing at the low…

TANNA VOLCANO 19°32’0”S 169°26’30”E Summit 1184ft (361m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 Yasur volcano activity is continuing in the Level of major unrest state. The volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. New observations on the ground suggest…

The Pacific island nations of Fiji and Vanuatu are no stranger to emergencies: the countries are among the most exposed to the risks and adverse effects of climate change and natural disasters globally, including cyclones, droughts,…

$13,137,000 Funding Required 89,400 People Targeted 96 Entities Targeted IOM Vision The South Pacific Islands Crisis Response Plan 2020 - 2022 indicates the total funding requirements for IOM’s programming across the humanitarian, development and peace spectrum for the Republic of Fiji, the Solomon…

Overview This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Vanuatu provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, health impacts and progress to date in health sector efforts to realize a climate-resilient…

PALAU FACES STRONGER STORMS, HOTTER WEATHER, AND THREATS TO ECOSYSTEMS, SAYS NEW CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT HONOLULU (Oct. 27, 2020) -- Higher temperatures, stronger typhoons, coral reef loss, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges detailed in…

The Honourable Prime Minister and partners launched the Samoa Ocean Strategy to effectively conserve long-standing economic, subsistence, and cultural benefits from our ocean into the future. Apia, Samoa (October 16, 2020) – The Samoa Government, led by…

Highlights • The ETC in the Pacific responded to the Cyclone Harold emergency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the ETC implemented a remote emergency telecommunications response plan for Fiji and Vanuatu, delivered through national authorities,…

1. Introduction Samoa is a country at risk of disasters. Its geographic location and volcanic origins leads to both incredible natural beauty, and a susceptibility to natural hazards such as earthquake, tsunami and cyclone. Human induced hazards…

Introduction to the Pacific region Context analysis The ten large ocean island states in the Pacific under the purview of the United Nations Multi-Country Office (MCO) in Fiji have a total population of 2.2 million people in a…