The country has an area of 18,000 km spread over 332 islands, of which about 110 are inhabited. Most of the population lives on two large islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Fiji faces significant development...
O lenei lipoti o lo'o fa'aalia ai la'asaga e ono mo fale saogalemu: sauniuniga mo le vaitau o afā; toe faaleleia taualuga; fa'amautuina le aoina o le vai; tausia faitoto'a ma fa'amalama; eletise; Ma fa'aaoga...
This report presents five steps for safe buildings: preparation for cyclone season; roof repairs; securing water collection; maintaining doors and windows; and always use experienced carpenters.
This report presents five steps for safe buildings: preparation for cyclone season; roof repairs; securing water collection; maintaining doors and windows; and always use experienced carpenters.
This report presents six steps for safe buildings: preparation for cyclone season; roof repairs; securing water collection; maintaining doors and windows; electricals; and always use experienced carpenters.
This report presents five steps for safe buildings: preparation for cyclone season; roof repairs; securing water collection; maintaining doors and windows; and always use experienced carpenters.
This report presents five steps for safe buildings: preparation for cyclone season; roof repairs; securing water collection; maintaining doors and windows; and always use experienced carpenters.
This report presents five steps for safe buildings: preparation for cyclone season; roof repairs; securing water collection; maintaining doors and windows; and always use experienced carpenters.
The Honiara Flood Risk Management Study and Plan is an investigation of flooding and the possible problems caused by flooding, and an assessment of a range of measures to manage and reduce these problems...
This report describes the development of vulnerability functions for earthquake, tropical cyclone (TC), flood, and volcano induced hazards in terms of direct economic loss borne by: (i) direct costs of...
This report describes the development of vulnerability functions for earthquake, tropical cyclone (TC), flood, and volcano induced hazards in terms of direct economic loss borne by: (i) direct costs of...
This report describes the development of vulnerability functions for earthquake, tropical cyclone (TC), flood, and volcano induced hazards in terms of direct economic loss borne by: (i) direct costs of...
This report lays out: (1) the outcomes of data collection of the existing school buildings in Vanuatu, (2) statistics of the characteristic features of both primary and secondary school buildings, (3)...
This report lays out: (1) the outcomes of field surveys of the existing school buildings in Tonga, (2) statistics of the characteristic features of both primary and secondary school buildings, (3) their...
This report lays out: (1) the outcomes of field surveys of the existing school buildings in Samoa, (2) statistics of the characteristic features of both primary and secondary school buildings, (3) their...
Rising sea levels in the atoll nation of Marshall Islands are projected to endanger 40 percent of existing buildings in the capital, Majuro, with 96 percent of the city at risk of frequent flooding induced...
This legal study has been developed as a part of the World Bank’s work on ‘Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Island Countries’ which aims to strengthen the capacity of selected Pacific atoll island...
In Pacific Island Countries, high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters means that such events can have devastating social and economic impacts when critical infrastructure...
In Pacific Island Countries, high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters means that such events can have devastating social and economic impacts when critical infrastructure...
Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gita passed over the Tongatapu and ‘Eua island groups around 11 pm on Monday February 12, 2018. Following TC Gita’s passage from Tonga, there were reports of significant damage on...