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21 July 2021 | dataset

Disaster response and climate change in the Pacific

Disasters, and therefore disaster response, in the Pacific are expected to be affected by climate change. This research addressed this issue, and focused on the immediate humanitarian needs following a disaster, drawing upon adaptive capacity as a concept to assess the resilience of individual organisations and the robustness of the broader system of disaster response..

Four case study countries (Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa) were chosen for deeper investigation of the range of issues present in the Pacific.

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Disaster response and climate change in the Pacific

A common finding across all four case study…

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Publisher Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Modified 12 February 2022
Release Date 21 July 2021
Source URL https://pacific-data.sprep.org/dataset/disaster-response-and-climate-change-pac…
Identifier daf06366-51aa-46ff-9c86-4103bd40bd4a
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location Pacific Region
Relevant Countries Pacific Region
License Public
[Open Data]
Contact Name University of Technology Sydney and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
POD Theme Atmosphere and Climate