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Second Joint National Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 2016-2020

Second Joint National Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 2016-2020

Disaster
Policy
2016
Year of publication
2016
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Internal
Type of environmental driver
Cyclones, Drought, Floods, Sea level rise
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
Polynesia
Region
Polynesia
Macro-region
Oceania
Author/issuing body
The Office of the Prime Minister with support of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community,
Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the United Nations Development Programme Pacific Centre (UNDP PC)
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
B
Gender marker
B
Human rights marker
C

Damages to critical infrastructure, relocation of people, pollution, disruption of education and social services, affecting already vulnerable groups like disabled, youth, and women.

Ps.19, 33, 60, 63

Conduct research on the impacts of sea level rise on our most vulnerable communities and support the development of policies to address climate and disaster related displacement and migration.

Ps.19, 33, 60, 63

Strengthen existing - and establish new - public, essential services buildings and emergency evacuation centres (including schools, airports, ports, community halls) to better withstand impacts of climate change and disaster risk.

Ps.19, 33, 60, 63

All islands maintain compliant emergency evacuation centres.

Ps.19, 33, 60, 63

Build emergency evacuation centres on all islands.

Ps.19, 33, 60, 63

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).