Available online: http://preventionweb.net/go/32881

Anna Gero ; National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility ; University of Technology (Sydney)
Published by: NCCARF ; 2013This research paper examines the nexus between disasters, human health, and climate change in the Pacific in order determine methods of effective disaster response in a changing climate to enhance long term adaptive capacity. The aim of this paper is to identify gaps in post-disaster support and to disseminate information regarding those gaps among policy-makers so as to establish a society more resilient to disaster.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Capacity development ; Climate change ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Food Safety ; Water ; Australia ; Cook Islands ; Fiji ; Samoa ; Vanuatu ; Region V - South-West Pacific Add tag