Hydrometeorological Disasters in the Pacific

Author(s)

Holland, Paula; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Published by

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC); WMO

Published in

Geneva

Year published

2014

Summary

It is a long accepted fact that the Pacific is one of the most natural disaster prone regions in the world. Aside from the threat of seismic events, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activities, the Pacific region is subject to a wide range of hydrometeorological hazards. […]

Language of publication

English

Number of pages

8 p.

Format

Digital

Material type

report

Serial title, number

SPC SOPAC Published Report No. 187

Regions and countries

Region V - South-West Pacific