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.

太平洋地区的灾害及其应对措施预计将受到气候变化的影响。本研究针对此问题，聚焦于灾害发生后立即的人道主义需求，并以适应性能力作为概念来评估单个组织的韧性和更广泛的灾害应对体系的稳健性。

选取了四个案例研究国家（斐济、库克群岛、瓦努阿图和萨摩亚）进行深入研究，以探讨太平洋地区存在的各种问题。