Micronesia, Fed States of

This publication, part of the Disaster Management Reference Handbook Series, intends to provide decision makers, planners, responders and disaster management practitioners with an overview of the disaster management structure, policies, laws, and plans.

The FSM Climate Change Act was adopted by the congress in November 2013, which implements the most current adopted Nationwide Integrated Disaster Risk Management as well as Climate Change Policy. The Act functions as the instructor for the various

This paper identifies the intensity of natural disasters for each country in the Pacific based on the distribution of damage and population affected by disasters, and estimates the impact of disasters on economic growth and international trade using a

Pacific island countries are exposed to significant risks from natural disasters. As a disaster relief measure, Fiji allowed pre-retirement pension withdrawls in the wake of Cyclone Winston in 2016. Motivated by this policy action, this paper provides a

This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in the Pacific Islands region, including the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. 

This plan provides for the establishment of national institutional arrangements for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) government for responding to emergency and disaster events within the country. It includes arrangements for preparedness

Pohnpei’s Joint State Action Plan for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change (JSAP) was developed in May 2015, led by the Pohnpei Department of Public Safety, and supported by the FSM Office of Environment and Emergency Management (OEEM) and the

This publication seeks to support governments in the Pacific in planning policies and allocating resources to reduce the economic impacts of disaster events. It describes the potential direct and secondary effects of natural disasters on Pacific