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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 Federated States of Micronesia's Nationally Determined Contribution details action to improve the safety, security, resilience, and quality of life of its citizens. Micronesia considers adaptation an urgent priority.

This paper presents the results from a multi-country research on loss and damage in vulnerable communities, to study how households with different vulnerability profiles try to deal with climatic stressors and their (in)ability to avoid loss and damage.

The Office of Environment and Emergency Management (OEEM) is leading a joint Environment Summit and Disaster Risk Management Platform to address challenges related to the impacts of disasters throughout the Federated States of Micronesia. OEEM is joining these critical topics to ensure a common focus and agreement is made to address the vulnerabilities communities face.

Uncertainty about future climate creates challenges in both adaptation planning and evaluation. Defining and determining success in adaptation therefore can be difficult. This publication, however, does not attempt to address all of the issues and

This new publication from the World Meteorological Organization provides a wide-ranging description of how small island States and territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions are using seasonal predictions and other climate information

This publication updates the 2011 Current and future climate of the Federated States of Micronesia brochure. The information in this publication builds on the findings of the 2013 IPCC report, and uses new emissions scenarios and climate models.

The special needs of outer island communities, women and children must be considered in the planning and design of climate change adaptation projects, said participants at a GCCA: PSIS project’s meeting. 'Combining traditional knowledge with scientific data is important in understanding the impacts of climate change,' the project’s Country Coordinator in Cook Islands, Teina Rongo, said...