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How to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems for adaptation

Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems are about ensuring we implement climate change adaptation more effectively and more efficiently.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Research briefs

New study disputes Hunga Tonga volcano’s role in 2023-24 global warm-up

Widely thought to be responsible for Earth's extreme warmth during the past two years, researchers say the event actually cooled the climate.
Texas A&M University Press
The atmospheric plume from an underwater volcano eruption
Research briefs

Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

Our findings show the volcano can explain last year’s extraordinarily large ozone hole, as well as the much wetter than expected summer of 2024. The eruption could have lingering effects on our winter weather for years to come.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Importance of early warning systems ‘cannot be overstated’, according to Tonga’s government

Tonga is a step closer to creating a policy for a multi-hazard early warning system after the final consultation was recently completed.
ABC News
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Documents and publications

Climate resilience perspectives: Photo essays on national adaptation plan implementation

This magazine shares a series of photo essays profiling how communities experiencing climate change are harnessing the power of collective action to work toward a climate-resilient future.
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Tongan weather service engaging with more people by incorporating traditional knowledge into forecasts

This podcast explains how the weather service in Tonga has been including traditional knowledge into forecasts and how that’s been received by the community.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tonga drill
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Two years on, the Tonga tsunami shows effective risk communication saves lives

The 15 January 2022 tsunami in Tonga demonstrates how a high level of risk awareness among the population, combined with effective early warning systems, saves lives.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Stress testing critical infrastructure in Tonga
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Tonga hosts stress testing and resilient principles scorecard workshop

The Government of Tonga (MEIDECC), in collaboration with CDRI, UNDRR and UNOSAT, successfully hosted a two-day workshop to conduct Critical Infrastructure Stress Testing and Principles for Resilient Infrastructure scorecard.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
United Nations Satellite Centre

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