Together becoming resilient: lessons learnt workshop - Vanuatu and Solomon Islands

This document summarises the lessons learned and recommendations resulting from the project "Together becoming resilient" (TBR) implemented by the Vanuatu Red Cross Society and the Solomon Islands Red Cross Society in partnership with the French Red Cross. The main objective of this programme is to strengthen disaster preparedness capacities of vulnerable communities. It involves all stakeholders of regions dealing with natural hazard management so as to empower them to prepare for and respond to future events.

The objectives of the workshop were: (i) to monitor and evaluate results and impacts on the main TBR project activities; (ii) to provide a list of good practices for other disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities/projects; (iii) - To make recommendations that might improve design and implementation of other DRR activities/projects; and (iv) to identify the best ways to involve the relevant government representatives in activities/projects.