This response plan was developed by the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga and humanitarian and development partners, following Tropical Cyclone Winston which struck the Vava’u island group, in central Tonga, from 16-19 February 2016. It has a 6 month timeframe and aims to facilitate coordination of the humanitarian response and strengthen early recovery planning by documenting cluster plans and identifying gaps and requirements.
The response plan is meant to be a concise response strategy to address acute needs based on available information and reasonable inference. The plan outlines roles and responsibilities, specific cluster/sector response plans and activities, and possible funding requirements.