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A recent project, the Pacific Disaster Risk Assessment could have a major influence on how Pacific Island countries deal with natural hazards including earthquake, tropical cyclones, tsunami, severe local storms, floods, storm surges, and landslides, reports the Solomon Times.

“Governments can use this information to predetermine the cost of potential damage should a natural disaster strike,” said Michael Bonte-Grapentin who presented the Pacific Disaster Risk Assessment database to scientists at the SOPAC/STAR (Science, Technology and Resources Network) in Nadi.

“This makes it possible to invest in disaster risk reduction by, for example, strengthening buildings to resist earthquakes, or building schools on higher ground” he added.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon Earthquake Flood Landslide Storm surge Tsunami
Themes Risk identification and assessment Governance Economics of DRR Structural safety Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Fed States of Nauru Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Niue

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