Disaster Resilience Programme of the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network
S.Nanthini, Senior Analyst from the HADR Programme at the NTS Centre, recently participated in the last of a 3-stop study tour as part of the Disaster Resilience Programme of the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network, from 11th – 17th March 2024. Jointly organised by the Australian Institute of International Affairs and Japan Foundation, the tour began in Fiji where delegates were able to meet with officials working in disaster resilience from several institutions including the Pacific Islands Forum, the National Disaster Management Office as well as the Australian High Commissioner and the Japanese Ambassador to Fiji. Delegates also visited Tonga where they were able to engage in discussions with Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, and Climate Change, as well as the Tupou Tonga Institute on Tongan perspectives on climate change and the broader security landscape in the Pacific. As part of their study of disaster resilience, delegates were also able to visit sites where the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami hit the island kingdom.
