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Culture and risk
This year, the World Disasters Report takes on a challenging theme that looks at different
aspects of how culture affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and how disasters
and risk influence culture. The report asks, for example, what should be done when
people blame a flood on an angry goddess (River Kosi, India, in 2008) or a volcanic
eruption on the mountain god (Mount Merapi). After the tsunami in 2004, many
people in Aceh (Indonesia) believed that Allah had punished them for allowing
Climate Change Adaptation Climate change science Mitigation Resilience Risks Culture and Traditional Knowledge Cultural heritage and preservation Culture Traditional knowledge Disaster Risk Management Disaster management Disaster preparedness Disaster relief Disaster response Disaster risk Resilience Economics and Finance Sustainable development Employment Working conditions Government, law and administration Climate negotiations Panels and working groups Meteorology and Weather Climate
The FRDP identifies three inter-related goals that need to be actively pursued by all stakeholders, working in partnership, in order to enhance resilience to disasters and climate change in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Aquaculture Fisheries Climate Change Carbon sequestration Mitigation Ocean acidification Resilience Risks Sea level rise Vulnerability Culture and Traditional Knowledge Culture Traditional ecological knowledge Traditional knowledge Disaster Risk Management Disaster preparedness Economics and Finance Climate finance Economics Low carbon development Sustainable development Education and Training Community education Energy Emission reduction Low carbon energy Renewable energy Renewable energy targets Government, law and administration Law and regulation Natural Resources and the Environment Biodiversity Coastal zone Conservation Degradation Ecology and ecosystems Habitat restoration Islands Land forms and cartography Natural resource management Oceans Pollution Reefs Vegetation Wildlife Population and Demographics Demography Migration Security and Conflict Conflict International relations Security
The Government of Vanuatu has decided to develop an oceans policy, which aligns with recommendations from the
Commonwealth Secretariat.
This report summarises the main findings1 of an analysis and assessment of 69 instruments of legislation and
subordinate policies and plans that are relevant to management and use of Vanuatu’s territorial waters and therefore
relevant to the development of the national oceans policy. The review of Vanuatu’s legislation, policies, strategies and