This research is part of the Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies (APPS) Working Paper Series 04/ published October 2013. The Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that targets research in policy studies in Asia and the Pacific. The Journal aims to break down barriers across disciplines and generate policy impact.
Tropical Cyclone Gita hit the main island of Tongatapu and the island of ‘Eua on the night of Monday, 12th February 2018 as a destructive category 4 storm, causing severe damages to these two islands which consists of about 80% of the Total population of Tonga.
This assessment uses the post-disaster data collected by the Statistical Department to describe the characteristics of the affected population, nature and spatial concentration of the damage, and the aid required and received at the time of the interview by the Tongan population.
Data sets hosted on Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative
Under the MESCAL project, the objectives of this assessment are to;
* Improve understanding of mangrove ecosystem functions, values, key threats, and processes at a local and regional scale;
* Provide a standardized method to assess shoreline mangrove condition and change over time;
* Generate community awareness of mangroves and encourage local environmental stewardship;
* Conduct a rapid and representative survey of fish and mobile crustacean assemblages;
The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework and to maintain a coordinated, consistent conduct of external examinations and assessments. Te Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) and Technology and Employment Skills Training (TEST) are responsible for setting appropriate assessments that will foster learning, and most of which is conducted through forma examinations.
This policy provides the overall authority and guidance for curriculum assessment and reporting policies and practices developed to be performed at the classroom, school and system level.
Global Forest Resources Assessment COUNTRY REPORTS for Cook Islands
This dataset has the FSM SWARS final report of 2010 – 2015+
Water quality and sanitation
Water quality assessment report of Pohnpei and waste oil project report
Vulnerability Assessment for the outer islands of Yap
This document is the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the desalination component of STWSP, one of the three ESIA documents of STWSP. The preparation of this ESIA has had various stages, starting in 2017 and gone through ADB and WB approval process in August-September 2019.
The South Tarawa Water Supply Project (STWSP) will increase access to safe water supply to residents of South Tarawa
This report outlines a baseline assessment of the water quality, sediment quality and aquatic ecology of the Metapona River system downstream of Gold Ridge Mine, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The assessment was conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology in the Solomon Islands Government. This assessment will provide the framework to establish an integrated environmental monitoring program for the Metapona River system.
The BIORAP Survey was conducted on Funafuti in 2017. The purpose of the survey is to get a rapid assessment on the biodiversity of Funafuti.
MESCAl Report No. 13/50. 4 November 2013
Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change 2011
Houk, P., and Musburger, C. “Trophic Interactions and Ecological Stability across coral reefs in the Marshall Islands
Environmental Protection Authority. Coastal Water Quality Report
Coral reef biodiversity community based assessment and conservation planning in the Marshall Islands 2002
Republic of the Marshall Islands “State”-Wide Assessment and Resource Strategy 2010-2015