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This Regional Stocktake highlights arrangements for supporting hazard and climate change risk management leading to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) measures in Pacific island countries. Specifically the report identifies country and regional needs for supporting risk reduction programs, the primary players who are supporting such programs, gaps in delivering support and possible synergies, and comparative advantages among agencies active in this activity

The impact of natural disasters and their potential to increase as a result of climate change have received greater attention in recent years. With an onset of strategies, action plans and frameworks have been put in place internationally. At a regional level, the strategies address this growing concern about the risks of disasters and the uncertain hazards from climate change.