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The Bureau of Cultural and Historic Preservation Disaster Risk and Climate Change Survey has assessed fifteen site as part of Phase I of the Project. Sites at the following ten locations are discussed in this comic to illustrate the range of threats facing cultural heritage sites in the Republic of Palau and the project's recommendations for risk reduction based site management.

This project - Disaster Risk Reductino and Climate Change Impact Survey if Cultural Sites in the Republic of Palau: Reconnaissance Survey is the first phase of a longer-term initiative to examine archaeologically and culturally significant sites across the archipelago and assess their vulnerability to climate change, including but not limited to modelled projections of rising sea levels and sedimentation and erosion of sites vis-a-vis tidal inundation and rainfall.

For Pacific Island Countries (PICs) the impacts and implication of climate change and disaster events threaten wellbeing and livelihoods of Pacific people, continue to erode national development gains and present long-term risks to the foundations of Pacific economies.

As a low-lying atoll nation, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) must contest daily with the social, environmental and economic implications of climate change. The case study summarises the findings of the review of the RMI Joint National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Assessment 2014-2018 (RMI JNAP)

The purpose of the national climate change and disaster risk finance assessment is to assist the Government of Kiribati to make informed decisions on measures to improve access to and management of climate change and disaster risk resources.

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change and natural hazards. Efforts have been pursued at various levels (international, regional, national and community levels) to effectively mitigate and urgently address the impacts of climate variability, climate change and weather related disasters.

The Pacific Island countries (PICs) are the frontline of the impacts of climate change and face existential threats to their nations as a result. The PICs have also been among the most vocal advocates of the need to undertake urgent global climate change (CC) mitigating measures and to be supported to adapt to its impacts.

Improved access to and management to climate change and disaster risk finance is a key priority for the Government of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). This is critical for achieving national and individual state strategic outcomes related to disaster risk management, climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the context of resilient and sustainable development for the people of FSM.

This guide has been produced to assist Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to prepare Disaster Risk Management (DRM) National Action Plans (NAP). The NAP development process is supported by the Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network (PPN) and is considered a key instrument in facilitating DRM mainstreaming. Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is a crosscutting or cross-sectoral development issue, meaning that it is necessary for a broad range of stakeholders to cooperate and coordinate their activities in order to effectively reduce disaster risks to national sustainable development. The National Action Plan (NAP) facilitates this as it seeks to include all relevant DRM sectors, institutions and stakeholders in developing the NAP through a consultative and participatory process. While government typically drives the process of plan development, it is important to note that this is not a government plan. Rather it is a whole-of-country plan representing all sectors of society: government, civil society, private sector and communities.