Disability and the climate crisis: ensuring no-one is left behind
The climate crisis is escalating at a rapid rate. Worsening weather events, propelled by climate change, are causing havoc in the poorest countries, who are least responsible for the emissions driving the climate disaster.
A house of one’s own: turning overseas work into climate-safe housing in Vanuatu
After returning from overseas seasonal work and attending a Haos Blong Yumi workshop, Greg Charlie was able to build a house for his family.
Turning climate-resilient construction knowledge into a new career
Before attending a Haos Blong Yumi workshop in Vanuatu, Sandy had no knowledge on how to build a climate-resilient, modern house. He now uses his skills to work in construction.
From talking together to taking charge: women with disabilities lead in Vanuatu crisis response
WITTT Sunshine has grown from a membership of three in 2018, to a network of 600 women with disability in Vanuatu. The group now plays an integral role in women-led, local, disability-inclusive disaster response.
Mapping out a safer future
How do you engage young people so they can better understand disaster risks and the need for preparedness? Through a new Disaster READY initiative, children in Solomon Islands are learning to properly assess their own safety in their everyday surroundings.
‘Our plan is to save our lives’: young women leading on disaster preparedness in Timor-Leste
21-year-old Leonia is taking the lead on a savings and loans group that enables her community to prepare for disasters. With the support of Disaster READY, members can now plan ahead for food shocks and damage from storms.
Sowing seeds of resilience
In Timor-Leste, Disaster READY is working with local parishes to ensure communities are becoming more resilient and adaptive to the impacts of climate change.
Disability inclusion takes a leading role in Timor-Leste
As a woman with a disability, Angelina has become a vital voice in ensuring her remote community in Timor-Leste is ready to cope with the next disaster.
“Women can be leaders.”
After Madalena received support through Disaster READY, she realised that she was in a position to help other women in her community.
International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
On International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction, we recognise Early Warning Systems as vital component of DisasterPlanning and Preparedness.
Building safer schools through disaster management in Timor-Leste
In Timor-Leste, the lack of clean water in schools puts children at risk. This is further exacerbated for kids living in disaster-prone communities. Disaster READY’s Disaster Management Committees are driving locally-led solutions to help keep these children safe.
"I used to earn around 60 dollars in a week from the produce but now I am able to earn between 200 and 300 dollars!"
In Timor-Leste, Disaster READY Partners are supporting small scale farmers like Marilia to improve farming techniques while also mitigating against disaster.
“With this money I, as a mother and grandmother, have the choice to buy what my family really needs”: How Disaster READY’s Cash and Voucher Assistance is helping to empower and prepare communities
Through pilots of cash and voucher support in Papua New Guinea, Disaster READY partners are improving financial literacy while supporting resilience.
Ripples of change for Doroteia after water access improvements
When her village gained improved access to water with support from Disaster READY, Doroteia was able to become a businesswoman, selling her produce at market.
Low-tech, cheap, but effective: protecting Terejinha’s home from a swelling river
Terejinha worried about the river every wet season, wondering if it might sweep away her modest home and everything in it. Through Disaster READY, Timor-Leste partners devised a solution.
After a 450 year wait, Halimea village has clean water on tap
Residents of Halimea village in Timor-Leste say they have had problems with water access for 450 years. But all that has changed after support from the AHP Disaster READY program.
Solomon Islands students changing behaviours after learning about hazards at school
At Laulana School, students used to love to swim in the river when it was flooded, unaware of the risks. Now they stay away when there are heavy rains, after learning more about natural hazards through Disaster READY.
Ready in Rigo as PNG communities strengthen their disaster preparedness
Through Disaster READY, communities in Papua New Guinea’s Central Province have been supported by ChildFund PNG to come up with their own action plans to improve their disaster preparedness. For Molegolo village, a new water catchment will boost resilience to drought.
From Solomon Islands tsunami survivor to humanitarian: Ricky’s story
Ricky Pana supports Solomon Islands communities to be better prepared for disasters after his own harrowing experience in the 2007 Earthquake and Tsunami.
Community responses to climate change on Madang’s North Coast Road
Communities in Malmal and Riwo in Madang, Papua New Guinea, are seeing the impacts of climate change and coastal erosion in their communities first hand. Here they share their perspectives, and the work they have engaged with under the Disaster READY program.