People experiencing the same disaster can be impacted in very different ways. Plan International’s AHP response to Typhoons Bualoi and Matmo in northern Viet Nam show how localise and targeted responses can meet different needs in neighbouring communities.

In Fiji, Oxfam’s Disaster READY partner is strengthening women’s role in preparedness through integrated training in community-based disaster risk management.

In PNG, CARE International has used AHP Anticipatory Action initiatives as a way to protect communities, by bringing together weather forecasts and locally agreed trigger points to activate preparedness measures before the worst impacts occur.

In Solomon Islands, Oxfam’s Disaster READY partner, WARA has helped women to combine traditional knowledge, community-based disaster risk management, and financial preparedness, to help mitigate the impacts of disasters and climate change on their communities.