Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
🌊 The Pacific is taking disaster preparedness to the next level — with anticipatory action.
Anticipatory action means taking steps before disasters strike — between a hazard forecast and its impact — using pre-planned measures and pre-arranged financing. This approach leads to faster, more dignified, and cost-effective support for communities at risk.
In this video, Pacific experts and leaders explain how their countries are combining traditional knowledge and modern science to stay one step ahead of disasters:
💬 Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu — University of the South Pacific
💬 Dr. Viliamu Iese — Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development
💬 Rosia Bi — Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection, Fiji
💬 Isoa Talemaibua — Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Fiji
💬 Dr. Shaun Williams — National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
💬 Molly Nielsen — Disaster Management Office, Samoa
💬 Jenna Young — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Their message is clear: acting early saves lives, livelihoods, and money.
By investing in anticipatory action, Pacific nations are strengthening resilience — the Pacific way.
Learn more about anticipatory action and disaster risk reduction at 🌐 preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/anticipatory-action
#AnticipatoryAction #DisasterRiskReduction #PacificResilience #ClimateAction #EarlyWarning #UNDRR
🌊 The Pacific is taking disaster preparedness to the next level — with anticipatory action.
Anticipatory action means taking steps before disasters strike — between a hazard forecast and its impact — using pre-planned measures and pre-arranged financing. This approach leads to faster, more dignified, and cost-effective support for communities at risk.
In this video, Pacific experts and leaders explain how their countries are combining traditional knowledge and modern science to stay one step ahead of disasters:
💬 Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu — University of the South Pacific
💬 Dr. Viliamu Iese — Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development
💬 Rosia Bi — Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection, Fiji
💬 Isoa Talemaibua — Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Fiji
💬 Dr. Shaun Williams — National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
💬 Molly Nielsen — Disaster Management Office, Samoa
💬 Jenna Young — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Their message is clear: acting early saves lives, livelihoods, and money.
By investing in anticipatory action, Pacific nations are strengthening resilience — the Pacific way.
Learn more about anticipatory action and disaster risk reduction at 🌐 preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/anticipatory-action
#AnticipatoryAction #DisasterRiskReduction #PacificResilience #ClimateAction #EarlyWarning #UNDRR
