Posted on 21 December 2023
Japan and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have signed an agreement with Vanuatu to assist the nation with disaster preparedness.
'Strengthening Resilience to Disaster and Displacement Risks' is a US $5.2 million project that Okuda Naohisa, Japan’s Ambassador to Vanuatu, says will “build institutional capacity and strengthen national and community resilience to disaster and displacement risks in Vanuatu, including the development of urban risk mapping tools and the construction and rehabilitation of multi- purpose evacuation centres.”
"This is expected to contribute to improving natural disaster response capacity, promoting human security and stimulating socio-economic activities in Vanuatu” and “support preventive measures to save lives and livelihoods in the event of natural disasters, which in turn will support and accelerate the country's recovery", Naohisa says.