Tonga : Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance
Tonga is an archipelago composed of 172 islands spread across a combined land and sea area of 72,000sq.km. According to the 2011 census, Tonga had a population of 103, 252 people spread across 36 of the 172 islands. A population scattered so widely across such a large area can pose logistical proble...
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okr-10986-216952021-04-23T14:04:04Z Tonga : Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance World Bank CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EARTHQUAKES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EVACUATION FINANCIAL RISK INDEMNITY INSURANCE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE TROPICAL CYCLONE TROPICAL CYCLONES CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EARTHQUAKES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EVACUATION FINANCIAL RISK INDEMNITY INSURANCE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE TROPICAL CYCLONE TROPICAL CYCLONES Tonga is an archipelago composed of 172 islands spread across a combined land and sea area of 72,000sq.km. According to the 2011 census, Tonga had a population of 103, 252 people spread across 36 of the 172 islands. A population scattered so widely across such a large area can pose logistical problems for efforts to facilitate and finance disaster response. In January 2014, Tropical Cyclone Ian caused widespread damage and destruction on the Islands of Ha'apai and Vava'u. Approximately 1,094 buildings in Ha'apai were either destroyed or damaged, and some 2,335 people sought shelter in evacuation centers. There were reports of significant damage to houses, infrastructure, and agriculture across 18 villages located on the islands of Ha'apai, including Uiha, Uoleva, Lifuka, Foa, Ha'ano, and Mo'unga'one. Total ground-up loss for this event was estimated at T$90 million (US$50.3 million), of which T$20.5 million (US$11.5 million) was attributable to emergency loss (PRRAFI 2014). 2015-04-06T22:38:00Z 2015-04-06T22:38:00Z 2015-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24158036/tonga-country-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21695 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note East Asia and Pacific Tonga |
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CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EARTHQUAKES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EVACUATION FINANCIAL RISK INDEMNITY INSURANCE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE TROPICAL CYCLONE TROPICAL CYCLONES CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EARTHQUAKES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EVACUATION FINANCIAL RISK INDEMNITY INSURANCE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE TROPICAL CYCLONE TROPICAL CYCLONES |
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CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EARTHQUAKES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EVACUATION FINANCIAL RISK INDEMNITY INSURANCE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE TROPICAL CYCLONE TROPICAL CYCLONES CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EARTHQUAKES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EVACUATION FINANCIAL RISK INDEMNITY INSURANCE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE TROPICAL CYCLONE TROPICAL CYCLONES World Bank Tonga : Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance |
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Tonga is an archipelago composed of 172 islands spread across a combined land and sea area of 72,000sq.km. According to the 2011 census, Tonga had a population of 103, 252 people spread across 36 of the 172 islands. A population scattered so widely across such a large area can pose logistical problems for efforts to facilitate and finance disaster response. In January 2014, Tropical Cyclone Ian caused widespread damage and destruction on the Islands of Ha'apai and Vava'u. Approximately 1,094 buildings in Ha'apai were either destroyed or damaged, and some 2,335 people sought shelter in evacuation centers. There were reports of significant damage to houses, infrastructure, and agriculture across 18 villages located on the islands of Ha'apai, including Uiha, Uoleva, Lifuka, Foa, Ha'ano, and Mo'unga'one. Total ground-up loss for this event was estimated at T$90 million (US$50.3 million), of which T$20.5 million (US$11.5 million) was attributable to emergency loss (PRRAFI 2014). |
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Tonga : Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance |
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Tonga : Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance |
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Tonga : Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance |
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