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Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience (PARTneR)

The Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience (PARTneR) projects aim to help countries in the Pacific become more resilient to the impacts of climate-related hazards.

The Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience (PARTneR) projects aim to help countries in the Pacific become more resilient to the impacts of climate-related hazards. The projects have operated in phases, with more information about each available below.

PARTneR phases

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    Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience, Phase 2 (PARTneR-2)

    Research Project
    The three-year PARTneR–2 project aims to help countries in the Pacific become more resilient to the impacts of climate-related hazards.
    Climate and weather
    Weather hazards
    Coastal hazards

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    Pacific Risk Tools for Resilience Bridge Phase 2+ (PaRTneR 2+)

    General
    This project builds upon the 3.5-year PaRTneR 2 project, which was implemented from June 2021 to December 2024. PaRTneR 2 and 2+ advance a shared understanding of climate risk information and its applications in the 6 project countries (the Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu).