Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Publication Year:
2012
Publication Place
Niue
Physical Description:
Electronic document
Call Number
EL
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
39209
Legacy PEIN ID:
79236
General Notes
Includes References|Publication available online.
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Joint national action plan for disaster risk management and climate change.
Abstract
Niue is a self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand, located partway between Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands. Niue's economy is heavily dependent on support from New Zealand and aid accounts for 70% of Niue's GDP. Niue has a population of approximately 1625 people, making it the world's least populated state. Niue is vulnerable to climate risks such as Tropical Cyclones (TCs) and droughts; geological risks such as earthquakes and tsunami; and human-caused risks such as disease outbreaks and contamination of the water supply. As the world's largest elevated coral atoll, its rocky and rugged coastline has steep cliffs which offer marginal protection from risks such as tsunami. However as experienced in 2004 with the category 5 Tropical Cyclone Heta, TC-induced waves have the capacity to overtop the steep cliffs and wash boulders inland up to +25 m above sea level. Niue's isolation, small population, reliance on donor aid, limited water resources and marginal agricultural potential also contribute to its overall risk profile.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Publication Year:
2012
Publication Place
Niue
Physical Description:
Electronic document
Call Number
EL
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
39209
Legacy PEIN ID:
79236
General Notes
Includes References|Publication available online.
Record Created: 18-Feb-2012
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022