A
- Abatement
- Acceptable risk (ISDR)
- Accreditation (SWG)
- Accredited Entities (AE) (SWG)
- Acid rain (TAF/OFDA)
- Ad hoc Working Group on further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP)
- Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA)
- Adaptation
- Adaptation (SWG)
- Adaptation Committee (AC)
- Adaptation Fund
- Aerosol
- Afforestation
- African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
- Agriculture
- Agriculture and Hazards
- Air Transportation
- Alert
- Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
- Annex I Countries
- Annex I Parties
- Annex II Parties
- Anthropogenic greenhouse emissions
- Article 4.2
- Article 6 Supervisory Committee
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Asian Development Bank
- Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
- Asian Disaster Reduction Center
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Atmospheric pollution (TAF/OFDA)
- Australasian Fire Authorities Council
- Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee
- Australian Agency for International Development
- Australian Federation of Air Pilots
- Australian Government Counter Disaster Task Force(see Commonwealth Counter-Disaster Task Force)Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Australian Search and Rescue
- Australian-Pacific Centre for Emergency and Disaster Information
- Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS 4360:1990)
B
C
- Capacity (ISDR)
- Capacity building
- Capacity building (ISDR)
- Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative
- Carbon cycle
- Carbon market
- Carbon sequestration
- Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
- Caribbean Risk Management Initiative
- Cartagena Group
- CBD
- Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
- Certified emission reductions (CER)
- CFC
- CH4
- Charm (SOPAC)
- Chemical Pollution
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) (TAF/OFDA)
- Civil Crisis
- Civil Defence and Emergency Management (NZ)
- Civil Disorder
- Civil Society OrganizationDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Civil Society/NGOsClean Development Mechanism (CDM)
- Climate
- Climate Change
- Climate Change (CC) (SWG)
- Climate change (FCCC usage)
- Climate change (IPCC usage)
- Climate sensitivity
- CO2
- CO2 fertilization
- Coalition for Rainforest Nations
- Coastal Erosion
- Common Reporting Format (CRF)
- Commonwealth Counter-Disaster Task Force
- Communications
- Community (TAF/OFDA)
- Community Awareness
- Community-based disaster risk management
- Community-based DRR
- Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
- Complex Emergency
- Compliance
- Compliance Committee
- Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management
- Conference of the Parties (COP)
- Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP)
- Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from non-Annex I Parties (CGE)
- Coordinating Executive Group (NZ)
- Coping capacity (ISDR)
- Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Islands Region
- Cotonou Agreement
- Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific
- Counter measures (ISDR)
- Country Programme (SWG)
- Culture
- Cyclone
D
- Damage Analysis / Assessment
- Deforestation
- Delivery Partners (SWG)
- Dengue
- Department for International Development (UK)
- Designated National Authority (DNA)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit
- Development
- Direct Access (SWG)
- Direct Access Entities (DAE) (SWG)
- Disaster (ISDR)
- Disaster Management
- Disaster Management CenterDisaster Management CouncilDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (NZ)
- Disaster Risk Management
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Diurnal temperature range
- Drought
E
- Early Warning
- EarlyWarning Systems
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Commission
- Economic development
- Economics
- Ecosystem (ISDR)
- Education
- El Niño (ISDR)
- Emergency Management Australia
- Emergency Management Australia Institute
- Emergency Management TrainingEconomic Partnership Agreement
- Emergency Operations Centre
- Emission Permit
- Emission Quota
- Emission reduction unit (ERU)
- Emission Standard
- Emissions trading
- Energy efficiency
- Energy Intensity
- Energy renewable
- Environment
- Environment and Hazards
- Environmental and Social Assessments (SWG)
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) (SWG)
- Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) (SWG)
- Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) (SWG)
- Environmental degradation (ISDR)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (ISDR)
- Environmental Vulnerability Index
- Equivalent CO2
- European Commission
- European Union
- Evacuation
- Exclusive Economic Zone
- Executing Entity (EE) (SWG)
- Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism
- Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT)
- Expert review teams
- Expression of Interest (EoI) (SWG)
F
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Feedback
- Fiduciary Standards (SWG)
- Field Assessment and Coordination Team (Red Cross)
- Fiji Meteorological Services
- Fiji School of Medicine
- Financial Mechanism
- Fire
- Fisheries
- Fit-for-Purpose Accreditation Approach (SWG)
- Flood
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Food Security
- Forestry
- Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)
- Fugitive fuel emissions
- Funding Proposal (SWG)
G
- GCOS
- GDP
- Gender
- Gender Equality (SWG)
- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Mainstreaming (SWG)
- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Sensitivity (SWG)
- Gender Equity (SWG)
- Gender Policy (SWG)
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (ISDR)
- Geology and Hazards
- GHG Reduction Potential
- Global Climate Observing System
- Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
- Global Disaster Identification Number
- Global Environment Facility
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery Ð World Bank
- Global Ocean Observing System
- Global Risk Identification Programme
- Global warming potential (GWP)
- GOOS
- Governance
- Green Climate Fund (GCF) (SWG)
- Greenhouse gas
- Greenhouse gases (GHGs)
- Gross Domestic Product
- Group of 77
- Group of 77 (G-77) and China
H
I
- IAR
- ICA
- Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) (SWG)
- Industrial
- Infrared radiation
- Infrastructure
- Insect Infestation
- Institute for Geological and Nuclear Sciences
- Instituto de Meteorologica, Cuba
- Integrated Coastal zone management
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- International Accredited Entity (IAE) (SWG)
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (1990-2000)
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Hydrographic Organization
- International Labor Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Organization of the French-speaking World
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Investment Criteria (SWG)
- Involuntary Resettlement (SWG)
- Its and ICTs
J
L
M
- Malaria
- Marginal cost
- Marginal Cost Pricing
- Marine Management
- Marine Pollution
- Market Barriers
- Measures
- Memorandum Of Understanding
- Meteorology
- Methane
- Mid Term Review Reforms
- Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (NZ)Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ)
- Mitigation
- Mitigation (SWG)
- Monitoring
- Monitoring and Early Warning Systems
- MRV
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
N
- N20
- National Action PlanNational Council of Churches in Australia
- National Adaptation Plan (NAP) (SWG)
- National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
- National communication
- National Designated Authorities (NDA) (SWG)
- National Disaster Committee or CouncilNational Disaster Management Coordination CommitteeNational Disaster Management OfficeNational Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (Australia)
- National Emergency Executive Group (Australia)Non-Government Organisation
- National Emergency Management Coordination Centre (Australia)
- National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NZ)
- National Red Cross Societies
- National Registration and Inquiry System (Australia)
- Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) (SWG)
- Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) (SWG)
- Natural resources
- Needs Analysis / Assessment
- New Zealand Aid Programme
- Nitrogen fertilization
- No Objection Letter (NOL) (SWG)
- No Regrets
- No-regrets mitigation options
- No-regrets optionsÊ
- Nomination Letter (SWG)
- Non-Annex I Parties
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Nonaligned Movement
O
P
- Pacific ACP States
- Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change project 2009-2014
- Pacific Community-focused Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction Project 2008-2011
- Pacific Concerns Resource Centre
- Pacific Conference of Churches
- Pacific Disaster Center
- Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network
- Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action 2005Ð2015
- Pacific Emergency Management Training Advisory Group
- Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations
- Pacific Islands CountriesPacific Islands Countries Trade Agreement
- Pacific Islands Forum
- Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
- Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
- Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006Ð2015
- Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Project
- Pacific Partnership Network Initiative Pacific Regional Non State Actors
- Pacific Plan
- Pacific Regional Economic Integration Programme
- Pandemic
- Paris Agreement (SWG)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
- PFC
- Planning
- Policies
- Policies and measures (PAMs)
- Policy
- Pollution
- Precautionary principal
- Preparedness
- Private-public Partnerships
- Public Awareness
R
- Radiative damping
- Radiative forcing
- Recovery
- REDD
- Reforestation
- Registries, registry systems
- Regulatory Measures
- Relief
- Removal unit (RMU)
- Research
- Research and systematic observation
- Research, Development and Demonstration
- Reservoirs
- Resilience / resilient (ISDR)
- Response
- Retrofitting (or Upgrading) (ISDR)
- Review of commitments
- Rio Conventions
- RISK (ISDR)
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Mapping
- Risk Transfer and Insurance
- Road MapRegional Specialized Meteorological Centre
- Road Transportation
S
- Sanitation
- Sea level rise (ISDR)
- Sea Transportation
- Secretariat of the Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission
- Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
- Security
- see UNWTOWorld Wildlife FundÊ
- SF6
- SIDS
- Significant wave height (ISDR)
- Sink
- Small Island Developing States
- Small Island States Secretariat of the Pacific Community
- Social development theory
- Social Impacts and Resilience
- Solar radiation
- South Pacific Disaster Reduction Programme
- South Pacific Program Office (of UNDRO)
- South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
- South Pacific Tourism Organisation
- Space Technology
- Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
- Spill-over effects (also referred to as rebound effects or take-back effects)
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Stockpiling
- Storm
- Storm Surge
- Strategy for Climate and Disaster resilient Development
- Stratosphere
- Structural Safety
- Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI)
- Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
- Sustainable development
T
- Technical Potential
- TechnologicalÊ
- Technology and Hazards
- Technology transfer
- The Asia Foundation/Office for U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (TAF/OFDA)
- Thermocline
- Thermohaline circulation
- These are not organisations or projectsAdditional specific information needed to provide description (e.g. country or jurisdiction) Project/Organisation Name
- Tide (ISDR)
- Tide table (ISDR)
- Tourism
- Traditional Knowledge
- Training and Tools
- Transport
- Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South Pacific (and South East Indian Ocean)
- Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
- Troposphere
- Troposphere (ISDR)
- Tsunami
- Tsunami Awareness Kit
U
- UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Uniform report format
- United Nations
- United Nations Children’s Fund
- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
- United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (see also OCHA)
- United Nations Development Program
- United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
- United Nations Environment Programme
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (SWG)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsUnited Nations Platform for Space-Based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
- Unites States Agency for International Development
- Universal Postal Union
- University of the South Pacific
- Urban Risk and Planning
V
W
- Water
- Weather Forecasting
- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
- Work Plan
- World Bank
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Summit on Sustainable Development
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
