Lefagaoalii village in Samoa-a disaster ready community

Of eighty-two households only three remain on the old village site by the sea, a low lying area which is prone to tropical cyclones, storm surges and flooding during severe weather. Seventy-nine households have chosen to relocate to the upland areas for safety. A joint team spent four days in Lefagaoalii last month to discuss ways on how to improve the response of the village to climate and disaster events, with strong emphasis on improving community understanding of weather and climate information as the key early warning early action. This is part of the Finland-Pacific Project funded by the Government of Finland known as FINPAC. 

Our village is very happy to have been chosen for this project, it is important that our people understand the warnings and prepare accordingly," said the Village mayor, Pagaialii Pagaialii. 

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