Lynette Sifa

Chilling 😂

[sabira coelho @sabiracoelho]

A tribute to PCCMHS teams across the pacific, Malo/fafetai/meitaki/tenkyu tru/kommol for all your help! @sifa_lynette @tina_newport

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

IOM DTM IT equipment handover to NEMO, “this will raise the standards of data collection, analysis and understanding the needs of those displaced at a timely and proactive manner.”Paula Ma’u (CEO, MEIDECC). @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @IOMinthePacific @DDisplacement #PRDD #disaster

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

“Halls are built for multi-purpose use, most lack resources and features suitable for sheltering. Mapping EVC centers record their real statuses,” community leader. IOM enumerators and NEMO collaborate effort to survey EVC in Tongatapu. 🇹🇴 @IDMC_Geneva @EUPasifika @DDisplacement

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Presenting certificate of “Reducing the Environmental Impacts of #Displacement in the Pacific” to Tonga’s trainer participants by Tonga’s UNCC Mr Sione Hufanga. @IOM_MECC @IOMAsiaPacific @UNEP @eshekuila

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Inclusiveness, safety, privacy and building standards are key concerns from government ministries, local government representatives and NGOs on stakeholder meeting for “Evacuation Centre Mapping” in Tonga. 26.10.2021 @IDMC_Geneva @EUPasifika @DDisplacement @IOMFiji @eshekuila

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Sharing knowledge and skills on the Evacuation Centre Mapping Training with enumerators from Disaster Management Office (NEMO) and their close working partner Tonga Red Cross. 28.10.2021 @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @DDisplacement @IOMFiji @eshekuila

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

“We’re trying to voice ‘what is more important when being displaced - life or the environment?’ planting trees take years to grow we need immediate safety from coastal surge”, Mr. Tovi echos ‘Ahau community concern in the CVA study 29-30 Sept,21. @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @IOMFiji

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

@eshekuila

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Building a Resilience Tonga - echos the theme that marks the end of the Climate Change Awareness Week 2021. IOM-Tonga had the privilege to to support the gov’t Dept. Climate Change through it’s Info. booth. 🇹🇴 @IOMFiji @IOMinthePacific @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @DDisplacement

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

IOM, NEMO and ‘Eua Meteorology Dept at Tufuvai FWC Hall, ‘Eua Is.
L-R: L.Sifa (PA-IOM), M.Taufa (Meteorology/Eua), E.Polo (TO-NEMO), S.Tahaafe (Meteorology/Eua), M.Kioa (PAS-NEMO), A.Fungavai (AS-NEMO), and L.Kuila (FA-IOM).

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Tufuvai, ‘Eua CVA: 15-16 September. Kind acknowledgement of Tonga - Disaster Management Office (NEMO) for this joint initiative. Paving the way to wider community awareness of disaster and climate change induced displacement @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @DDisplacement @IOMFiji

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Finishing off ‘Eua Island with an Evacuation Centre (EVC) Mapping of 10 buildings (churches and community hall). 2 informal EVC (red dot) hall used by 21 household or ~180 population of Tufuvai community. @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @DDisplacement @IOMFiji @DanSalmon_1 @eshekuila

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Tonga is one of the highest remittances country in the Pacific, its important for labour migrants to be aware on better and cheaper ways to remit money. IOM-Tonga 🇹🇴 help bridge this through Training of trainers (TOT) workshop with Gov’t, banks & MTOs. @IOMFiji @IOMAsiaPacific

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Tonga Migration Sustainable Development Policy Technical Working Group monthly meetings to report statuses of sub-group work toward each priorities. Priority 5 highlights work on internal displacements. @IOMFiji @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @DDisplacement @IOMinthePacific

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

IOM Tonga had the pleasure to be invited to the official launch of the Tonga Strategic Roadmap for Emergency & Disaster Risk Management 2021 - 2023 @IOMFiji @IOMinthePacific @eshekuila @DanSalmon_1

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

CVA for Tukutonga 19-20 Aug, 2021. @eshekuila @IOMinthePacific @DanSalmon_1 @DDisplacement

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

“Cyclones always impact Tukutonga community (Patangata) and we thought we have seen it all, then came TC Harold (2020) with an unexpected King’s tide. Fishing boat were floating near homes, all house were flooded” Pule Taufa (a/ town officer). @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @IOMFiji

[IOM Australia @IOMAustralia]

As part of IOM’s ongoing study of community perceptions of disaster displacement across the South Pacific under the EU-funded Pacific Response to Disaster Displacement project, we are thankful for the insights shared by Burns Creek settlement members in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

@DanSalmon_1 @eshekuila

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Pleasure for DEVCO Pacific Response to Disaster Displacement (PRDD) to join PCCMHS raising awareness in the Tonga National Consultation with local government. National Policy & Legal landscape: Where does climate mobility fit in? @EUPasifika @IDMC_Geneva @DDisplacement @IOMFiji

[Lynette Sifa @sifa_lynette]

Resilience of Tukutonga community was evident as we conduct their CVA workshop today despite the weather. 🌧 💨 Pule Taufa (acting town officer) emphasized “...slow or rapid disaster WILL happen, displacement will happen”. @IDMC_Geneva @EUPasifika @DDisplacement @DDisplacement