Leçons tirées du cyclone Pam au Vanuatu (Mélanésie) : aléas côtiers, crues éclairs et dommages

Rey, Tony; Dé, Loïc Le; Leone, Frédéric; Gaatone, David

doi:10.4000/geomorphologie.11842

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“…Importantly, some studies reported storm-generated features composed of sand or of coral debris (Scoffin, 1993;Morton et al, 2008;Caron, 2011), as illustrated by the remarkable storm rampart generated by TC Bebe in October 1972 on Funafuti, Tuvalu (Maragos et al, 1973;Baines et al, 1974;Baines and McLean, 1976). Furthermore, cyclonic waves can transfer sediments to inner land areas over great distances (Duvat and Pillet, 2017;Rey et al, 2017). For example, overwash processes led to the deposition of sand, coral debris and blocks over distances that reached up to 70 m from the pre-cyclone vegetation line on Tubuai and Reunion islands, respectively in 2010 (TC Oli; Etienne, 2012) and 2014 (TC Bejisa; .…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing the impacts of shoreline hardening on beach response to hurricanes: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles

Pillet

Duvat

Krien

et al. 2019

Ocean & Coastal Management

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Assessing the impacts of shoreline hardening on beach response to hurricanes: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles

Pillet

Duvat

Krien

et al. 2019

Ocean & Coastal Management

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“…By the morning of 13 March, Pam was getting dangerously close to the coastline of the central part of the archipelago. That night, the country suffered the most destructive event since Cyclone Uma in 1987, generating gusts estimated at more than 200 miles per hour (320 kilometres per hour) (Rey et al, 2017). As the cyclone moved away from the country on 14 March, the FMS reported declining pressure at its epicentre, attaining a minimum of 896 hectopascals.…”

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Humanitarian aid and local responses: the aftermath of the rebuilding effort on Tongoa island, Vanuatu

Calandra

2022

Disasters

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Cyclone Pam swept through the archipelago of Vanuatu on 13–14 March 2015, with wind speeds exceeding those recorded anywhere in the South Pacific since the 1980s. Southern and central parts of the country were particularly affected. Material damage on Tongoa, one of the most afflicted islands, was extensive, but no deaths were reported. During the storm, villagers found shelter in their kitchen, in what is considered locally as a ‘lifeboat’. The aftermath was managed and mitigated by international aid organisations. On Tongoa, this included a ‘Shelter Cluster’ programme, under which villagers were given house rebuilding kits. Elaborating upon extensive ethnographic investigations on site between 2011 and 2018, this paper explores and reveals the ways in which this aid generated confusion among the local population. In a larger context of regular disasters triggered by natural hazards, locals have found endogenous ways of dealing with such extreme climatic events, for the most part without any external assistance.

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“…The Indian Ocean is a very active zone of tropical cycloes. However, the probability of being struck by to a cyclone in the Comoros is relatively low because a combination of factors favorable to a very particular trajectory is required [42]. For this reason, the development of wind energy seems an excellent opportunity.…”

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Comoros’s energy review for promoting renewable energy sources

Praene¹,

Fakra²,

Benard³

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Renewable Energy

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At present, energy represents a key element in the social and economic development of a territory. This is particularly true for fragile territories that are not interconnected, such as small island states. As is true for many of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) worldwide, the energy situation of the Comoros is substantially based on fossil fuel imports. The socioeconomic development of this archipelago is overwhelmingly dependent on energy security from sustainability, availability and affordability perspectives. As a forward-looking response to energy vulnerability, the deployment of renewables to diversify the generation of electricity appears to be an essential prerequisite for guaranteeing a sustainable future. Nevertheless, despite a high potential for renewable energy, only 3.8% of the electricity supply in the Comoros is provided by hydropower. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the energy situation throughout the Comoros and focuses on renewable energy opportunities to facilitate the supply of green power. This study ultimately shows that renewable energies are rarely exploited despite the powerful potential of different resources. Finally, this paper attempts to provide recommendations for the Comoros to pursue a more sustainable future.

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Leçons tirées du cyclone Pam au Vanuatu (Mélanésie) : aléas côtiers, crues éclairs et dommages

Cited by 4 publications

References 48 publications

Assessing the impacts of shoreline hardening on beach response to hurricanes: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles

Assessing the impacts of shoreline hardening on beach response to hurricanes: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles

Humanitarian aid and local responses: the aftermath of the rebuilding effort on Tongoa island, Vanuatu

Comoros’s energy review for promoting renewable energy sources

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