Living With Volcanoes

This resource has been developed as a tool to complement disaster risk reduction efforts in Vanuatu. It seeks to provide a framework for linking drinking water safety planning with public awareness campaigns targeting the impacts of volcanic eruptions.

Impacts from volcanic activity can be planned for and managed using generally accepted disaster risk reduction (preparedness) and management (response) approaches. For these to be effective community awareness campaigns will need to ensure quality information is available, accessible and readily understood such that knowledge can be transferred and turned into self motivated action.

At the local level, disaster risk reduction activities can focus on identifying issues of concern for communities as well as simple steps that can be taken to help prepare before, during and after a volcanic eruption.