Samoa gets USD$35M World Bank Support to Strengthen Disaster Readiness

APIA, 30 March, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved new financing of USD$35M (approximately WST 94.89 million) that will significantly strengthen Samoa’s capacity to prepare for, withstand and recover from climate and disaster-related events, protecting lives and livelihoods for approximately 180,000 Samoans, or 80 percent of the country’s population. The Pacific Region Preparedness, Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) - Samoa project that will be implemented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and [...] The post Samoa gets USD$35M World Bank Support to Strengthen Disaster Readiness appeared first on Talamua Online .
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