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The document discourses the various hazards faced by Pacific islands, such as tropical cyclones, floods, storm surges, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, which threaten the livelihoods and resource-use patterns of Pacific Islanders, leaving them vulnerable. It highlights the connection between disaster risk and climate change, necessitating adaptations in livelihoods and traditions tied to the land and sea. The document stresses that natural disasters affect men, women, girls, and boys differently due to existing gender inequalities and social exclusion. Gender norms and unequal power relations contribute to gender-differentiated vulnerabilities. Disasters present an opportunity to transform these negative gender norms and unequal power dynamics.