Mr. Mafua Maka is the Director of Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) under MEIDECC. In his capacity as a Director and as a National Controller, Director Mafua has coordinated the national emergency response on many occasions on behalf of Tonga, notably for TC Gita in 2018, TC Harold in 2021, and the recent Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami in January 2022. He has been instrumental in developing a new Disaster Risk Management Act for government and stakeholders to proactively work in risk identification and risk reduction, in addition to preparedness and