Pacific Disaster Risk Management 2015/16 The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) is a whole of government initiative that deploys civilian specialists to countries experiencing or emerging from natural disaster or conflict, specifically to support stabilisation, recovery and development training. Funding under this investment supports the deployment of ACC specialists to work with the Governments of Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste, to strengthen the capacity of Pacific national disaster management agencies to better prepare for and respond to natural hazards and disasters. Support is to be provided for a period up to 12 months. The total value of this investment is $1.9 million over 2 years, starting June 2015.