Zoom - Post-typhoon support from the Pacific Community
Refurbished Emergency Operations Centres strengthen disaster response in Fiji
The newly refurbished Nadi District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), and the Western Division EOC Planning Office and Divisional Controller’s Office in Lautoka, were opened today by Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Rural and Maritime Development and…
Zoom - Marshall Islands Coastal Causeway Project Combats Climate Change
A new causeway built in a remote part of the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has strengthened access between two sections of Woja Island facing severe coastal erosion.
In recent years, the people of Woja Island, Ailinglaplap Atoll, had found it…
Suva to have more early warning sirens for disasters
Fiji’s capital, Suva, is expected to havefive new early warning sirens for disasters by 2018.
This will be made possible through a new agreement signed between the Pacific Community (SPC), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit…
Regional partnerships to strengthen disaster risk management in the Pacific
Reducing the negative impacts of disasters on the people of the Pacific is at the core of this year’s Pacific Resilience Week beginning in Suva, Fiji, today.
Pacific Community recognised for geospatial innovation in disaster management
The Pacific Community (SPC) has been bestowed the Asia Geospatial Excellence Award this week (17 October) by GeoSmart Asia for the application of geospatial technology in Disaster Management.
Papua New Guinea villagers first to trial disability-inclusive training to reduce disaster impacts
For the first time, training is being held in a village setting in Papua New Guinea to ensure that in times of disaster, community members with disabilities are effectively supported.
This work brings the provincial, district and local-level governments…
New Framework to build resilience to climate change and disasters in the Pacific Islands
Pacific Leaders’ endorsement of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP), the world’s first integrated regional framework to build resilience to climate change and disasters, has been applauded by Pacific regional and international…
Queensland Fire support Pacific disaster preparation
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is today hosting a professional development workshop with disaster managers from 15 Pacific Island countries to help strengthen the region’s ability to best respond to disasters.
Strengthening disaster risk management in Palau States
Representatives from 16 States in Palau have completed an Introduction to Disaster Management (IDM) training course with Palau’s National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) to strengthen their capacity in disaster preparedness and response.