First ever Pacific disaster reduction declaration to drive political leadership and build a safer region endorsed by Ministers

Photo: Pacific delegates at the inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting in Nadi, Fiji Pacific Ministers responsible for disaster risk management have sounded a call for collective, coordinated and accelerated action to reduce the…

Opening Remarks by Dr. Stuart Minchin, Director-General of the Pacific Community at the Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting 

Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting, 14-16th September 2022 - Nadi, Fiji  Opening Remarks by Dr. Stuart Minchin, Director-General, Pacific Community (SPC)    Chair, Honourable Inia Seruiratu, Minister for Rural & Maritime…

Welcoming Remarks by Fiji's Honorable Minister for Defence, National Security and Policing & Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management at the Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting

  Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting, 14th – 16th September 2022, Nadi, Fiji OPENING REMARKS FOR HONORABLE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND POLICING & RURAL, MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT Honourable…

Inaugural Pacific Disaster Ministers Meeting begins in Nadi

Pacific Ministers recognise the importance of strong consistent leadership and commitment to the resilience of the Blue Pacific at the Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting today. Government ministers responsible for disaster risk…

Mitigating Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards in the Pacific

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are among the most vulnerable nations to adverse impacts of climate change and natural hazards such as cyclones, storm surges, floods, drought, earthquakes, and tsunamis. PICs are not only remote but also dispersed over a…

Tracking ‘moody’ Mona

Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama queries some details regarding TC Mona’s track.   Always be ready for the worst and hope for the best   By ILAITIA TURAGABECI AS Tropical Cyclone Mona roared across the islands, a group of men sat huddled around a…

Pacific Community supports recovery efforts in Fiji

As flood waters recede across Fiji, disaster management experts from the Pacific Community (SPC) are continuing to assist the national government’s response and recovery efforts in the wake of a tropical depression that hit the Pacific Island country…

Tukuraki village relocation

The Fijian village of Tukuraki in Yakete, Ba, rests at the base of a steep mountain and has been prone to disasters In January 2012, heavy rain triggered a landslide which plunged through the community, killing a family of four and burying more than 50…

Lessons learned from Winston

The devastation Tropical Cyclone Winston unleashed on Fiji is still a reality for many across the country. To explore how Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) responded, and what could be improved upon for next time, a series of Lessons…
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