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President Manny Mori.
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President Manny Mori endorses BSRP committee
H
is Excellency, President Manny Mori of the
Federated States of Micronesia has endorsed the
membership of the National Steering committee of the
European Union funded Building Safety and Resilience in
the Pacific (BSRP) project implemented by the Secretariat
of the Pacific Community. Director of the Office of
Environment and Emergency Management (OEEM)
Andrew Yatilman said committee members included
representatives from various sectors such as;
• Office of Environment and Emergency Management
(OEEM)
• Office of Statistics, Budget & Economic Managment,
Overseas Development
• Assistance and Compact Management (SBOC)
• Department of Transportation Communication and
Infrastructure (TC&l)
• Department of Resources and Development (R&D)
• Department of Health and Social Affairs (DoHSA)
• Department of Education (DOE)
• Disaster Coordinating Office, Yap
• Disaster Coordinating Office, Kosrae
• Disaster Coordinating Office, Pohnpei
• Disaster Coordinating Office, Chuuk
• FSM Petroleum Corporation
• FSMWeather Service
• Micronesian Red Cross
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community,
North Pacific Office
• International Organization for Migration (lOM)
• European Union (Observer)
Earlier this year President Mori signed the Federated
States of Micronesia Climate Change Act which creates
legal obligations for departments and offices in the
implementation of the Integrated disaster risk
management and climate change policy promulgated
in December 2009 and further strengthens the
mainstreaming of activities and policies in implementing
climate change and disaster management framework
of actions. "I thank Congress for passing the Federated
States of Micronesia Climate Change Act. Establishing a
national policy in the area of climate change is essential
in protecting our nation and furthering the interests
and well-being of our people,” President Mori said after
the signing.
First nation-wide disaster
risk management conference
for FSM
A first ever nation-wide disaster risk
management conference was recently held
in Pohnpei. Organised by the Office of
Environment Response and Coordination
with support from the inter-governmental
organisation and Building Safety and Resilience
in the Pacific project, the conference is part of
the national effort to strengthen the resilience
to climate change and disaster impacts of all
communities in Pohnpei. This eventuated
after the adoption of the nationwide integrated
disaster risk management and climate change
policy and the Climate Change Act of 2013.
The conference was attended by representatives
from
various
sectors
of
the
state
including the disaster coordinating officers, health,
education, public safety, public works and the
weather service. According to the director of
the Office of Environ-ment and Emergency
Management
(OEEM)
Andrew,
these
departments play a crucial role in the hazard
detection, monitoring, issuance of warning and
evacuation of communities when the threat of a
disaster is eminent. “Bringing them together will
ensure that there is consistency in the way these
agencies will support the community to enhance
their safety and resilience,” Mr Yatilman said.