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Participants at Palau’s first national broadcaster’s climate and disaster resilience training.
BSRPs Noa Tokavou is on the front right (blue shirt).
Palau is the first island nation to begin work on a project, developing Climate and Disaster Re-
silience Plans for national broadcasters through an emergency management for media course.
The training was part of an initiative funded by the Pacific Assistance Media Scheme (PACMAS),
implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in
partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Over the three-day period,
participants in Palau learnt how to develop a plan that can be used in times of emergencies and
disasters to strengthen their ability to continue broadcasting to local communities. ‘The enthusiasm shown
by representatives from TV, radio and newspapers to develop their disaster plans and strengthen their
relationship with the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) is encouraging.
Participants in this training have drawn on their experiences from Typhoon Bopha in 2012 and
Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 to identify ways to improve public information in future emergencies and disas-
ters,’ said BSRP’s Noa Tokavou. During the training, participants learnt more about the hazards to which
Palau is exposed, the national warning system that is in place, and their roles and responsibilities within the
system. Participants also became familiar with Palau’s national emergency management plan and learnt
how to develop Climate and Disaster Resilience Plans and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). This will
ensure that, in the event of an emergency or disaster, the broadcaster can continue to effectively
communicate messages to the public.
Source: SPREP/SPC
Palau first to start work on national broadcaster’s
climate and disaster resilience plan