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July 2014
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Media Braodcasting During emergencies and Disasters, Palau
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Tonga National EOC Training and Tabletop Exercise, NEMO Office, Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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ADRA Disaster Risk Management Workshop, Nadi, Fiji
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Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into National Development Processes, Nadi, Fiji
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Emergency Management for Tertiary Institutions, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Fiji Northern Division EOC Training and Tabletop Exercise, Labasa, Fji
UPCOMING EVENTS:
News bites:
Broadcasting to continue in
times of disaster
SPC is supporting a project, managed by SPREP,
aimed at strengthening the capacity of national
Pacific broadcasters to provide coverage during times
of national disasters and emergencies. Through this
project, SPC is engaging with private and government
broadcasters, National Emergency Management
Offices and local publishing and broadcasting
organisations in Marshall Islands, Palau, Vanuatu
and Solomon Islands. Meetings in Palau initiated
the development of the national disaster emergency
broadcast plan and training.
Conference participants at the 4th Federated States of
Micronesia Environment Conference
Media representatives during the consultation in Palau
Federated States of
Micronesia Environment
Conference
A number of actions of the EU ACP/SPC EDF10
Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific project
were presented in Kosrae at the 4th Federated
States of Micronesia Environment Conference which
ran from the 19th–22nd March, 2014. With a focus
on people and communities, a set of actions were
finalised which address areas, including disaster risk
management, climate change and sea level rise,
amongst other critical issues to communities of the
highly vulnerable islands within the nation.
Contact for more information:
Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC), Secretariat of the Pacific Community,
Mead Road, Nabua, Fiji Islands. Tel. (+679) 3381377 / Fax. (+679) 3370040/3384461
Website: www.sopac.org email: [email protected]