Reports

Salient Points Three weeks after torrential rain and river overflow in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Malaita and Isabel Provinces caused massive flooding, damages and displacement on 3 and 5 April 2014, destruction or serious damage has been widespread to…

The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia is climate proofing coastal roads with new hydraulic design features that take into account flooding risks from increased rainfall and sea level rise. This…

Approximately 8,500 displaced people remain in 14 evacuation centres in Honiara and Guadalcanal, with around 16 per cent returning home. Joint multi-agency assessment is nearly complete in Honiara areas of return. Approximately 246 houses destroyed and 50 damaged…

HIGHLIGHTS The health and nutrition component of the draft Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP), which covers a three-month time period and aims to facilitate coordination of the humanitarian response and early recovery had been prepared. The key activities…

Situation Description At 11:00 am on April 3, 2014 a tropical low with a central pressure of 1002 hectopascals as relocated near 11.1 degrees latitude south and 158.7 degrees longitude east, approximately 63 nautical miles northwest of…

In early April 2014, three days of heavy rain over the Solomon Islands resulted in widespread flash flooding in Honiara City and all of Guadalcanal Province. The worst-affected areas were communities living next to the Mataniko…

1. SITUATION DESCRIPTION On periods between 2nd to 5th April 2014 a trough lies over the Solomon Islands. The weak low then developed into a Tropical Depression and later further developed into Tropical Cyclone Ita. The 24 hours…

Situation Status: On Thursday 3 April, NDMO declared Honiara and Guadalcanal in a State of Disaster and a state of emergency was declared by the Solomon Islands Government on Friday April 4. The National Disaster Management Office…

Regional dengue activity is variable. Malaysia continues to report a greater number of reported cases in 2014 compared to 2013, for the same time period. However, cases appear to be decreasing. Singapore has reported a similar…

Regional dengue activity is variable. Malaysia continues to report a greater number of reported cases in 2014 compared to 2013, for the same time period, however, the recent trend has decreased. Australia and Singapore, have reported…