Reports

Period covered by this Ops Update: 29 August 2007 to 18 January 2008; Appeal target: CHF 1,691,977 (USD 1.4 million or EUR 1.04 million); Appeal coverage: 102%; Appeal history: - This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 3…

INTRODUCTION 1.1 General This plan replaces the 1987 national disaster plan, and in doing so retains still relevant sections of that document. The planning approach contained within, focuses on a comprehensive disaster management strategy which clearly identifies and…

BE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Cook Islands, assembled in Session, and by the authority of the same as follows: PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short Title and Commencement - This Act may be cited as the Disaster Risk…

This bulletin is being issued for information only. Based on an initial assessment of the situation and needs, 69 people have been affected, but the Fiji Red Cross Society has determined that external assistance is not required, and is…

The RSMC-Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre continue to issue guidance on former Cyclone Daman that has now wond down to Tropical Depression east of Fiji's Central Lau Group. The remnants of Cyclone Daman are located near about…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries. In Brief Operations Update no.…

(Extract) PART II - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES 7 Establishment National Emergency Management Office The National Emergency Management Office is established as a Division within the Ministry, which shall have the following functions — (a) provide support and…

1. DEFINITIONS (a) Tropical Disturbance (‘Alotamaki) – A non-frontal system of synoptic scale (>2000km) originating over the tropics with persistent enhanced convection and/or some indication of cyclonic wind indication. (b) Tropical Depression (‘Alotamaki Fakatalopiki) – A tropical disturbance…

Needs Assessment The Emergency Education Assessment report has been released by the Ministry and is currently being distributed widely. The report confirms the number of children whose schooling has been significantly disrupted as a total of 18,258 (89 per cent…

(Extract) Fiji Red Cross Society Disaster Preparedness & Response Policy 2.1 Basic Policy Disasters occur when vulnerable people are overwhelmed by extreme events (hazards), either natural, man-made, or a combination of both. Disaster preparedness means a readiness to…