Reports

Highlights • The ETC Coordinator for the Pacific continues to work remotely in line with Pacific island office hours until travel to Fiji is possible. • The ETC is initiating a project plan to strengthen telecommunications services in…

Alerts : Acute Fever and Rash (AFR): CNMI, Vanuatu, and Samoa Influenza Like Illness PSSS, EPI -WK 39, Influenza-like Illness (ILI) cases compared with WK 38 ILI cases are as tabulated below for comparison. For added perspective on the…

AMBRYM VOLCANO 16°15’00”S 168°07’00”E Summit Elevation 4377ft (1334m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 Ambrym volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. The volcano activity at Ambrym is continuing at…

AMBAE VOLCANO 15°24’0”S 167°50’0”E Summit 4908ft (1496m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 Ambae volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. The Ambae volcano activity is continuing at the low…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The high rate of adult obesity observed in Samoa (almost 46 percent in 2016) points to access to an amount of dietary energy that is well above the minimum amount of dietary energy needed by…

TANNA VOLCANO 19°32’0”S 169°26’30”E Summit 1184ft (361m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 Yasur volcano activity is continuing in the Level of major unrest state. The volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. New observations on the ground suggest…

LOPEVI VOLCANO 16°30’23”S 169°20’18”E Summit 4635ft (1413m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 Lopevi volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. Lopevi volcano activity is continuing to be unstable in…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Tropical cyclone (TC) Harold entered as a Category 4 cyclone from the west and moved in a south easterly direction towards the southern part of Fiji waters on 8 April 2020.…

By Sam Fargher and Stephane Hallegatte Like every other country, the Republic of Fiji faces the unprecedented challenge of managing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of cases remains low, in a country where…

Executive Summary COVID19 has placed an unprecedented burden on the health, social and economic systems of Pacific Island Countries (PICs). As governments address immediate public health responses and national prevention measures, they also need to ensure the…