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The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) is a network of humanitarian organisations that work together to assist the Pacific Island countries in preparing for and responding to disasters.
The Pacific Island Communications Infrastructure (PICI) Panel was established by the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) to serve in the capacity of an advisory and coordination committee to the PMC on matters concerning the infrastructure, communications and dissemination of national and region
A 2.5 day training course will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks from 10-12 April 2017.
SUVA – Global lead of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) officially handed over two high frequency (HF) radio packs to the Fiji Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management in Suva on 1 February 2017.
This workshop will bring together National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs), Telecommunications Ministries, Regulators, NGOs and the private sector to work on a strategy related to emergency communications across Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga.
The Pacific is one of the world's most disaster-prone regions, with Pacific Island Countries (PIC) ranked among the most vulnerable in the world to natural disasters, due to rising sea levels and increasing severe weather patterns, caused by the effects of climate change.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is hosting a Regional Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) and Logistics Cluster Workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
PORT VILA– Preparing for and responding to threats posed by natural and man-made disasters are major themes being discussed at the first-ever joint meeting of the Regional Pacific Logistics Cluster and Emergency Telecommunications (ETC) Cluster which opens in Port Vila, Vanuatu, today, co
Apia, Samoa – Emergency responders and telecommunications experts from across the Pacific are converging in Apia on 11-13 July to discuss ways to improve emergency communications for disaster, at the first regional workshop of its kind jointly hosted by the Samoan Government and
"Emergency telecommunications preparedness is a shared responsibility,” says Peni Kuboutawa, telecoms officer with Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO).
By Elizabeth Millership
Cyclone Yasa wreaked havoc across the islands of Northern Fiji a month ago and recovery continues.
ETC supports Government of Fiji to respond to worst tropical storm ever recorded in the Pacific.
Category-five Cyclone Winston tore through Fiji on 20 February, bringing winds of over 320km/h, torrential rain and waves of up to 12 metres high. It is said to be the second-str
The Seismology Section of the Fiji Mineral Resource Department in collaboration with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) issued a bulletin on 4 January 2017 at
Cyclone Harold brings new meaning to the concept of remote working in the Pacific Islands
By Elizabeth Millership
To save lives and protect livelihoods, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) supports governments in strengthening their emergency preparedness and response capacities to mitigate the effects of disasters and reduce their impacts on vulnerable populations.
SUVA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in its role as lead of the Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), has joined with the Fiji National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) to support a High Frequency Radio Communication System training course.
The World Bank has approved a loan to connect Fiji's second largest island of Vanua Levu via submarine fibre-optic cable.