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Solomon Islands: Disaster vulnerability reduction initiatives introduced

A series of training and activities on disaster vulnerability reduction initiatives have been introduced to communities on Simbo Island, Western Province, aimed at building community resilience to disasters...
Solomon Times
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Solomon Islands: composite hazard map

This map illustrates the Solomon Islands's exposure to seismic, volcanic and tropical storm hazard.
Documents and publications

Indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction: good practices and lessons learned from experiences in the Asia-Pacific region

This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be

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Experts assist with Solomon Island's tsunami warning and mitigation system

The Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) in conjunction with key Solomon Islands personnel, a team of experts from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (the Bureau), and Emergency Management Australia (EMA) carried out a week long assessment of the Solomon Island’s tsunami warning and mitigation system early February 2008...
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
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Not if but when: adapting to natural hazards, a policy note

The goal of this Policy Note is to influence policy makers and development partners in the Pacific Islands region to undertake risk management of natural hazards and minimize the future impacts of natural disasters, climate change and sea level rise. As a

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