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Fiji: Building a culture to better address disaster recovery in the Pacific

Source(s): United Nations Development Programme - Pacific Centre
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Press release

Suva - A shift from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention is what is required to effectively address disasters. The Permanent Secretary for Provincial Development and Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu made this comment as he officially opened a training on disaster recovery planning.

“There are hazards in Pacific island countries that pose a lot of risks, but risks can be managed and we can learn to live with them,” said Mr Seruiratu speaking to more than 40 professionals working in disaster recovery in Fiji and Samoa.  

The participants come from a large cross section of government ministries and civil society organisations involved in disaster recovery. Some participants have worked in the aftermath of the tsunami in Samoa and floods and cyclones in Fiji.

The training aims to build the skills of a group of professionals oriented towards resilient recovery and enhance their capacity to minimize the impact of future disasters. It also aims to strengthen partnerships and improve knowledge in managing recovery programs, and share lessons learned from prior global/regional and national experiences.

“This workshop is an opportunity for us to have an account of the best practices from around the world based on lessons learnt from the wealth of experiences for successful nations. Through them we can be able to formulate good recovery plans that meet the requirement and conditions needed by donors to finance them,” said Mr Seruiratu.
 
The training has been organised by the United Nations lnternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the lnternational Recovery Platform (lRP) and supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). It is part of the European Union funded project "Strengthening Region based Capacities in Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning".
 
The  training will be officially closed by the UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator Knut Ostby on Friday September 7.
 


For further information contact: Shobhna Decloitre, UNDP Communications Specialist on (679) 3300399 or [email protected]

 

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