IOM: Understanding Causes of Community-based Clashes Crucial
Understanding the root causes of community-based clashes is crucial in addressing the problem of ethnic clashes. IOM, or the International Organisation for Migration, told EMTV...
Category : Papua New Guinea
More Efforts Needed for Proper Mass Evacuation Plan for PNG
IOM looking to work with Governement on National Emergency Evacuation Plans.......
Earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea
The quake struck at a depth of 37 km (23 miles), in the sea southwest of Kandrian soon after midnight (1426 GMT Sunday), the center...
Oro Village Launches Disaster Plan
The people of Ononda Village in the Ijivitari District of Oro today launched their Community Based Disaster Risk Management plan, or CBDRM. Together with the...
Plans to Develop a National Adaptation Plan for PNG Underway
The Plan aims to reduce Papua New Guinea’s vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building capacity and resilience. Head of CCDA, Ruel Yamuna,...
Up to 200 People along Busu River Displaced by Flooding
Since Sunday, families living along the Busu river have been moving property and building materials away from the edge of the river....
5.7 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Finschhafen
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake occurred 17Km South South-west of Finschhafen at a depth of 41.4Km......
Disaster Plan: PNG a step closer to Building Disaster Resilience
As PNG is prone to various natural disasters, having a National Disaster Recovery Framework in place, will help ensure that PNG can rapidly and successfully...
Water wise practices could help contain water issues during dry spells
Papua New Guineans are some of the many who make up more than about 650 million people around the world who have poor access to...
Eda Ranu Prepared for Approaching Dry Spell
As the authority responsible for water in the Nation’s Capital, Eda Ranu, is concerned about the predicted approaching dry spell. Managing Director, Henry Mokono, said...