AIM To give you an overview of the Disaster Risk Management in Fiji And My Job Description as Principal Pi i ldi Disaster Management Officer responsible Emergency Planning and Coordination.
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FIJI S WEATHER PATTERN Because of our location, Fiji has tropical South Seas climate with two main season i.e. Hot & Wet and Cool & Dry Hot & Wet Season : November to April : Hurricane Season : High rainfall and flash flood Cool & Dry Season : May to October : Dry season where drought can be experienced especially in the North thw Western Parts of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. NOTE : FIJI IS ALSO EXPERINCING THE CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERN AS A RESULT OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PHENOMENA.
WHY DRM FOR FIJI Our Strategic location Fiji is in the hub of the South West Pacific transit point to regional countries, air and sea routes between mainland America to Australia and New Zealand Located in the Cyclone belt region of SW Pacific Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire The geography presents that Fiji is prone to cyclones, flooding, landslide, high waves, drought, fire, earthquake, tsunamiand and storm surge.
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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (Decision Making) CABINET Mitigation & Prevention Committee Preparedness Committee Emergency Committee Cabinet Sub Committee National DM Council NDMO Div DISMAC EPC Unit RMR Unit TEA Unit District DISMAC Village/Community/Settlement
NDRM OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENT National al Disaster Management a e Council National Disaster Management Office Commissioner Western Division Commissioner Central Division Commissioner Northern Division Commissioner Eastern Division 8 District Officers 7 District Officers 8 District Officers 4 District Officers Village/Community/Settlements Based Disaster Based Management Disaster Management Committee Committee
NDMO VISION Safe and Secure Fiji
NDMO MISSION Building the National Resilience to Disasters
NDMO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DIRECTOR SECRETARY PAS EPC AS EPC SDMO TEA EO PAS RMR AS RMR CO TYPIST CO TYPIST CLEANER DRIVER 12 STAFF
ROLES 0f The Emergency Planning and Coordination. Implement policies i laid idd down by the Council and Cabinet Advise National Disaster Controller, and the Council on disaster emergency related matters Initiate formulation of policies for development of disaster emergency management in the country Arrange Emergency Committee meeting and provide secretariat support and follow up Deal with disaster emergency management issues at national, divisional, district and community level
DISASTER DAMAGE COSTS 1985 2004 DISASTER NAME YEAR ESTIMATED DAMAGE COSTS US $ TC ERIC & NIGEL 1985 39,712,636.00 TC RAJ 1986 14,000,000.00 TC RAE & TC SINA 1990 36,300,000.00 TC JONI 1992 1,600,000.00 TC KINA 1993 100,000,000.00 000 000 TC GAVIN 1995 18,300,000.00 TC JUNE 1997 60,000,000.00 TC DANI 1999 2,000,000.00 TC PAULA 2001 800,000.00 TC AMI 2003 22,089,200.00 FLASH FLOOD 2004 11,585,392.00 TOTAL DAMAGE COSTS US $306,387,228.00
DISASTER DAMAGE COSTS 2005 2007 2007 YEAR DISASTER COST IN FJD $ 2005 Flash Flood Western 113,066,08 Central Division 2007 February Flood 15,145,378.73 5,3 3 Northern Division (Vaturova Tikina and Labasa District TC Cliff and Flood February, March and April Northern Easter and Western Division 4,308,991.00
WHOLE OF NATION APPROACH KEY DRM PARTNER ORGS/AGENCIES WITHIN GOVERNMENT Ministry of Provincial Development machinery Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Health Public Works Dept Fiji Military Forces Fiji Police Force Fiji Naval Division National Fire Authority Fiji Meteorological Services Other Govt. orgs when req d PRIVATE SECTORS - all NON GOVT ORGS Fiji Red Cross Society St John Ambulance Fiji Council of Social Services AUSAID, NZAID SOPAC, SPC, SPREP UN Organisations - UNOCHA, UNDP, UNCRD, UNDESA International Red Cross EU, World Bank WHO, FAO Foreign Embassies and Missions International & Regional NGOs
COMMON HAZARD PICTURES Flood Flood Flood Drought Tsunami Cyclone/Landslide lid
COMMON O HAZARD A PICTURES Hazard Map Cyclone Volcano Storm Surge Tsunami Landslide
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