Disaster risk management facilities given to Solomon Islands

The government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), delivered a new radio broadcasting transmission facility to improve Solomon Islands disaster early warning system, reports the Solomon Star. Under a project called "Improvement of Radio Broadcasting Network for Disaster Prevention," the facility increases the coverage of radio broadcasting to nearly 100 percent of the country’s population, which will be significant to unite the country for disaster preparation.

“The handing over of the new transmitter for disaster risk management is a step in the right direction as it enables us to communicate to people in remote areas prior to and during disasters. This project will improve the radio broadcasting network enabling nationwide coverage in Solomon Islands,” Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Bradley Tovosia said.