Pacific Prepared Podcast: Evacuation plans are crucial in Pacific disaster preparedness, and not having them can create problems even before an event

Source(s): Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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We put the spotlight on evacuations; in Samoa we hear how not having an evacuation plan can have severe consequences on mental health.

Also, a coastal Fijian village that is slowly relocating inland to avoid rising sea levels and their plan for a new evacuation centre fit for the community.

And a Papua New Guinea outer island community that is desperate to create a disaster plan before they are impacted by severe weather.

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Themes Human mobility

Country and region Fiji Papua New Guinea Samoa

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Pacific Prepared Podcast: Evacuation plans are crucial in Pacific disaster preparedness, and not having them can create problems even before an event

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