Papua New Guinea: Disaster management reference handbook

This handbook provides a baseline of understanding of how the government and people of Papua New Guinea conduct disaster management. PNG faces the risk of severe seismic, meteorological, and hydrological hazards that can devastate lives and livelihoods - therefore, disaster management requires regular assessments and updates. This updated PNG Disaster Management Reference Handbook reflects the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance's (CFE-DMHA) commitment to providing disaster management partners with the best information before, during, and after a disaster, and also to building capabilities and relationships before a disaster strikes.

The handbook delivers background on the country's geography, society, political system, and economic status, and also provides a profile of the hazard landscape and vulnerabilities that prevail. It also addresses the major institutional, legal, and practical foundations of disaster response as practiced at the national and sub-national levels. A key interest of the document is an examination of the way that civil-military coordination in disaster response is carried out.