Snapshots: disaster reduction programme, October 2014 - September 2015

Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Disaster Reduction Programme newsletter, no. 87, October 2014-September 2015:

This issue provides a brief snapshot of some of the work undertaken by the Disaster Reduction Programme for the year to date. The articles included are: i) SPC supports response to TC Pam in Vanuatu; ii) Federated States of Micronesia reviews management lessons from typhoons disaster risk; iii) New Pacific fire reduction strategy developed at the Pacific Islands Fire and Emergency Service Association meeting; iv) Pacific Islands at the World Conference for DRR in Japan; v) New tools to increase resilience of Pacific Island countries to natural disasters; vi) Palau develops pool of post-disaster needs assessors; vii) Broadcasters Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan project; viii) 2015 Climate Change Summit: Building resilience through genuine partnerships; ix) Pacific Resilience Program (PREP); x) 46th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting; and xi) upcoming events.