ACP-EU/SPC BSRP Project Support in Emergency Telecommunications Taito Nakalevu Project Manager Pacific Community (SPC)

BSRP Project Period – 2014 to 2018 – No Cost Extension (March, 2019) Budget – € 19.37million 15 PICs including Timor Leste Objective – Reduce the vulnerability, as well as the social, economic and environmental costs of disasters caused by natural hazards, thereby achieving regional and national sustainable development and poverty alleviation in ACP Pacific Island States.

BSRP Project KEY RESULT AREAS: R1 - Effective preparedness, response and recovery R2 - Strengthened institutional arrangements for DRM and CCA R3 - Improved knowledge, information, public awareness, training and education R4 - Improved understanding of natural hazards and the reduction of underlying risks R5 - Enhanced partnerships in DRM and Climate Change

BSRP Project RESULT AREAS 1: Effective preparedness, response and recovery EOC/PEOCs – FIJI, SOLOMON, TONGA, TIMOR, SAMOA, VANUATU

Radio Based EWS Systems RESULT AREAS 1: Effective preparedness, response and recovery SAMOA - Emergency Radio Network (ERN) strengthening. Maintenance of ERN – reconfigure ERN Network to increase user capacity. PALAU - Relocation of HF Antenna on Department of Justice towers

BSRP Project RESULT AREAS 1: Effective preparedness, response and recovery MOBILE EOCs - New Mobile EOC/ Command vehicle fitted with radio communications & data links to enable the reporting of the ground situation back to the EOC. - Tonga/Samoa/Fiji/Solomon /Vanuatu/ FSM/RMI etc.

BSRP Project RESULT AREAS 1: Effective preparedness, response and recovery Partnering with BMKG Indonesia to setup Tsunami Siren in Dili that would include CCTV etc. Evacuation Centre in Covalima, Timor Leste

BSRP Project KEY RESULT AREA: 2 Strengthened institutional arrangements for DRM and CCA Incorporate the Cluster Coordination arrangement into the revised Act and Plan Incorporate issues and current best practices on Emergency Management, and Climate Change Incorporate private sector partnership as an important component of the revised Act and Plan

BSRP Project KEY RESULT AREA: 3 Improved knowledge, information, public awareness, training and education TC WINSTON - USE OF SMS TO RELAY FOOD SECURITY ADVICE TO FARMERS – MOA FIJI/BSRP/UNDP

Exercise Facilitation KEY RESULT AREA: 3 SATELLITE PHONE - TIMOR

BSRP Project KEY RESULT AREA: 4 Improved understanding of natural hazards and the reduction of underlying risks Vanuatu - Development of Apps for mobile communications Establish HF comms into the provincial disaster office (with KfW funding)

BSRP Project KEY RESULT AREA: 5 R5 - Enhanced partnerships in DRM and Climate Change Twinning Arrangement

BSRP Project KEY RESULT AREA: 5 Enhanced partnerships in DRM and Climate Change Twinning Arrangement World Bank - Emergency Operation Centre MCDEM – Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management UNWOMEN - Gender WFP – Emergency Communication

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