Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0121
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Papua New Guinea -- Landslide
Occurred on 1 August 2003

This report is based on information provided by the Papua New Guinea National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) through the OCHA Regional Disaster Response Adviser (RDRA) for the Pacific in Suva, Fiji, as well as media reports.

1. Heavy rain in late July caused extensive flooding in the 5 villages of Wards 17 and 18 of the Konos Local Level Government in New Ireland Province. On Friday, 1 August, landslides caused

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Appeal No. 01.40/2002;
Appeal Target: CHF 1,193,625;
Appeal coverage: 117%

Overall analysis of the programme

No major political events took place in the region, but a considerable level of tension continued in the Solomon

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2003/0058
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Papua New Guinea - Landslide
Occurred 2 May, 2003

The following information was provided by the National Disaster Management Office in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, through the OCHA Office of the Regional Disaster Response Adviser for the Pacific in Fiji.

I. BACKGROUND

1.The Southern Highlands province is located south of Enga, Western Highlands and Simbu provinces at an average altitude some 1500 meters above sea level. It consists of eight census

On 30 October 2002, a technical assessment on the impact of El Niño was conducted by the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), AUSAID, Australian National University and National Disaster Management Office (NDMO).

Appeal No. 01.40/2002
Appeal Target CHF 1,235,033 (USD 837,256 / EUR 840,747)
Programme Update No. 2 ; Period covered: July - December 2002;
Last Programme Update no. 1 issued on 15 July 2002
IN BRIEF

Appeal coverage: Covered

Related Appeals: Pacific regional programmes 01.71/03 Outstanding needs: None