WASHINGTON, December 19, 2023 –The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$20 million grant to support the Government of Solomon Islands in improving financial management, strengthen...
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Solomon Islands: Disaster Management Reference Handbook, October 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Solomon Islands is exposed to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, tropical storms, and flooding. Natural disasters that particularly affected the...
Community Driven Development, Climate Change, and Resiliency: Lessons from Solomon Islands
Bobby Anderson Between 2009 and 2022, the Rural Development Program (RDP) built 663 small scale infrastructure projects chosen by communities across Solomon Islands. As RDP closed, the author visited...
Major community climate adaptation project launches in Solomon Islands
The locally led project will directly reach a quarter of the country’s population, helping to build the resilience of children and communities in the face of the climate crisis. Honiara, 14 July...
Women's Resilience to Disasters Programme introduced in Solomon Islands
Last Friday, the Women’s Resilience to Disasters (WRD) Programme was launched in the Solomon Islands as a collaboration between the Solomon Islands Government, Australia Aid and UN Women. The WRD...
Strengthening the resilience of women and girls to disasters: Solomon Islands Government, Australia and UN Women launch new programme
Honiara, Solomon Islands – A new programme to bolster women’s resilience and leadership for sustainable, secure and thriving communities in the Solomon Islands, in the face of disasters, was launched...
Disaster Risk Reduction in the Solomon Islands
1. Introduction Solomon Islands is located in the south-west Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia and southwest of Hawaii. The country comprises of an archipelago of 994 islands (including major...
Solomon Islands children sing their way to safety
Solomon Islands is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the Pacific region and in the world. In 2021, the World Risk Report put the Solomon Islands as the second most at risk country when it...
NDMO conducts evacuation exercise on Savo Island
The National Disaster Management Office, NDMO, with assistance from The Australian Defence Force, ADF, have successfully conducted a one day Evacuation Exercise on Savo Island on Friday 11th November...
World Bank Bolsters Community Participation in Climate-Resilient Rural Projects in Solomon Islands
New US$24 million project will strengthen government delivery of essential infrastructure and services for communities and support economic development across all nine provinces WASHINGTON, June 14,...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Solomon Islands
KEY MESSAGES • The Solomon Islands are warming and are expected to continue to experience warming trends throughout the 21st century. Future rates of warming are clouded by current models’ inability...
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Boosting Solomon Islands Government’s disaster response capability
Honiara, Solomon Islands – Australia, in partnership with UNDP and the National Disaster Management Office, has strengthened the capacity of Provincial Disaster Management Offices in Central, Makira...
Risk profile: Sudden-Onset Hazards and the Risk of Future Displacement in Solomon Islands
Summary Disaster displacement is one of the world's biggest humanitarian and sustainable development challenges, and climate change and urbanisation serve to aggravate the phenomenon. IDMC has built...
Solomon Islands Met Services Establishes Ocean And Marine Weather Services Division
BY LEANNEM The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (SIMS) is committed to their role as one of the authorities responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of mariners in the Solomon...
Early Action Rainfall Workshop Held In Solomon Islands
15 September 2020, Honiara, Solomon Islands – A sub-national workshop to raise awareness and train key sub-national stakeholders to understand and correctly interpret sub-seasonal to monthly to...
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Japan supports UNICEF to protect children and communities in Solomon Islands against COVID-19 pandemic
SUVA, 6 July 2020 - UNICEF welcomes a US$347,000 funding from the Government of Japan to boost on-going COVID-19 preparedness efforts in the Solomon Islands. “The Ministry of Health is grateful for...
Estimating resiliency benefits of road upgradation: Case of the East Road in Malaita, Solomon Islands
Abstract: Governments and their multilateral partners are increasingly recognizing the importance of incorporating climate and disaster resilience considerations into infrastructure development plans...
SOLMAT Ready for Action
Cyclones, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, or disease outbreaks: if disaster strikes, Solomon Islands Emergency Medical Teams (SOLMAT) will be ready to respond, providing lifesaving services to...
Solomons Face Ongoing Tsunami Risk
BY LEANNEM 8 August 2019, Apia, Samoa - According to Solomon Islands' Meteorological Service (SIMS) Director David Hiba, the SIMS faces infrastructure challenges and the ongoing risk of tsunamis...
Adapting Towards Resilience: Water and Sanitation is Everybody’s Business
Honiara, Solomon Islands - Water and sanitation is everybody’s business” from “ridge to reef” and “from community to cabinet.” Under Secretary to the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural...