Cook Islands
Disasters
- Pacific: Drought - 2015-2017
- Pacific Drought - Sep 2011
- Cook Islands: Tropical Cyclone Pat - Feb 2010
- Cook Islands: Dengue Outbreak - May 2009
- Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic - Apr 2009
- Cook Islands and Tokelau: Tropical Cyclone Percy - March 2005
- Cook Islands: Tropical Cyclone Olaf - Feb 2005
- Pacific: Cyclone Heta - Jan 2004
- Cook Islands: Tropical Cyclone Trina - Dec 2001
- Cook Islands: Tropical Cyclone Martin - Nov 1997
Maps & Infographics
Most read reports
- Strategic Roadmap for Emergency Management in Cook Islands (2018 – 2023)
- The Cook Islands is embracing technology for climate action
- Young Farmers: Strengthening the agricultural resilience of the Cook Islands to climate change
- Cook Islands: Country Preparedness Package
- Cook Islands: Location Map (2013)
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
• Acute Fever and Rash: Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati
• Prolonged fever: French Polynesia
Other updates:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
• American Samoa reports one case of Meningococcal B in a 2 month old returned traveler from New Zealand. The patient was treated and has recovered. Source: Personal communication with American Samoa Department of Health Epidemiologist.
Dengue
New Cook Islands Building Code and Strategic Roadmap for Emergency Management
The revised Building Code for the Cook Islands and the newly-developed Strategic Roadmap for Emergency Management (SREM) were both launched today (Tuesday, 18 December 2018) by the Minister for Internal Affairs Sports, Police and Office of the Ombudsman, Hon Vaine Makiroa.
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati
Prolonged fever: French Polynesia
Other update:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
The following syndrome has been flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: French Polynesia
Other update:
Dengue:
- An outbreak was declared by the Republic of Palau on 7 December 2018 following the first ever laboratory confirmation of two cases with dengue serotype-3. Source: Palau Ministry of Health.
The following syndrome has been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: Samoa
Diarrhoea: Cook Islands
There are no new updates this week.
By CLIMATE ADAPTATION UNDP
Fishing and planting are our communities’ livelihoods. In this, weather is everything. If the weather takes a turn for the worse while I am at sea, it can be a safety issue. If I am unable to catch enough fish to feed my family and provide for my community, then how can we survive? With the remoteness of our island, we must be resilient. We must adapt for our existence, and if technology is the pathway then let’s learn how to use it.
The following syndrome has been flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia
- Prolonged fever: Tonga
Other Updates:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
The following syndrome has been flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: French Polynesia, Samoa.
Other Updates:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
The following syndrome has been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: Federal States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Solomon Island, Vanuatu, and Samoa.
Prolonged Fever: Federated States of Micronesia
Other Update:
Meningococcal Disease
The following syndrome has been flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Federal States of Micronesia, French Polynesia
Other Update:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
The following syndrome has been flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: American Samoa, French Polynesia
Other Update:
Polio
- PNG: Southern Highlands has reported the country's 19th polio case since June 2018 and 3 cases are pending confirmation. The case a 1-year-old male did not receive the polio emergency vaccination. Source: PROMED
Dengue
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), French Polynesia
Prolonged fever: FSM
Other Update:
Polio
The need to accelerate climate change adaptation and improve multi-hazard early warning systems to increase resilience to extreme weather took centre-stage at WMO’s Regional Association for Asia and the Pacific (RAV), hosted by Tonga from 15-17 October.
Pacific countries presented the status of progress in the development of their early warning systems as part of a three-year project entitled “Strengthening Hydro-meteorological and Early Warning Services in the Pacific”.
Representatives from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu provided updates at a session in Tonga on progress and priorities.
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
• Acute Fever and Rash: Samoa
• Influenza-like illness: Northern Marianna Islands
Other Update:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Northern Mariana Is, Samoa
- Dengue-like illness: French Polynesia, Palau
Other Updates:
Polio
by Olivia Warrick
Disaster managers from Pacific Red Cross National Societies this week held their annual forum in Fiji’s RakiRaki Town, where discussions centred on “putting the last mile first” through early warning early action.
A global El Niño watch is currently in effect and the workshop was seen as timely since this could have potentially severe, but opposite, effects in different parts of the Pacific region.
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: Samoa
Influenza-like illness: Palau
Dengue-like illness: Samoa
Other Updates:
Dengue
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: American Samoa
Prolonged Fever: Tonga
Other Updates:
Polio
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
• Acute Fever and Rash: Palau, FSM, Kiribati, Vanuatu, American Samoa
• Diarrhoea: Tokelau
Other Updates:
Polio
