Papua New Guinea: Manam Volcano - Nov 2004 Updates

Executive Summary Manam islanders were displaced from the island of Manam, off the north coast of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea, early in 2005 after extensive volcanic activity. About 9,000...

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 14 Oct 2015 06:46 GMT Author: Catherine Wilson MADANG, Papua New Guinea, Oct 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For 11 years, the people of Manam Island, a...

In the framework of the European Union–funded Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Evidence for Policy (MECLEP) project, this national assessment brings together existing evidence on the...

Global Estimates 2015 - People displaced by disasters

Evacuated from their island in 2004 by a volcanic eruption, some 15,000 Manam islanders have been living in camps since then. After ten years in displacement, the government needs to provide them...

Updated 26 September 2012, 11:05 AEST Papua New Guinea's Madang provincial government says it plans to resettle Manam Islanders who have been living in care centres since their homes were destroyed...

Introduction Pacific island communities are exposed to a wide range of natural disasters, including cyclones, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, as well as to the...

Elizabeth Ferris, Co-Director, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement June 06, 2011 - My work with natural disasters has largely taken me to developing countries—like Haiti, Indonesia and...

PORT MORESBY, 20 December 2010 (IRIN) - At the northern tip of New Britain island, the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory (RVO) keeps watch over 16 active volcanoes across Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG,...

PORT MORESBY, 5 May 2010 (IRIN) - The government of Papua New Guinea has put on hold plans to return thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes on the northern island of Manam. ...

Liam Fox, Port Moresby Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:55:00 +0900 A task force has been set up to find permanent homes for thousands of Papua New Guineans affected by a series of volcanic explosions. Around...

MADANG, 12 janvier 2010 (IRIN) - Lorsqu'un volcan dévastateur a forcé des milliers de personnes à quitter l'île de Manam, au large de la côte nord de la Papouasie-Nouvelle Guinée, ils ne se doutaient...

MADANG, 7 January 2010 (IRIN) - When a devastating volcano forced thousands to leave Manam Island, off the coast of northern Papua New Guinea, little did they know that five years later they would...

The Papua New Guinea Government has asked for outside help to deal with thousands of people left homeless by volcanic eruptions. A series of volcanic eruptions five years ago forced 15,000 people to...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai'i PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG...

A year ago this week, a little-publicised disaster occurred on Australia's doorstep. A volcanic eruption on Manam Island in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea forced the evacuation of close to...

AA 05 63 Australia is providing an additional $170,000 to assist villagers affected by the volcanic eruptions at Manam Island and Langila in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Parliamentary Secretary for...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...