The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) reminds the country that our official tropical cyclone season for 2023/2024 starts from November...
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World Bank Assistance Will Boost Solomons Islands’ Public Financial Management, Private Sector Development, and Support Climate Resilience
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...
Solomon Islands: Tropical Cyclone Lola-23 - Gradient Monitoring Map showing damage on Nendö Island in the Temotu province - Situation as of 28/10/2023 23:21 UTC
Please refer to the attached Map.
Tropical Cyclone Lola-23, Preliminary Satellite-Derived Agricultural Damage Assessment - Taumako Island, Temotu Vatu, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands (31 Oct 2023)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS No significant impact on agricultural areas & no major structural damage observed in Taumako Island as of 27 October 2023.
Solomon Islands: Tropical Cyclone Lola-23 - Grading overview Map 01 - Situation as of 26/10/2023 22:55 UTC
Event In the evening of 24 October 2023 local time, the Vanuatu archipelago was hit by the passage of a new tropical cyclone, named LOLA, with winds of up to 145 km/h. The cyclone has passed Solomon...
Tropical Cyclone Lola-23, Preliminary Satellite-Derived Agricultural Damage Assessment - Tikopia, Naunonga, Utupua, Temotu-Nende, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands (27 Oct 2023)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Affected agricultural area observed in southern and northern part of Tikopia Island as of 26 October 2023; Flooded agricultural area observed in western part of Tikopia Island as...
Solomon Islands: Tropical Cyclone Lola-23 - Grading overview Map 01 - Situation as of 25/10/2023 23:02 UTC
Event In the evening of 24 October 2023 local time, the Vanuatu archipelago was hit by the passage of a new tropical cyclone, named LOLA, with winds of up to 145 km/h. The cyclone has passed Solomon...
Tropical Cyclone Lola-23, Preliminary Satellite-Derived Damage Assessment, Tikopia Island, Temotu Vatu, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands (26 Oct 2023)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Damaged structures observed in Tikopia Island, Temotu Province as of 26 October 2023; Potentially damaged structures observed in Utupua Island, Temotu Province as of 26 October...
Tropical Cyclone Lola-23, Preliminary Satellite-Derived Damage Assessment, Temotu-Nende and Temotu Vatu Islands, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands (25 Oct 2023)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS No major widespread damage observed in Temotu-Nende and Temotu Vatu as of 25 October 2023.
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...
NDMO Relief Boat to Set Sail on Wednesday
Following the impacts of the couple Tropical Cyclone Kevin and Judy, the Solomon Islands Government through the National Disaster Management Office had finally ready to dispatch relief boat to the...
Local Responses to Climate Change and Disaster-Related Migration in Solomon Islands
1. Introduction Climate-related displacement is one of the world’s biggest humanitarian and sustainable development challenges. For decades, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has...
The impact of Tropical Cyclone Judy on Solomon’s Tikopia Island, Feb. 27-Mar. 7, 2023 - Satellite-Derived Damage Observation
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Assessment reveals that traditional farming methods provide resilience on food security for Anuta Islanders
Assessment of the damages caused by the recent two tropical cyclones that of Judy and Kevin during the National Disaster Council (NDC) led multi-sectoral deployment to Tikopia and Anuta has revealed...
Multi-Sectoral Assessment for Tikopia and Anuta completed
Initial Damage Assessment (IDA) following reported damages caused by the recent double Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin has been completed in Tikopia and Anuta islands in the Temotu Province. An NDC...
NDC and N-DOC Deploys Assessment Team to Support Temotu P-DOC
In responding to the recent twin cyclones the National Disaster Council (NDC) and the National Disaster Operations Committee (N-DOC) had approved the deployment of Initial Damage Assessment Team and...
Forward Response Plans for Cyclone Judy and Kevin set to go
The National Disaster Council (NDC) in its efforts to support the Temotu Provincial Response to the twin weather systems, the Planning Function Team within the National Emergency Operation Center...
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...
Key progress achieved on climate related mobility during two-day national consultation
Honiara – Over 40 representatives from government, civil society and the private sector gathered virtually on 9 and 10 March for a two-day national consultation on migration, displacement and planned...