National Disaster Centre

Disaster response to improve

This would cover the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies that will help to prevent and reduce new and existing disaster risks. This also contributes to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses.

The National Disaster Centre acting director, Lusete Laso Mana, emphasized that provincial disaster coordinators who are currently attending the conference will give their updates and recap from their respective areas, this will give direction to the new Act.

Disaster Risk Management arise after 9 years

After nine years, the National Disaster Centre with twenty-one provincial disaster coordinators from around the country gathered today to give a recap and update on Disaster risk management since the last Provincial disaster coordinators conference in 2014.

The week-long conference will have updates from on the corporate plans, activities, framework, outlook, and services. The theme for the conference is ‘Strengthening local capacities for Disaster risk reduction.

Papua New Guinea East Sepik province hit by 7.1 magnitude earthquake, three dead

Key points:

  • Witnesses said people required medical attention and dozens of houses collapsed
  • Korogu resident Colles Pinga said three houses had collapsed in his village, north of the epicentre
  • The Natural Disaster Centre's Colonel Carl Wrakonei said the earthquake had impacted all six districts of East Sepik

The quake hit the remote Chambri Lake, south-west of Wewak, at a depth of 60 kilometres, just after 4am on Monday.

Govt commits to reducing disaster risks

This was the opening statement by the Acting Director for National Disaster Centre, Martin Mose, during a recent workshop in Port Moresby.

Mose said the Government aims to achieve this, through the NCD and technical agencies, through research, development of policies and framework, and continued support to risk reduction at the community level.

PNG to test new framework in readiness for disasters

As demonstrated by the ongoing volcanic eruption of Manam Island in Madang Province, PNG is prone to regular natural disasters. The country faces a steady threat from a wide range of hazards including floods, cyclones, landslides, drought, earthquakes, among others.

The volcano on Manam Island began spewing heavy smoke from the crate over the past week causing more than 700 villagers to flee the island.

83 students graduate with certificate in hazard management

The ceremony was held at the UPNG Campus witnessed by fellow students, parents, lecturers and representatives from the National Disaster Centre.

The graduands were all in smiles receiving their certificates after 14 weeks of intense training at UPNG in 2015 on mitigation and management of a wide range of hazards in PNG.

The graduates mostly from Science disciplines and National Disaster Centre are the fourth batch of students to take on the CHaRM program since its inception in 2012.