Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea

• Brief Overview of Disasters

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World Map
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Population 5.3 million
Papua New Guinea
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Types of Hazards possible in PNG

• Natural
• Tropical cyclones, epidemics, earthquakes, frost,
  floods, landslides, drought and other El Nino
  consequences, volcano eruptions, and tsunami.
• Man made
• Fires, ethnic warfare, aviation accidents,
  chemical spills, industrial and mining accidents.

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Recent Disasters in PNG
Tidal Wave 1998
Volcano Eruptions 1994
Volcano Eruptions
Volcano Eruptions
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Rabaul Harbour
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19th September 1994
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Differences in the 2 major Disasters

• Rabaul (Volcano) Aitape (Tsunami)
• - Predicted - Not Predicted
• - Disaster plan(1983) - No Disaster plan
• 2 deaths (day1) - gt1000
  deaths(day1)
• - 6 deaths (total) - gt2000 deaths
• - 4 injured - 2000
  injured
• - 60,000 homeless - 6,000 homeless

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Disasters Last five Years1997-2002

• Calamities Pop Affected Cost(K)
• Volcanic Activities (4) 46,358 4,058,870
• Floods (22) 480,517
  13,709,423
• Landslides (22) 19,707(128k)
  1,090,000
• Sea Rise (1) 3,227 620,000
• Famine (1) 2,000 200,000
• Earthquakes (4) 221,285(2k)
  18,674,000
• Cyclone (1) 158,780 4,960,760
• Drought Frost 2,326,830
  29,073,496
• Disease Outbreak (2)
  196(11k)
• Hailstorm (3) 2,259 250,000
• Tsunami (1) 12,427(2,227k) 6,008,100
• Chemical Spill (1) 750 46,000
• Kerosene Explosion (1) 39(5k)
  35,826
• Total (63) 3,274,375
  (2,373k) K78,728,475

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Disaster Response - National Structure
Prime Minister
Minister for Inter-government Relations
Director National Disaster Center
Technical Advisers
Various Focal Points
Provincial Disaster Coordinators
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Provincial Structure
Governor
Provincial Administrator
Technical Advisers
Provincial Disaster Coordinators
Various Focal Points
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Regional Issues on Emergency Management in the WPR
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