Climate Change Resilience
Ms. Heather Maraki of Capitol 107 FM, Vanuatu
22 July, 2015, Nuku’alofa, Tonga, PMC-3 - The Deputy Director of the Meteorological Services for the Marshall Islands, Mr. Lee Jacklick says expansion of radio coverage and the ties between the Meteorological office and the Disaster Management Office (DMO) need to be strengthened when it comes to disseminating information and warnings on disasters.
Presenting his country's national report on Tuesday, Deputy Director Jacklick says in the next two years, the Met Service hopes to develop locally tailored climate products for the people of Marshall Islands.
He said this can be done effectively if there are strong ties between the Met Service and the Disaster Management Office.
“It is also important that all radio stations in the Marshall Islands consider expanding their coverage, so whenever information is released by the DMO, all radio stations will disseminate the information to the public”.
“It is also important that all radio stations in the Marshall Islands consider expanding their coverage, so whenever information is released by the DMO, all radio stations will disseminate the information to the public”.
Deputy Director of the Meteorological Services for the Marshall Islands, Mr. Lee Jacklick on left
“At the moment the only radio station with wider coverage is the National AM station but it is not operating 24 hours. We want to see radio stations operating 24 hours because disasters happen at any time and we want to make sure radio stations are operating whenever we release a warning especially with regards to imminent threats such as tsunami because the warning time is very short”, said Jacklick.
At the beginning of the year Marshall Islands received assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community through a project coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), funded by the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS). The training was to assist national media on how to develop Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan.
“The Marshall Islands operates an AM radio station which covers the whole country and 4 FM stations with very limited coverage and are only operating during the day, said Jacklick.-#PacMC2015
Ms. Heather Maraki is a reporter with Capital 107FM in Vanuatu http://www.vanuatufm107.com
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This article was developed by a Pacific Media Team of Reporters currently providing coverage on the Third Pacific Meteorological Council in Tonga. This activity coordinated by SPREP is supported by a partnership including the Government of Tonga, SPREP, Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS).
Tonga Met Director and Chair of the Third Pacific Meteorological Council, Mr Ofa Fa’anunu being interviewed by Tonga Broadcasting Corporation
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