Date: 22-24 April
Countries: Solomon Islands
Time: 12:30 Solomon Islands TZ
Day 1 (1.5 hours)
Session 1
Overview of the project and the online course EW4All.
Introduction of Participants and their experience in EW and DRR.
Status quo of the EW system set – up in Solomon Islands
Trainers: Fabian Randerath / Natalia Ilieva / NDMO Director – TBC
Session 2
Role of Media in Early Warnings and What is Early Warning Broadcast System. SOPs for Early Warning Communication.
Overview of current Emergency Broadcast Plans.
Gaps and suggestions how to improve and shorten the time to issue alerts.
DRR Action Plan
Trainers: Fabian Randerath / Natalia Ilieva / NDMO Director – TBC
Day 2 (1.5 hours)
Session 3
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
Overview of CAP and its global implementation. CAP implementation in Solomon Islands.
How media can use CAP for targeted communication to specific geographic areas affected by a disaster, ensuring that only those in the affected region receive relevant information, minimizing unnecessary panic or confusion in unaffected areas.
Trainer: Eliot Christian
Session 4
Cell Broadcast
Cell broadcast overview – advantages and limitations.
Trainer: Eliot Christian
Day 3 (1.5 hours)
Session 5
Working together to reach the last mile
Who are the key partners in EW communication and management?
How media can effectively maintain professional relationship with them. Representatives of Solomon Islands Meteorological Service and Red Cross outline their work Group suggestions for future cooperation.
Trainers: Fabian Randerath / Met Office Rep – TBC / Red Cross Rep – TBC
Session 6
Disaster Ready: Making it Happen
This session will discuss organisational DRR Action Plans to ensure that DRR is institutionalised through strategy and policy and is ingrained in the organisational DNA. What makes for effective DRR Action Plans?
Trainers: Fabian Randerath / Met Office Rep – TBC / Red Cross Rep – TBC