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  • Leading Organization:
    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
    Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)
    Summary:

    The project aims to build infrastructure that can quickly communicate reliable emergency information about natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and cyclones.

    Objectives include:

    1. To communicate reliable information quickly during emergencies/disasters.
    2. For the infrastructure to transmit information on a national scale, fixing the medium-wave broadcasting power problem
    3. AM and FM broadcasters to improve country situation by supplying information to pertinent aid agencies
    4. Increased preparedness through the construction and installation of equipment such as antenna systems, cameras, and shortwave transmitting station equipment
    5. Cooperation with the National Disaster Management Office in supplying additional infrastructure/equipment
    6. To conduct a preliminary regional survey to determine needs, and to assess the current AM emergency broadcasting system
    Contacts:

    JICA Contact:
    Takayuki Tomihara
    tomihara.takayuki@jica.co.jp

    Project Status:
    Completed, 2009
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    Solomon Islands
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    JICA
    Cofinancing Total:
    no information available
    Resources:
    Project Summary/Information (Japanese)
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