The Planet Foundation

Message from the Chairman

This website is important to us because we believe that public education and public awareness are vital to the creation of a disaster resilient country and region. It is through these initiatives that the general citizenry will be provided with the necessary tools to plan and prepare in the face of natural and man-made hazards.
Since the creation of The Planet Foundation, we have focused our approach more on mitigation and preparedness, two elements of the comprehensive disaster management approach. In addition, we hope to upgrade our Work Programme to focus more on integrating First Responders’ capabilities and managing their responsiveness, public education and community outreach activities, prevention and mitigation initiatives, consequence management and critical infrastructure protection.
Over the past year, we have seen an increase in the number of hazard impacts, which have disrupted several countries and regions. In our own region, we continue to see and feel the effects of strong hurricanes, tropical storms, Earthquakes and unusually heavy rainfall with subsequent flooding. Here we have experienced severe flooding and serious landslides from short but intense periods of rainfall. All these hazard impacts have caused immense human suffering and substantial damage to sustainable development and livelihood. Climatic conditions and a variety of disasters continue to change our world and so, we have to adapt to these changes. One way that we can surely adapt is by building our resilience. Resilience can be built and sustained in many ways; however, one of the easiest ways is through education and empowerment.
Consequently, this website will focus on providing you with up to date public advisories, speeches, resources, such as information on hazards to which our region is prone, policies, plans, shelter listing, maps and relevant links and tools.
On behalf of the entire TPF, I thank you for visiting the site and I encourage you to join a movement of change.

 Vision Statement

To be an organisation of change in the fields of Disaster Management, Climatology, Environmental sustainability and Humanitarian relief & aid.

Mission Statement

To effectively build a National Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change organisation with capabilities to coordinate response and recovery operations in order to protect the people, environment and economy and ensure a disaster resilient nation.

 " Earth's only HOPE ..."