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.
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