Solomon Islands : Rapid Assessment of the Macro and Sectoral Impacts of Flash Floods in the Solomon Islands, April 2014

A slow-moving tropical depression caused persistent heavy rains in the Solomon Islands between April 1 and 4, 2014. The highest recorded daily rainfall associated with this event was 318mm in Honiara on April 3. The rains caused flash flooding in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Isabel, Malaita, and Makira-Ulawa. More than 732mm of rain was recorded over four days at the Honiara rain gauge, although heavier rainfall was reported inland. On April 5, as the system moved away from the Solomon Islands, it was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Ita. The Solomon Islands government has worked with the international community, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to address humanitarian response needs. The government has sought assistance from Pacific humanitarian team personnel (which is led by the United Nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs), and has also requested supplies to support response efforts. The methodology used for assessing the effects of a disaster or extreme event proceeds from the bottom up: information about the effects of the event is captured sector by sector, and the data are aggregated to arrive at the event s total effect on society and the economy. The ultimate goal of the assessment is to measure in monetary and social terms the disaster's impact on the society, economy, and environment of the affected country or region.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Government of Solomon Islands, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-07
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, AIRPORT, ALTERNATIVE ROUTES, ANATOMY, AVIATION SECTOR, BANKS, BRIDGE, BUILDING CODE, BUS, BUS OPERATORS, CAR, CATCHMENT SYSTEMS, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONGESTION, CONSTRUCTION, CROPS, CULVERTS, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS, DAMAGED HOUSES, DAMAGES, DAMS, DEBRIS REMOVAL, DISASTER, DISASTER COMMITTEE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER PLANS, DISASTER RECOVERY, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RELIEF, DISASTER RESPONSE, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DISASTER ZONE, DISPLACED PERSONS, DRAINAGE, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, DRAINAGE WORKS, ELECTRICITY, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY RECOVERY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EQUIPMENT, EVACUATION, EXTREME EVENT, FALLING, FARMERS, FATALITIES, FEED, FENCES, FISHERIES, FIXED COSTS, FLOOD, FLOOD DAMAGE, FLOOD PROTECTION, FLOODED, FLOODING, FLOODS, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HAND PUMPS, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEAVY RAINFALL, HIGHWAY, HOUSING, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JETTIES, LAND TRANSPORT, LAND USE, LANDSLIDE, LANDSLIDES, LIGHTING, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, MARKETING, NATIONAL EMERGENCY, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARDS, NATURAL REGENERATION, PHYSICAL DAMAGE, PIERS, PIPELINES, PRESSURE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROFIT MARGINS, QUALITY CONTROL, RECONSTRUCTION, RELIEF, RELIEF ACTIVITIES, RELIEF EFFORTS, REPATRIATION, RESETTLEMENT, RIVER BASINS, RIVERS, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD SHOULDERS, ROADS, ROADWAY, RUNWAY, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL ROADS, SAFETY, SANITATION, SEDIMENTS, SOIL EROSION, STORM, STRUCTURES, TARPAULINS, TAX, TAX REVENUE, TERRITORIAL SEAS, TOOLS, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT ACTIVITY, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT PLAN, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TRAVEL TIMES, TRIPS, TROPICAL CYCLONE, VEHICLE, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, WARNING SYSTEM, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER QUALITY, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TANKS, WEATHER EVENTS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/24365120/solomon-islands-rapid-assessment-macro-sectoral-impacts-flash-floods-solomon-islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21818
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