Report April ’07: impacts of earthquake & tsunami disaster

Rapid assessment:
food security & agricultural impacts

A team from Kastom Gaden Association conducted a rapid assessment of agriculture impacts of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Western and Choiseul provinces. 15 villages were visited. The selection of villages was based on KGA partner locations and on opportunities that arose during the assessment. The findings are intended to help inform relevant agencies about impacts but more detailed surveys are needed in more locations.  Urban areas (ie Gizo) were not included.

…supported by Kastom Gaden Association through the AusAID funded Searem Niu Plant Long Gaden project and Oxfam Australia funded Young Farmer Project and ACIAR Feeding Village Poultry project.

Images of the tsunami damage

Photographs of the April 2007 tsunami damage at Gizo, Solomon Islands, by John and Tracy and taken from their boat, Prossie Joe.

After the tsunami: the town of Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photo: John and Tracy, taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
Photographs of the April 2007 tsunami damage at Gizo, Solomon Islands, by John and Tracy and taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
After the tsunami: the town of Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photo: John and Tracy, taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
After the tsunami: the town of Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photo: John and Tracy, taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
After the tsunami: the town of Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photo: John and Tracy, taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
After the tsunami: the town of Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photo: John and Tracy, taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
After the tsunami: the town of Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photo: John and Tracy, taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
After the tsunami: the town of Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photo: John and Tracy, taken from their boat, Prossie Joe
Fiona Campbell

<h3>Key skills</h3> <ul> <li>graphic design</li> <li>trainer – sustainability, organisational management, organic gardening group processes & facilitation.</li> </ul> Experience Programme/project Kastom Garden Programme/ Planting Material Network, Solomon Islands. Role: publication design sustainability education trainer. Other activities Trainer, Organic Gardening course, Eastern Suburbs Community College, Sydney. Excecutive Committee, APACE 1996-1998 (Appropriate Technoloogy for Community and Environment) Sydney. Australian Community Gardens Network state contact trainer – horticulture publication design and website production. Education Bachelor of Education, secondary mathematics Land & Engineering Survey Drafting, Architectural Drafting, Landscape Drafting Conflict Resolution Facilitation and group process training Permaculture Design Certificate. Languages English (native speaker) Solomon Pijin (non-fluent).

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