CCR  |  2020-10-09

Upgrade for Vanuatu's emergency radio network

Source: Critical comms
Curated by: Gert Jan Wolf - Editor-in Chief for The Critical Communications Review

Vanuatu’s national government will get an upgraded emergency radio network under a joint project with Australia.

The governments of the Republic of Vanuatu and Australia are joining forces to repair and upgrade the Vanuatu government’s inter-island emergency radio network.

The three-year project will be undertaken under the auspices of the Vanuatu-Australia Defence Cooperation Program and will substantially boost the archipelago’s disaster preparedness and response capability. It will also support the Vanuatu Police Force.

Australian Minister for Defence Senator Linda Reynolds said: "Tropical Cyclone Harold, as well as the challenges of COVID-19, have highlighted the need for communications to support policing and disaster resilience."