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This is a drought awareness poster from the National Disaster Centre. What is Drought? Drought is more than just a lack of rain. It is a prolonged period of water scarcity that disrupts daily life, agriculture, and ecosystems. When rainfall is below average for weeks or months, rivers, springs, and reservoirs dry up. This leads to reduced water availability for households, farms, and industries. Droughts can be seasonal, recurring, or prolonged, and their severity depends on geography,...

Location: McRoyal Hotel - Mt. Hagen, Western Highlands Province Date: 17–21 November 2025 Theme: “50 Years On: Reset, Realign, Resource and Respond – Building Resilient Communities Together” Since its inception in 2003, the Provincial Disaster Coordinators Conference (PDCC) has been a cornerstone initiative of the National Disaster Centre (NDC), convened biennially to strengthen disaster risk management (DRM) across Papua New Guinea (PNG). The 9th PDCC brought together key stakeholders...