The participants came from FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs, health officials from all FSM states, the National Weather Service, the World Health Organization, the Pohnpei Environmental Protection Agency, Island Food Community of Pohnpei, the Office of Environment and Emergency Management and the U.N. Joint Presence Initiative Office.
The symposium was opened by Dr. Vita A. Skilling, former secretary sitting as a consultant at the department, and Moses Pretrick, coordinator of the Environmental Health Program, who also moderated throughout the symposium.
Vulnerability assessment presentations were done in the early part of the meeting by Weather Service and Office of Environment and Emergency Management staff, along with other pertinent reports requiring inputs from the states, NGO’s and other stakeholders.
The action plan will be published upon completion of necessary in-country consultations and review by stakeholders in the very near future.
