Roy Trivedy, the resident coordinator in Papa New Guinea says "This is an extremely costly operation and we've got colleagues from the World Food Program, as well as DFAT Australia, trying to support that initiative." (Trivedy, 2016) Although the process is costly, the government values the people and children of Papua New Guinea first, making sure they are fed and won’t be traded by their family for food.
International Organisation in Migration [IOM] has responded to this crisis by giving relief kits for drought-related bush fires and over 2,000 collapsible water containers to the rural warehouses. These water containers are to combat the crisis of water at health facilities. The IOM also are educating communities on health and hygiene and training farmers in conservation. The IOM are training these farmers by establishing 100 ‘Master Farmers’ in affected areas to provide guidance and support to the communities. (International Organisation in Migration1,