Community leaders in Gizo in Solomon Islands' Western Province, which was severely affected by last April's earthquake and tsunami, want relief agencies to provide more tents.
They say the ones provided initially are now unfit for use.
This was an issue raised with the Governor General Sir Nathaniel Waena when he visited the region during commemorations of the disaster.
The leaders told Sir Nathaniel that the tents they have are rotting after continuous exposure to rain and sunshine.
One village chief says the decaying tents have encouraged many displaced people to return to their devastated homes because they are seen as a better alternative.
One woman representative told Sir Nathaniel that in this situation it is the women, the children and the elderly who continue to suffer.
