Pacific Disaster Center works with agencies and organizations at
all levels, in both the public and private sectors. The
following case studies demonstrate how our vital core
capabilities are used in actual situations to provide key
situational awareness and knowledge transfer before, during, and
after a disaster.
- Afghanistan Aid Support
- GIS information in support of humanitarian needs of refugees (364 KB)
- American Samoa Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
- A FEMA-compliant Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Territory (351 KB)
- Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Assessments (DPMA)
- GIS and GPS support for disaster preparedness in Pacific island nations (368 KB)
- EMI: Risk Communication Tools
- PDC and EMI develop earthquake risk reduction tools for Megacities (527 KB)
- Haiti Major Earthquake and Cholera Outbreak
- Response to Haiti's major earthquake and cholera outbreak
- Hawaii HAZUS Atlas (HHA)
- A powerful risk communication tool for the state of Hawaii
- Hawaiian Partnerships Initiative
- Direct support to state and county disaster management agencies (299 KB)
- Imagery Support to Disaster Relief Organizations
- Examples of how disaster relief organizations utilize PDC imagery
- Indian Ocean Tsunami Response
- Field assessments, models, training, research, and other activities (673 KB)
- Integrated Decision Support System (IDSS)
- Developing a vital tool kit for disaster managers in the Caribbean (498 KB)
- Marikina City Multi-hazard Urban Risk Assessment
- Fostering disaster-resistant communities in the Philippines
- Technical Assistance to the National Disaster Warning Center, Thailand
- Timeline of PDC's development of DisasterAWARE for NDWC-Thailand