‘Early Warning for All’ initiative gains momentum in Balkan region

‘Early Warning for All’ initiative gains momentum in Balkan region

Mar 28, 2023

As international pressure intensifies for countries around the world to provide complete multi-hazard early warning coverage for all populations—particularly the vulnerable—several countries in Southeast Europe have heeded the call. Coming together in Tirana, Albania...
NASA partnership launches life-saving new flood prediction and early warning technology

NASA partnership launches life-saving new flood prediction and early warning technology

Dec 22, 2022

Floods are among the most deadly and costly types of disasters worldwide and are only increasing in severity due to climate change. To make matters worse, a large percentage of the world’s population lack the tools needed to detect and respond to floods, leaving them...
New early warning project to protect Balkan region’s most at-risk communities

New early warning project to protect Balkan region’s most at-risk communities

Nov 25, 2022

On November 11, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Albania’s National Civil Protection Agency (NCPA), University of Hawai’i’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) kicked off the Balkan Regional Early Warning System (EWS) program in...
Reducing disaster risk in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s newest and most vulnerable nations

Reducing disaster risk in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s newest and most vulnerable nations

Nov 4, 2022

Timor-Leste is an island nation that encompasses the eastern half of the tropical island of Timor. Situated on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest of Australia in Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste is ranked 141 out of 189 according to the World...
U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction

U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction

Nov 4, 2022

Only days after the U.S. government announced it would fund nearly a million-dollar expansion of the Philippine’s risk intelligence and early warning system, Typhoon Nalgae (locally named Paeng), swept the nation—causing extreme flooding and landslides that have so...