Singapore-PDC strengthen humanitarian assistance and disaster relief partnership
Singapore’s Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Coordination Centre...
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NASA, Pacific Disaster Center release new landslide hazard alerting capability
Communities worldwide now have access to a powerful tool to increase their awareness of landslide...
TIEMS 2023 conference showcases PDC-NASA global flood and landslide alerting
Port Alfred, South Africa—At the invitation of The International Emergency Management Society...
PDC participates in ARDEX, ASEAN’s multinational disaster simulation exercise
Yogyakarta, Indonesia—The University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center joined the Association of...
Colombia kicks-off new disaster risk reduction effort as El Niño takes hold
Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia’s national disaster management organization, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD), has just announced a new forward-leaning disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiative to help deal with the nation’s significant exposure to extreme hazards.
Data collection and mapping efforts support the County of Maui’s wildfire response, search and recovery
Maui, HI (Aug 17-20) — Following a week of ongoing response and relief efforts, and nearly a...
Officials and community responders at ground zero need updated maps and data to aid Maui wildfire search, recovery, and relief efforts
Maui, HI (Aug 13-16) — Days after the catastrophic Maui wildfire event unfolded, with numerous...
Early assessments help inform whole-of-government response, increase Maui wildfire response coordination
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Need for increased logistical coordination as an outpouring of aloha and love, wildfire relief arrives on Maui
Maui, HI — Officials continued their full-scale, multi-agency response to help save and sustain...
Data and analysis help county, state, and federal forces to mobilize relief where help is needed most
Maui, HI – On August 10, 2023, President Biden issued a Presidential Declaration of a Major...