PDC assessment and exercise aid Bahamas hurricane season preparedness and Risk Reduction
The Bahamas and its new Prime Minister have entered this year’s hurricane season better equipped...
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PhilAWARE hailed as a success, second phase of project in the works
PhilAWARE has proven to be a vital tool for disaster managers in the Philippines since it was...
Hawai‘i’s Pacific Disaster Center receives prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction
Bali, Indonesia / Kihei, HI: The University of Hawaiʻi’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was named...
New early warning system aids rapid response to life-threatening landslides in Philippines
Four months after PhilAWARE was handed over to the Philippines Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the...
President of Panama places new focus on preventing future disaster risks, including adverse impacts from multiple hazards
PDC was honored to present the findings of the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment...
In less than a month, Indonesia was hit with flash floods and a deadly earthquake—and InAWARE was there to help
Flooding and landslides in Luwu in early October 2021 were followed by a M4.8 earthquake in Bali...
Thailand’s population of nearly 70 million to be protected by new early warning and hazard monitoring technologies
The national government of Thailand and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) have just operationalized a...
Super Typhoon Rai slams southern Philippines following successful launch of new national early warning system
On Dec. 15, 2021, Tropical Storm Rai strengthened into a Super Typhoon faster than any other storm...
Experts double down to help protect nuclear facilities from natural hazard risks
Building on five years of partnership, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has initiated...