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New early warning project to protect Balkan region’s most at-risk communities
On November 11, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Albania’s National Civil Protection...
Reducing disaster risk in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s newest and most vulnerable nations
Timor-Leste is an island nation that encompasses the eastern half of the tropical island of Timor. Situated on the...
U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction
Only days after the U.S. government announced it would fund nearly a million-dollar expansion of the Philippine’s risk...
Safer together: USGS and PDC partner to enhance earthquake exposure data and alerting
On the heels of National Preparedness Month, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—the...
University of the Bahamas and UH partner in island sustainability on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Memorandum of Understanding builds on decades of collaboration between The Bahamas National Emergency Management...
PDC assists with RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), in partnership with the United States and twenty-six other countries’ militaries,...
PDC assessment and exercise aid Bahamas hurricane season preparedness and DRR
The Bahamas and its new Prime Minister have entered this year’s hurricane season better equipped for an above-normal...
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 handed over to the...
