Jul 16, 2025 | Latest Stories, National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Multi-sectoral stakeholders from across Madagascar gather for the final workshop of the country’s National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment.
Apr 30, 2025 | Latest Stories, National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Ecuador’s Secretariat for Risk Management, Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SNGR) and Pacific Disaster Center begin their disaster risk reduction partnership while the nation toils in a complex emergency involving a catastrophic oil spill triggered by a landslide in the coastal province of Esmeraldas. The oil spill impacted 11 parishes and more than 500,000 people dependent on potable water in the now contaminated river system.
Feb 24, 2025 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Colombia’s latest milestone will help direct national investments and actions to reduce disaster risk and build resilience at the municipal level.
Feb 10, 2025 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
New technology, training, and scientific information developed in partnership between Pacific Disaster Center and Honduras, with support from U.S. Southern Command, will help national stakeholders better anticipate potential disasters, quickly mobilize resources, and promote risk-informed decision-making that enhances resilience and readiness.
Oct 16, 2024 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Madagascar’s national disaster management organization, Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC), and Pacific Disaster kick off new partnership to curb the impacts of natural disasters and reduce vulnerability to losses. The partnership will include a subnational-level, multi-hazard risk assessment and a disaster management capacity analysis which will take place over a year-long engagement between the government of Madagascar and key national stakeholders.
Jun 27, 2024 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Accra, Ghana—Following a year-long collaboration to assess disaster risk and preparedness among Ghana’s diverse communities, key stakeholders reunited on June 26, 2024, to participate in the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment Final Workshop and Exchange.
Apr 16, 2024 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Kihei, Hawaii–The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), a University of Hawaiʻi applied science and...
Sep 8, 2023 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
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.
Jun 15, 2023 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Paramaribo, Suriname—Suriname is taking new initiatives to further its commitment to achieving...
Apr 26, 2023 | Advanced Analytics, National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Accra, Ghana—The government of Ghana, through its National Disaster Management Organization...