Bahamian professionals use PDC’s Train-the-Trainer program to strengthen disaster management capacity
Nassau, The Bahamas—A longstanding partnership between the University of Hawai'i's Pacific...
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Ghana unveils results of 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.
PDC reunites with partners in Barbados for Tradewinds 2024 multinational exercise
After concluding a year-long engagement with Barbados in which the Pacific Disaster Center...
AHA Centre and PDC reaffirm their shared dedication to disaster risk reduction
Recent collaboration between ASEAN and PDC includes the newly released assessment titled...
PDC to unveil newest innovations at United Nations Humanitarian Forum
Geneva, Switzerland—During the week of May 6-10, 2024, participants at the U.N. Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) forum in Geneva, Switzerland will get a firsthand look at how PDC is spearheading transformative efforts within the “Early Warnings for All” initiative, including its advanced analytics
PDC and Sunway University to partner on first Planetary Health Assessment
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—During the recent 2024 Planetary Health Summit and 6th Annual Meeting which took place from April 15-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the University of Hawai’i’s Pacific Disaster Center, and Sunway University formalized their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The first collaborative activity planned under the new MOU is a Planetary Health Assessment to create a baseline understanding of the impacts of the planetary health crisis including extreme natural hazards, biodiversity loss, and pollution on the human and earth systems at the national level.
Bilateral exchange between Maui and Ghana focuses on increasing disaster risks
Kihei, Hawaii–The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), a University of Hawaiʻi applied science and...
PDC helps mentor Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows in planning for a resilient Maui
Sixteen fellows of the 2024 Ka Ipu Kukui cohort recently came together to address the challenge...
Singapore-PDC strengthen humanitarian assistance and disaster relief partnership
Singapore’s Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Coordination...
NASA, Pacific Disaster Center release new landslide hazard alerting capability
Communities worldwide now have access to a powerful tool to increase their awareness of...